Bitcoin Pulls Back Sharply After Touching $70K
In what has been a familiar pattern over the past months, a rally to a key number was met with a wave selling.
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Polymarket Whales Favor Trump as Election Betting Surges Past $400M
Traders also are skeptical about China ‘unbanning’ bitcoin
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: BCH’s 21% Surge Leads Index Gain
Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin lead the charge as the CoinDesk 20 Index climbs 3.0% since Friday’s close.
WazirX Surveys Users on Recovery Options After $230M Hack, Leaves Customers and Industry Players Fuming
Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX is facing industry and customer heat for its “Withdrawal Management Programme: Opinion Poll” in the aftermath of the $230 million hack, 45% of its user funds, it suffered earlier this month.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rises to Nearly $70K After Trump’s BTC 2024 Speech
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 29, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Slovenia Becomes First European Union Nation to Issue Sovereign Digital Bond
The 30 million-euro ($32.5 million) bond was settled through the Bank of France’s tokenized cash system and coordinated by BNP Paribas.
The Clock Has Ticked on Bitcoin’s Post Halving Surge, 100 Days After the Latest Quadrennial Halving
July 29 marks the 100th day since the Bitcoin blockchain cut per block mining rewards to 3.125 BTC from 6.25 BTC.
Bitcoin Nears $70K on Back of Trump’s Speech, Bitcoin Cash and Base Memecoins Lead Crypto Market Gains
Mt. Gox payouts seem to have not spooked BCH holders as the forked version of bitcoin outperformed the market in an otherwise slow trading day.
Venezuela’s Election Body Says Nicolas Maduro Reelected President, Opposition Claims Victory Too: Reports
The opposition too has claimed victory in a nation where the dependence on crypto is fueled by multiple crises.
COMP Down 6.7% after Supposed ‘Governance Attack’ on Compound DAO
A whale holding COMP tokens is helping push through a governance proposal that would allocate $24 million in COMP to a yield-bearing protocol called goldCOMP.