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Jamie Crawley

Jamie Crawley

Jamie joined CoinDesk as a news reporter in February 2021 after writing widely about crypto and blockchain for two years in other roles. Away from crypto, Jamie runs a lot and loves all things sport. He holds small amounts of BTC, ETH, ADA and LTC.

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ARK Sells Last of Its ProShares Bitcoin Futures ETF Shares
The investment firm sold 237,983 BITO shares worth $6.7 million at Thursday's closing price of $28.22 from its Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW)
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood
By Jamie Crawley
Apr 26, 2024 at 10:25 a.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2024
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Technology
Bitcoin halving
Bitcoin Mining Pool ViaBTC Sells 'Epic' First Post-Halving Sat for $2.13M
The pool mined the first block after last week's halving, winning an "epic" sat in the process.
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By Jamie Crawley
Apr 25, 2024 at 4:06 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
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Ethereum
EigenLayer-Powered Aligned Layer Raises $20M to Make ZK Proofs Faster, Cheaper on Ethereum
The fundraise was led by Hack VC and included contributions from DAO5, L2Iterative, NomadCapital_io, FinalityCap, Symbolic VC and Theta Capital
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By Jamie Crawley
Apr 25, 2024 at 10:49 a.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
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Bitcoin halving
The Bitcoin Halving Is Here, and With It a Giant Surge in Transaction Fees
The launch of Casey Rodarmor's new Runes protocol sent fees surging as users rushed to etch new digital tokens that can be launched atop the Bitcoin blockchain.
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By Jamie CrawleySam Reynolds
Apr 20, 2024 at 12:16 a.m. UTC
Apr 20, 2024
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This Bitcoin Halving Is Different. But Is It 'Priced In'?
Institutions launching bitcoin ETFs this year have buoyed the bitcoin price to record levels. Does that mean the impact of the halving — the four-year slashing of the bitcoin...
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Apr 18, 2024 at 8:38 p.m. UTC
Apr 18, 2024
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Tether 's logo painted on a wooden background.
Finance
Tether
Tether Reorganizes Into 4 Divisions as It Expands Beyond Stablecoins
The company has formed four divisions to reflect its broadening focus: Data, Finance, Power and Edu(cation).
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By Jamie Crawley
Apr 18, 2024 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Apr 18, 2024
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Ordinals and Runes creator Casey Rodarmor (rodarmor.com)
Technology
Features
Runes, Casey Rodarmor's Protocol for 'Sh*tcoins' on Bitcoin, Set to Go Live at Halving
Rodarmor created last year's breakout Ordinals protocol, which is used to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin. Now, he says the relevance of protocols like his new Ru...
Ordinals and Runes creator Casey Rodarmor (rodarmor.com)
By Jamie Crawley
Apr 17, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 17, 2024
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Features
Bitcoin Halving Has Crypto Miners Racing for 'Epic Sat' Potentially Worth Millions
Bitcoin's once-every-four-years "halving" this week may be very different from those of earlier epochs, typically ho-hum affairs. Now, an intense competition is underway to mi...
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By Jamie Crawley
Apr 15, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 15, 2024
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TON Foundation Teams Up With HashKey to Drive Crypto On-Ramping in Telegram
HashKey and the Foundation are focussing their partnership on Hong Kong in the first phase
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By Jamie Crawley
Apr 12, 2024 at 9:35 a.m. UTC
Apr 12, 2024
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Technology
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Alpen Labs Looks to Scale Bitcoin With Zero-Knowledge Proofs Using $10.6M Funding
Alpen Labs has emerged from stealth mode following the funding round, having spent the last year developing Bitcoin rollup infrastructure to bring smart contract functionality...
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By Jamie Crawley
Apr 10, 2024 at 3:11 p.m. UTC
Apr 10, 2024
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