Chainlink Expands to Bitcoin, Helping Original Blockchain With Its Layer-2 Shift
Chainlink’s service is an integral part of many major blockchains but has not featured on Bitcoin until now.
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Why Web3 VCs Are Embracing Crypto+AI
Coinbase Ventures is shifting focus away from pure-play crypto investments.
Bitcoin Project BOB Maps Out How the Original Blockchain Could Take Over DeFi
“If Bitcoin breaks, then so does our industry as a whole, so we might as well use Bitcoin security for cross-chain DeFi,” BOB co-founder Alexei Zamyatin, told CoinDesk.
Kraken Picks Optimism for New Layer-2 Network, Joining Coinbase’s Base on ‘Superchain’
The disclosure comes nearly a year after CoinDesk broke the news that Kraken was considering its own layer-2 network, following the runaway success enjoyed by Base after it launched in mid-2023.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Gains 6.3% as Nearly All Index Constituents Trade Higher
Bitcoin Cash was also among the top performers, gaining 2.9% since Wednesday.
First Mover Americas: BTC Rebounds to $67K After Subdued U.S. Economic Data Reading
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 24, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Solana Looks Overbought Against Ethereum; Bitcoin-Gold Ratio Stuck in a Downtrend
The SOL/ETH pair trading on Binance looks overbought after four-month winning trend.
Gold Rally Needs to Pause for Bitcoin Price to Break All-Time High, Data Suggests
In the past seven days, over 1 million ounces have gone into gold ETFs, the biggest inflow since October 2022.
Government Lawyers Defend Nishad Singh Saying He Provided ‘Substantial Assistance’ in FTX Investigation
Prosecutors in the case against former FTX executive Nishad Singh have asked the sentencing judge to take into account the “substantial assistance” and “exemplary cooperation” Singh provided to the government in its investigations into FTX when considering his sentence.
FCA-Regulated Crypto Trading Firm Portofino Technologies Sees Staff Exodus
The firing of the firm’s co-founder and its CFO in July triggered a wave of departures.