Trump-Touted Crypto Website Crashes as Token Sale Goes Live, With Just 1.7% of Target Sold
Blockchain data shows the token has bagged over 1,700 holders in the first 15 minutes after going live.
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Blockstream Raises $210M in Convertible Note Financing Round
The money raised will be used to advance adoption and development of Blockstream’s layer 2 technologies, to grow the company’s mining operations, and expand its bitcoin treasury.
This Chart Indicates Bitcoin May Be Headed for Record Highs Above $73K
The Three-line break chart, which filters out noise and erratic price movements, suggests the broader bull run has begun.
Kamala Harris to Back Crypto Reg Framework in Speech Today, Campaign Says
Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will announce her support for a regulatory framework for crypto as part of a speech targeting Black Men, her campaign announced Monday morning.
Does World Liberty Financial Count as Trump ‘Launching a Coin’? Polymarket Bettors Are Divided
Plus, a look at how PoliFi tokens are doing compared to prediction markets; there might be another #election2024 up north.
Man Who Accidentally Sent $527M in Bitcoins to Dump Sues Local Council to Retrieve Them: Report
In 2013, Howells accidentally threw out the hard drive his bitcoin stash that he had mined in 2009, worth around $1 million at the time but which now would be worth over $520 million.
Liquidity and Options Pave the Way for Bitcoin ETF Market Expansion
As liquidity grows, institutional investors and options strategies could fuel the long-term expansion of the bitcoin ETF market.
Bitcoin Breaks $65K, as Price Action Compared to Prior U.S. Election Cycles
Trading firm QCP Capital said the move was similar to BTC’s price action in 2016 and 2020 before the U.S. elections.
Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Whitelists 100K Accredited Investors Ahead of WLFi Launch
World Liberty Financial will be a unified platform where users can borrow and lend cryptocurrencies, create liquidity pools and transact with stablecoins, Folkman and Herro added.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Nears $65K as Chinese Stocks Rebound
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 14, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.