Trump Promises to Embrace ‘Industries of the Future’ Including Crypto, AI
If elected, the former U.S. president has said he will install Elon Musk as head of a new government efficiency commission.
First Mover Americas: TON Blockchain Resumes After 6-Hour Outage
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 28, 2024.
Bitcoin Slides Below $62K as Consolidation Drags on, but Traders Eye Possible Parabolic Rally
More than five months of sideways price action is testing investors' patience, but similar low-volatility episodes led to break-outs to new record prices, one observer noted.
MakerDAO Is Now ‘Sky’ as $7B Crypto Lender Rolls Out New Stablecoin, Governance Token
The driving motivation behind the changes was "how to scale DeFi to gigantic size" and grow a decentralized stablecoin, Rune Christensen said in an interview with CoinDesk.
MakerDAO to Offer Optional MKR Conversions for New Governance Token
MakerDAO hopes the new governance token will increase governance participation.
The Protocol: Now Everyone’s Putting a Wrapper on Bitcoin
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's newsletter on blockchain technology, we're covering the drama surrounding "wrapped bitcoin" as Tron founder Justin Sun assumes a custody role, signs of upheaval...
Protocol Village: Points-Trading Protocol Pichi Raises $2.5M, Daylight Launches Testnet
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 1-7.
The Protocol: Bitcoin Gets Political as U.S. Government Ponders Airdrops
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's newsletter on blockchain tech, we examine U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis's call for a national "Bitcoin Strategic Reserve." We've also got photos from the...
Bitcoin Slides to $66K in Wake of Silk Road BTC Movements, Solana’s SOL Leads Majors Losses
“It’s going to be extremely volatile this week, so I will not be surprised to see BTC price get another 10% drop/pump,” one analyst noted.
Crypto Wallet Provider Exodus Aims to Solve Web3’s User-Friendly Issue With ‘Passkeys Wallet’
The new wallet is able to bypass the need for seed phrases, browser extensions or email verifications to use decentralized apps.