Bitcoin Rally to $42K Fueled by ‘Panic Buying,’ Pushes Crypto Market Cap Over $1.5T
Bitcoin hit a fresh yearly high of $42,000, pushing the market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies over $1.5 trillion for the first since May 2022.
Tokenization of RWAs Gets Push in Europe as AXA, Generali Buys SocGen’s Green Bonds on Ethereum
SocGen said tokenized bonds provide greater transparency and traceability, as well as speedier transactions and settlements.
Introducing Most Influential 2023
Rhett Mankind’s depiction of Casey Rodarmor, creator of “Ordinals” on Bitcoin, for CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2023.
Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Bet Profit Tops $2B
The company added to its holdings in November.
Stani Kulechov Defied Crypto Winter
With upgrades to the Aave lending/borrowing protocol and Lens, an open-source social media protocol, the Estonian native kept BUIDLing in a down-market.
Web3 Attribution Platform Spindl Teams Up With AppsFlyer to Improve Blockchain Gaming Analytics
The two firms will be integrating their data sets to allow developers to map their user journeys which span Web2 events – like clicks and app installs – and Web3 events like NFT mints.
Coldie: Pascal Gauthier Has ‘Strong Features’ in Personality and Facial Makeup
The artist made an NFT of the crypto hardware wallet executive for our Most Influential package.
Die With the Most Likes: Elizabeth Warren in the Style of ‘Relentless. Ground. Beef’
The artist made an NFT of the U.S. senator for our Most Influential package.
LOGIK: Tieshun ‘Pacman’ Roquerre ‘Knows His S–t’
The artist made an NFT of the Blur and Blast founder for our Most Influential package.
Bitcoin Market-Neutral Bets Offer 10% Return as BTC Tops $41K, Analysts Say
The “basis trade,” a standout in the 2020/2021 bull market, is hinting at a resurgence, one observer said, referring to the rising futures premium.