CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SOL Leads with 3.9% Gain as Index Rebounds
Twelve assets in the CoinDesk 20 are trading higher, with SOL up 3.9% and BCH up 2.2%.
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Coinbase’s Paul Grewal Says Crypto Should Remain Non-Partisan
Technology should transcend the political divide, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer says.
CoinShares Netted $513.1M Profit in Q2
CoinShares’ total assets under management almost doubled from $2.7billion to $5.3 billion.
Blockchain Protocol Nexera Suffers $1.8M Exploit, NXRA Tumbles 40%
Nexera, a blockchain infrastructure protocol that focuses on tokenization, has suffered an exploit with $1.5 million being stolen, according to blockchain security firm Cyvers.
Stripe Partners With Bitstamp to Make Crypto Buying Easier for European Users
The widget won’t be available to customers in the U.K.
Solana-Based Memecoins Surge as SOL Jumps 38% From Monday’s Lows
Network-based memecoins rose 30% in the past 24 hours, leading gains as a sector as optimism around SOL ETFs heats up among some.
Bitcoin’s Impending ‘Death Cross’ May Trap Bears as Bank of Japan Eases Rate Concerns
The ominous-sounding technical price pattern could again trap bears on the wrong side of the market as the Bank of Japan plays down chance of a near-term interest rate hike.
Post WazirX Hack, India’s CoinDCX Starts Investor Protection Fund With $6M
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX’s co-founder Sumit Gupta has told CoinDesk that his company has established an investor protection fund, saying that if other exchanges did this too “it would be better for the eco system.”
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Shares Spike After Signing $2B of Additional Computing Contract
The extension of the previous deal with CoreWeave brings total revenue potential for the miner to more than $6.7 billion over 12 years.
Crypto Industry Tries to Tally Final Wins As U.S. Congressional Primaries Wind Down
After a very tight victory last week in Arizona that’s now facing a recount, the cryptocurrency industry’s political forces are shifting their attention toward some of the final U.S. congressional primaries of 2024, including Tuesday’s elections in Missouri and Washington state.