Bitcoin layer-2s face a bear-market reality check
When Botanix announced last week that it would be winding down operations, the Bitcoin layer-2 project did not try to sugarcoat its message.
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Moody’s rolls out credit ratings on Solana in tokenized asset push
Moody's Ratings is rolling out its credit ratings to Solana (SOL), allowing issuers of tokenized bonds and other fixed-income securities to embed the firm's assessments directly into blockchain-based assets.
Driving test wait time target will not be met until autumn next year
The driving test backlog won't be reduced to the target of seven weeks until autumn next year, the Transport Secretary has said.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) drops 3.1%, leading index lower
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.
Crypto industry aghast at Illinois' new tax on holding or transferring digital assets in state budget
The crypto industry is pushing back against a new tax law in the state of Illinois that enacts a 0.2% tax on businesses transacting or storing crypto for customers in the state, but it may be too late to change it in th…
Heir to 135-year Gulf dynasty is moving a $6 trillion trade market onto blockchain rails
For more than 135 years, the Kanoo family, one of Bahrain's wealthiest families, has helped build the Gulf’s entire commercial infrastructure.
Mexican billionaire with 70% of his investment portfolio in bitcoin says it's better than real estate
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego, whose net worth is estimated at roughly $5 billion, is a bitcoin maximalist.
UNI token surges while rest of crypto market looks to Fed's Warsh for guidance
The largest cryptocurrency pulled back below $65,000 after trading near $67,000 just a day earlier, CoinDesk data show. The broader market CoinDesk 20 Index (CD200) has lost 1.2% since midnight UTC, with all but four to…
BitGo stock surges on $50 million share buyback as value languishes 65% below IPO price
Crypto infrastructure provider BitGo's (BTGO) shares jumped as much as 20% on Wednesday after the company announced a $50 million share buyback program to support a stock that has struggled since its public debut earlie…
Bitcoin's June downturn leaves $8.6 billion in options out of the money
That amount is roughly 80% of the $10.6 billion worth of options expiring on June 26, according to data source Deribit. These dollar figures represent notional open interest, or the dollar value of the number of active …
A new Bittensor proposal would turn validators into something like fund managers
A new proposal for Bittensor, the decentralized AI network behind the TAO token, would change how the network pays its validators and turn them into something closer to fund managers.
Forget retail traders: The real multi-trillion-dollar crypto future is building infrastructure for machines
With 60% of stablecoin payments flowing through a fragmented Asian corridor, new backend middleware lets autonomous software move capital without human steps.
Kevin Warsh's first Fed meeting could be more about communication than rates
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is heading the central bank's two-day policy meeting, concluding this afternoon, with investors looking beyond the interest-rate decision itself for clues about how he plans to reshape …
Japan raids ice cream giants over price-fixing allegations
Japan's competition watchdog has raided some of the country's biggest ice cream makers for allegedly forming a cartel to raise the price of their products.
SpaceX's $2.6 trillion market cap nearly double that of bitcoin
SpaceX (SPCX) has climbed more than 40% since its June 12 debut to a roughly $2.5 trillion market value, making it the sixth-largest company in the world and worth nearly twice the entire bitcoin market.
Inflation unexpectedly steady as food price rises slow
Inflation remained at 2.8% in the year to May as the pace of food price rises slowed to a 17-month low, according to new figures.
Three Fed signals that could make bitcoin pop
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Live markets: A bitcoin bottom signal flashed as holders absorbed 125,000 BTC in June
Bitcoin's risk-adjusted return has fallen to a level that has marked every bear-market bottom of the past decade, the latest on-chain reading to point toward accumulation rather than more downside.
Crypto PAC's $12 million Senate candidate, Barry Moore, wins Alabama GOP primary
More than any other congressional race this year, the crypto sector's campaign-funding operations dumped massive cash into Barry Moore's Alabama Senate bid, with the leading political action committee alone spending mor…
Japan raids ice cream giants over price-fixing allegations
Japan's competition watchdog has raided some of the country's biggest ice cream makers for allegedly forming a cartel to raise the price of their products.
What is happening to UK prices?
Inflation in the UK was 2.8% in the year to May, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Taxi fares set to increase amid rising costs
Taxi fares are set to rise across Worcester despite fears the price hike could reduce customer demand and damage the industry.
XRP gives back breakout gains, slipping below $1.23 on heavy selling
XRP's push above $1.25 lasted only a few hours. Sellers showed up near the highs and drove the token back through $1.23 on some of the session's heaviest volume, turning what looked like a breakout into a reminder that …