CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XRP Plunges 9.2% as Index Declines
APT shines amid overall index losses, climbing 10.8%.
Ripple Partners With Brazilian Exchange Mercado Bitcoin to Offer Business-Focused Payments Solution
Mercado Bitcoin plans to offer its corporate and retail customers support for international payments, allowing users to transact with Brazilian Reais.
RWA Platform Credbull Rolls Out Up to $500M Private Credit Fund with Fixed High Yield on Plume Network
Private credit, a booming market in traditional finance, is a fast-growing sector in the blockchain-based real-world asset sector as well with $9 billion of assets, data shows.
Grayscale Rolls Out Aave Fund
Aave is a decentralized lending platform based on the Ethereum blockchain that offers automated loans of cryptocurrency using other tokens you own as collateral. It also lets users lend out their crypto to earn interest.
CFTC Subcommittee Sends Up Recommendations for Letting Firms Use Tokenized Shares as Collateral: Bloomberg
The likes of BlackRock and Franklin Templeton could see tokenized shares of their money-market funds pledged in trading after a major group under the aegis of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved guidelines for their use, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Flat While Other Major Cryptos Nurse Losses
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 3, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Bitcoin Holder Metaplanet Sells BTC Options to Boost Coin Stash
The company strengthens its bitcoin position with a strategic options sale, generating nearly 24 BTC ($1.4M) in premium.
Australia’s Police Confiscates Crypto Worth $6.4M in Crackdown on ‘Ghost’ Messaging App
Australia’s police has confiscated $6.4 million in cryptocurrency as part of a global crackdown on Ghost, an encrypted communications network, authorities allege was “built solely for the criminal underworld,” a statement said.
XRP’s ‘Bearish Skew’ Persists Amid 10% Price Slide Following SEC Appeal and ETF Filing
Just as optimism was about to surge, clouds rolled in, pushing prices lower.
Bitcoin Flat Near $61K as Whales Continue to Accumulate; XRP Down 10% as SEC Appeals Case
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