Bitcoin Protocol Babylon Hours Away From Opening ‘Duration-Based’ Staking Round
David Tse, an engineering professor at Stanford University who co-founded Babylon, a Bitcoin staking protocol (Bradley Keoun)
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MicroStrategy Surges to 6-Month High as Bitcoin Wrestles With Key Moving Average
NEAR, UNI and APT led crypto gains, while bitcoin (BTC) faded after pushing through $64,000 earlier in the day.
Bitget Token Tumbles 52% on ‘Market Sluggishness,’ Exchange Says, While Promising Compensation
Crypto exchange Bitget promised to compensate holders of its native Bitget Token (BGB) for losses suffered during a slump of as much as 52% on Monday.
Memecoin Moodeng on Ethereum Jumps 480% After Vitalik Buterin’s Mention and Donation Sales
Memecoin teams regularly send Buterin a small portion of their supply as a marketing gimmick. He usually just sells it all for donations.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tests $64K Ahead of Busy U.S. Economic Data Week
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 7, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Trump Leads Harris on Polymarket After Musk Endorsement, but Trails in This Key State
Elon Musk says that prediction markets are more accurate than polls.
AI Tokens Lead Crypto Rebound Amid Strong U.S. Economy
Bitcoin may have bottomed at $60,000 earlier this week, and the Fed easing into a strong economy points to more upside, Will Clement said.
U.S. Added Blowout 254K Jobs in September, Unemployment Rate Dips to 4.1%
The U.S. jobs report for September was released Friday morning (Unsplash)
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bounces From $60K
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 4, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Attention Bitcoin Bulls, China Stimulus May Have Lost Its Mojo
According to BCA Research, generating large bullish “credit impulses” is now a tough task for China.