coindesk 2 years ago

Rapper Drake Posts Michael Saylor's Bitcoin Video To His 146M Instagram Followers Michael Saylor said that bitcoin will “eat gold” in an interview with CNBC on Monday.

Rapper Drake Posts Michael Saylor's Bitcoin Video to His 146M Instagram Followers

Michael Saylor said that bitcoin will “eat gold” in an interview with CNBC on Monday.

coindesk 2 years ago

Sweden’s Central Bank Chief Wants 'as Little Bitcoin as Possible' in Country's Financial System: Bloomberg Sweden's central bank governor said he wants "as little bitcoin as possible in the Swedish financial system."

Sweden’s Central Bank Chief Wants 'as Little Bitcoin as Possible' in Country's Financial System: Bloomberg

Sweden's central bank governor said he wants "as little bitcoin as possible in the Swedish financial system."

coindesk 2 years ago

EU Parliament Approves New Sanctions Laws That Also Apply to Crypto The laws are to ensure sanctions rules are applied uniformly across the EU's 27 member states.

EU Parliament Approves New Sanctions Laws That Also Apply to Crypto

The laws are to ensure sanctions rules are applied uniformly across the EU's 27 member states.

coindesk 2 years ago

Grayscale Plans Low-Fee GBTC Spinoff: the Bitcoin Mini Trust Bitcoin ETF manager Grayscale is seeking permission from the SEC to spin out a percentage of GBTC shares to seed the new Bitcoin Mini Trust product, according to a filing on Tuesday.

Grayscale Plans Low-Fee GBTC Spinoff: the Bitcoin Mini Trust

Bitcoin ETF manager Grayscale is seeking permission from the SEC to spin out a percentage of GBTC shares to seed the new Bitcoin Mini Trust produc...

coindesk 2 years ago

U.S. CPI Unexpectedly Rises to 3.2% Annual Pace in February Stubbornly high inflation so far in 2024 appears to be standing in the way of the Fed's willingness to begin cutting rates.

U.S. CPI Unexpectedly Rises to 3.2% Annual Pace in February

Stubbornly high inflation so far in 2024 appears to be standing in the way of the Fed's willingness to begin cutting rates.

coindesk 2 years ago

First Mover Americas: Ether Options Traders Prepare for Downside The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 12, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

First Mover Americas: Ether Options Traders Prepare for Downside

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 12, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that context...

coindesk 2 years ago

Hong Kong's Central Bank Starts Regulatory Sandbox for Stablecoin Issuers The regulator invited applicants with a "genuine interest in developing a stablecoin issuance business" to join the sandbox.

Hong Kong's Central Bank Starts Regulatory Sandbox for Stablecoin Issuers

The regulator invited applicants with a "genuine interest in developing a stablecoin issuance business" to join the sandbox.

coindesk 2 years ago

Ether Put Demand Signals Weakness After $4K Price Breakout By locking in the right to sell ETH at a predetermined price, options traders are preparing for short-term weakness after the cryptocurrency hit a two-year high.

Ether Put Demand Signals Weakness After $4K Price Breakout

By locking in the right to sell ETH at a predetermined price, options traders are preparing for short-term weakness after the cryptocurrency hit a ...

coindesk 2 years ago

DOGE, SHIB Rally Eases as Bitcoin Bullishness Remains 'Elevated' Bitcoin ETF inflows could lead to a “sell-side” crisis in the coming months, one market observer said.

DOGE, SHIB Rally Eases as Bitcoin Bullishness Remains 'Elevated'

Bitcoin ETF inflows could lead to a “sell-side” crisis in the coming months, one market observer said.

coindesk 2 years ago

El Salvador Is Sitting on $84M Profit From Its Bitcoin Holdings President Nayib Bukele said in an X post that the Central American nation is earning bitcoin revenue from four different avenues.

El Salvador Is Sitting on $84M Profit From Its Bitcoin Holdings

President Nayib Bukele said in an X post that the Central American nation is earning bitcoin revenue from four different avenues.

coindesk 2 years ago

Nigeria Invited, Then Detained Binance’s Compliance Head and Africa Manager for Two Weeks: Reports Two senior executives of Binance, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been held against their will for the past two weeks by Nigerian authorities.

Nigeria Invited, Then Detained Binance’s Compliance Head and Africa Manager for Two Weeks: Reports

Two senior executives of Binance, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been held against their will for the past two weeks by Nigerian auth...

coindesk 2 years ago

Thailand’s SEC Greenlights Investment From Institutional and Wealthy Individuals in Crypto ETFs Earlier this year, the regulator had denied permission to trade bitcoin ETFs.

Thailand’s SEC Greenlights Investment From Institutional and Wealthy Individuals in Crypto ETFs

Earlier this year, the regulator had denied permission to trade bitcoin ETFs.

coindesk 2 years ago

This Bitcoin Bull Run Is Breeding Millionaire Whales at Slower Pace, Data Show Currently, less than 2,000 millionaires, or wallets with $1 million worth of bitcoin, are created daily. That's significantly lower than the 2020-21 bull run.

This Bitcoin Bull Run Is Breeding Millionaire Whales at Slower Pace, Data Show

Currently, less than 2,000 millionaires, or wallets with $1 million worth of bitcoin, are created daily. That's significantly lower than the 2020-2...

coindesk 2 years ago

COPA vs Wright: What's at Stake as the Trial to Determine Satoshi's Identity Wraps Up The Crypto Open Patent Alliance and Craig Wright will present their closing arguments this week in a case debating whether Wright is indeed Satoshi Nakamoto..

COPA vs Wright: What's at Stake as the Trial to Determine Satoshi's Identity Wraps Up

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance and Craig Wright will present their closing arguments this week in a case debating whether Wright is indeed Satoshi...

coindesk 2 years ago

Where Did We Go Wrong With Ethereum Scaling? https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/03/11/where-did-we-go-wrong-with-ethereum-scaling/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

coindesk 2 years ago

Coinbase Accuses U.S. SEC of Breaking the Law in Rejecting Crypto Rulemaking Coinbase Inc. (COIN) has accused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of ignoring the law when it rebuffed the company's formal petition for crypto rules, according to a filing Monday in the U....

Coinbase Accuses U.S. SEC of Breaking the Law in Rejecting Crypto Rulemaking

Coinbase Inc. (COIN) has accused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of ignoring the law when it rebuffed the company's formal petition for...

coindesk 2 years ago

Crypto Is (and Isn’t) Money https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/03/11/crypto-is-and-isnt-money/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

coindesk 2 years ago

XRP Jumps 20% After Mysterious Binance Transfers as Crypto Rally Expands to Laggards The rally could be a sign of traders rotating some of their capital to tokens that haven't moved yet.

XRP Jumps 20% After Mysterious Binance Transfers as Crypto Rally Expands to Laggards

The rally could be a sign of traders rotating some of their capital to tokens that haven't moved yet.

coindesk 2 years ago

‘Greater Fools Are Watching’: Bitcoin Is Here to Stay, Elites Admit https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/03/11/greater-fools-are-watching-bitcoin-is-here-to-stay-elites-admit/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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.