coindesk 2 years ago

Solana DeFi's KMNO Airdrop Sparked Outrage. Kamino Responded With Changes Kamino is trying to quell days of angst after it revealed key details for April's KMNO airdrop.

Solana DeFi's KMNO Airdrop Sparked Outrage. Kamino Responded With Changes

Kamino is trying to quell days of angst after it revealed key details for April's KMNO airdrop.

coindesk 2 years ago

VanEck Temporarily Cuts Bitcoin ETF Fee to Zero After Lagging in Assets HODL, VanEck’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), has so far attracted a little over $305 million in assets, which is far below most of its competitors.

VanEck Temporarily Cuts Bitcoin ETF Fee to Zero After Lagging in Assets

HODL, VanEck’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), has so far attracted a little over $305 million in assets, which is far below most of its...

coindesk 2 years ago

'Bitcoin Is Going to Eat Gold': MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor Appearing on CNBC after his company on Monday announced the purchase of an additional 12,000 of bitcoin {{BTC]], MicroStrategy (MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said the crypto will be a much m...

'Bitcoin Is Going to Eat Gold': MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor

Appearing on CNBC after his company on Monday announced the purchase of an additional 12,000 of bitcoin {{BTC]], MicroStrategy (MSTR) Executive Cha...

coindesk 2 years ago

With Mastercard, MetaMask Tests First Blockchain-Powered Payment Card It would be "the first ever truly decentralized web3 payment solution," allowing users to spend their crypto "on everyday purchases, everywhere cards are accepted," according to marketing materials Co...

With Mastercard, MetaMask Tests First Blockchain-Powered Payment Card

It would be "the first ever truly decentralized web3 payment solution," allowing users to spend their crypto "on everyday purchases, everywhere car...

coindesk 2 years ago

Bernstein Is 'Now More Convinced' That Bitcoin Will Hit $150K After Massive Rally Spot bitcoin ETF inflows have surpassed expectations, the broker said in the report.

Bernstein Is 'Now More Convinced' That Bitcoin Will Hit $150K After Massive Rally

Spot bitcoin ETF inflows have surpassed expectations, the broker said in the report.

coindesk 2 years ago

U.S. President Again Proposes Crypto Mining Tax, 'Wash Sale Rule' for Digital Assets in New Budget The U.S. president's budget proposal for 2025 suggests the administration can reduce the national deficit by nearly $10 billion just by "modernizing rules" that include cryptocurrencies.

U.S. President Again Proposes Crypto Mining Tax, 'Wash Sale Rule' for Digital Assets in New Budget

The U.S. president's budget proposal for 2025 suggests the administration can reduce the national deficit by nearly $10 billion just by "modernizin...

coindesk 2 years ago

We Have to Make It Easier For People to Own Crypto Directly (Not Just With ETFs) The success of “digital gold” ETFs reminds us to continue improving accessibility and lower entry barriers to bitcoin and Web3, says Binance’s CTO Rohit Wad. https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/03/11/we-have-to-make-it-easier-for-people-to-own-crypto-directly-not-just-with-etfs/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

coindesk 2 years ago

BRC-20 Creator Domo Addresses Thorny Governance Issues With New 'Lead Maintainer' Appointments Governance on BRC-20 and on Bitcoin general is often a thorny subject, as highlighted at the start of this year when Ordinals marketplace UniSat and Domo came into a potential conflict.

BRC-20 Creator Domo Addresses Thorny Governance Issues With New 'Lead Maintainer' Appointments

Governance on BRC-20 and on Bitcoin general is often a thorny subject, as highlighted at the start of this year when Ordinals marketplace UniSat an...

coindesk 2 years ago

Near Protocol's Token Almost Doubles in a Week, Ahead of Nvidia's AI Conference Layer-1 blockchain NEAR's native token {{NEAR}} has experience doubled since March 5, with hype surrounding Nvidia's upcoming annual conference driving AI-related tokens to the upside.

Near Protocol's Token Almost Doubles in a Week, Ahead of Nvidia's AI Conference

Layer-1 blockchain NEAR's native token {{NEAR}} has experience doubled since March 5, with hype surrounding Nvidia's upcoming annual conference dri...

coindesk 2 years ago

Crypto Funds Weekly Inflows Surge to Record of $2.7B Bitcoin remained the focus of investors seeing $2.8 billion worth of inflows.

Crypto Funds Weekly Inflows Surge to Record of $2.7B

Bitcoin remained the focus of investors seeing $2.8 billion worth of inflows.

coindesk 2 years ago

Blockchain Builder Eclipse Labs Raises $50M Ahead of Layer-2’s Mainnet Debut Eclipse mixes tech from Ethereum, Solana and other blockchains.

Blockchain Builder Eclipse Labs Raises $50M Ahead of Layer-2’s Mainnet Debut

Eclipse mixes tech from Ethereum, Solana and other blockchains.

coindesk 2 years ago

Bitcoin’s Market Cap Jumps to $1.4T, Surpassing Silver Bitcoin rose to a record high on Monday, fuelled by continued positive momentum of spot bitcoin ETFs.

Bitcoin’s Market Cap Jumps to $1.4T, Surpassing Silver

Bitcoin rose to a record high on Monday, fuelled by continued positive momentum of spot bitcoin ETFs.

coindesk 2 years ago

Tether's USDT Now Available on Celo The USDT integration aims to boost cross-border payments and peer-to-peer transactions in developing regions.

Tether's USDT To Launch on Celo

The USDT integration aims to boost cross-border payments and peer-to-peer transactions in developing regions.

coindesk 2 years ago

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Surpasses $71K, Reaches All-Time High The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 11, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Surpasses $71K, Reaches All-Time High

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 11, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that context...

coindesk 2 years ago

MicroStrategy Acquires 12,000 More BTC With Convertible Senior Notes Proceeds The software firm, founded by staunch bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor, now holds 205,000 BTC worth around $14.7 billion.

MicroStrategy Acquires 12,000 More BTC With Convertible Senior Notes Proceeds

The software firm, founded by staunch bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor, now holds 205,000 BTC worth around $14.7 billion.

coindesk 2 years ago

BlockFi’s Zac Prince Leaves Crypto, Joins Real Estate Tech Startup Re Cost Seg Prince says he considered starting a new company in the crypto space, but wants something with a regular work week and lacks the octane and volatility of the industry.

BlockFi’s Zac Prince Leaves Crypto, Joins Real Estate Tech Startup Re Cost Seg

Prince says he considered starting a new company in the crypto space, but wants something with a regular work week and lacks the octane and volatil...

coindesk 2 years ago

Donald Trump Sounds More Constructive on Bitcoin Former United States president Donald Trump commented on bitcoin {{BTC}} during an interview on CNBC, stating that he's not sure he'd want to take bitcoin away if he became president.

Donald Trump Sounds More Constructive on Bitcoin

Former United States president Donald Trump commented on bitcoin {{BTC}} during an interview on CNBC, stating that he's not sure he'd want to take ...

coindesk 2 years ago

Bitcoin CME Futures' Open Interest Reaches Record High of $10B Notional open interest refers to the dollar value of the active or open futures contracts at a given time.

Bitcoin CME Futures' Open Interest Reaches Record High of $10B

Notional open interest refers to the dollar value of the active or open futures contracts at a given time.

coindesk 2 years ago

Unibot Tanks 33% After Ending Collaboration With Solana Group From trading at a high of $77 at the start of the European morning on Monday, UNIBOT sank 40% to around $45.51 before rebounding slightly.

Unibot Tanks 33% After Ending Collaboration With Solana Group

From trading at a high of $77 at the start of the European morning on Monday, UNIBOT sank 40% to around $45.51 before rebounding slightly.

coindesk 2 years ago

Crypto Market Could Face Some Short-Term Headwinds, Coinbase Says Positive drivers such as spot ETF inflows are likely to meet some important macro and technical headwinds in the coming weeks, the report said.

Crypto Market Could Face Some Short-Term Headwinds, Coinbase Says

Positive drivers such as spot ETF inflows are likely to meet some important macro and technical headwinds in the coming weeks, the report said.