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Ethereum Researchers Relinquish EigenLayer Roles Over Conflict of Interest Concerns

Researchers Justin Drake and Drankrad Feist set off a controversy in May when they revealed that they'd accepted big token payouts from EigenLayer, raising conflict of interes...

Nov 2, 2024 at 4:44 p.m. UTC
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As MiCA Looms, Fastex Pushes for Regulatory Compliance

Sponsored by Fastex
Oct 23, 2024 at 7:29 p.m. UTC
Harris Odds Rise on Polymarket as 'Election Fraud' Allegations Ramp Up Trump Hedge Bets

At current prices, a $10,000 punt on Harris could equal a $25,000 payout if she wins the U.S. presidential election.

Nov 1, 2024 at 8:45 a.m. UTC
Plan a Crypto Mine Near a U.S. Military Base? Expect a Bigger Hassle Now.

The U.S. Treasury Department issued a rule promising extra scrutiny for businesses near military sites, having already targeted a Chinese-backed crypto operation by a Wyoming...

Nov 1, 2024 at 8:09 p.m. UTC
Bitcoin Price Drop Leads to $250M Bullish Liquidations; Crypto Sentiment Indicator Signals Top

A tracker for market sentiment reached “extreme greed” levels on Thursday, which has historically preceded market corrections.

Nov 1, 2024 at 7:15 a.m. UTC
Bitcoin Mining Bans Can Backfire on Climate Conscious Governments, a New Research Finds

The intensive energy usage of the Bitcoin network could tempt governments to ban mining due to environmental concerns. A new research paper indicates that could be a mistake,...

Nov 1, 2024 at 7:14 p.m. UTC
MicroStrategy Remains One of the Best Ways to Gain Exposure to Bitcoin Given Its Intelligent Leverage Strategy: Canaccord

The broker raised its price target for the software company to $300 from $173 while maintaining its buy rating.

Nov 1, 2024 at 11:38 a.m. UTC

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Bitcoin News

Crypto markets navigate Trump decline and Harris rise in betting markets. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Bitcoin Pulls Under $68K as Crypto Markets Falter Ahead of Election

At least according to betting markets, the U.S. presidential election has moved to nearly a 50/50 race versus the outlook for an easy Trump victory just days ago.

Nov 3, 2024
Quick slide in crypto prices on Friday (Karsten Winegeart/Unsplash)

Crypto Reverses Early Gains, Bitcoin Dives Back to $69K

Prices had move higher early in U.S. trading on Friday alongside a soft economic data and a rebound in stocks.

Nov 1, 2024
Protocol Village is CoinDesk's living column chronicling blockchain tech project updates (CoinDesk)

Protocol Village: River, Protocol for Securing Communications, Acquires Llama, Protocol for Decentralized Governance

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Oct. 31-Nov. 6.

Nov 1, 2024
Bitcoin mining revenue and profit fell in October for the fourth consecutive month: JPMorgan. (Shutterstock)

Bitcoin Mining Revenue, Profit Fell in October for a Fourth Consecutive Month: JPMorgan

The network's monthly average hashrate surged to a record high, the report said.

Nov 1, 2024
The government Friday morning released its jobs report for October (Unsplash)

U.S. Added Just 12K Jobs in October, Far Short of 113K Expected

The October employment numbers are among the last pieces of economic data that could factor into the elections and Fed policy meeting next week.

Nov 1, 2024
BTC price, FMA Nov. 1 2024 (CoinDesk)

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Pares Losses Following Thursday's Slump

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 1, 2024.

Nov 1, 2024







Policy

UK Conservative Party Leadership Contest Result, Kemi Badenoch Wins (Dan Kitwood/ GettyImages)

Kemi Badenoch Is New Leader of U.K. Conservative Party

The leadership election was set-off by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision to resign as party leader.

Nov 2, 2024
Tornado Cash's Roman Storm, second from left, and his legal team – Brian Klein (left), Keri Axel and Kevin Casey – outside court in New York. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm’s Trial Delayed Until April

A hearing on Storm’s push to keep his expert witnesses secret is scheduled for Nov. 12.

Nov 1, 2024
The U.S. Treasury Department issued a new rule after a Chinese-owned crypto business was said to have built a crypto mining operation near a U.S. missile base. (Warren Air Force Base)

Plan a Crypto Mine Near a U.S. Military Base? Expect a Bigger Hassle Now.

The U.S. Treasury Department issued a rule promising extra scrutiny for businesses near military sites, having already targeted a Chinese-backed crypto operation by a Wyoming...

Nov 1, 2024
Bitcoin mines are spread over the world, which means some of them are powered by renewables, and others by fossil fuels (Christine Roy/Unplash).

Bitcoin Mining Bans Can Backfire on Climate Conscious Governments, a New Research Finds

The intensive energy usage of the Bitcoin network could tempt governments to ban mining due to environmental concerns. A new research paper indicates that could be a mistake,...

Nov 1, 2024
SEC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

SEC Goes After Another Crypto Firm, Slaps Immutable With Wells Notice

The firm’s IMX token is down over 13% at $1.16 following the announcement.

Nov 1, 2024
Florida (Gettyimages)

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis 'Would Not Be Shocked' to See State’s $800M Crypto Portfolio Grow Under a Trump Presidency: CNBC

He has recommended that the state retirement system direct a portion of its funds into crypto.

Nov 1, 2024