Payment card giant Visa (V) has expanded its stablecoin capabilities across the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) region, and has also formed a strategic partnership with African crypto exchange Yellow Card. Visa appears to be doubling down on stablecoins, which are fast becoming the new payment rails of the Internet, having…
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) BCH rose 3.15% in the past 24 hours to $480.10, climbing sharply from a session low near $454 after buyers stepped in to reverse early weakness, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. While much of the crypto market struggled under pressure from global economic tensions and declining Bitcoin prices, BCH broke…
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3001.7, up 0.8% (+23.65) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Seventeen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: UNI (+4.3%) and POL (+2.8%). Laggards: AVAX (-1.9%) and DOT (-0.9%)….
Project Eleven has raised $6 million to protect bitcoin BTC from the existential threat of quantum computing, as fears mount that the network’s core cryptography could one day be rendered obsolete. The round was co-led by Variant Fund and Quantonation, with participation from Castle Island Ventures alongside founding investors Nebular and Formation, according to a…
Crypto exchange Kraken has launched bitcoin BTC staking through a new integration with Babylon, as decentralized finance on BTC picks up. Babylon is a Bitcoin-native protocol that enables BTC to secure proof-of-stake (PoS) networks without leaving the blockchain. The service allows Kraken users to stake their bitcoin directly, locking it in a custodial vault on…
Crypto analyst XForce has again alluded to the 5-Wave count to show when the XRP Price is likely to hit a new all-time high (ATH) above $5. As part of his analysis, the analyst also declared that there is no reason to be bearish on the altcoin at the moment. XRP To Rally Above $5…
The price of WhiteBIT Coin hit $52 after the Juventus partnership announcement. Market eyes $60 as momentum and demand grow. WhiteBIT has expanded its reach through sports and staking utility. WhiteBIT Coin (WBT) is making headlines after a dramatic price surge that followed a landmark partnership with Juventus, one of Europe’s most prestigious football clubs….
SOL Strategies, a Toronto-listed digital asset firm focused on Solana, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list on Nasdaq, as the company seeks access to the world’s largest economy. The company filed a 40-F form, according to a filing on Wednesday. The 40-F form is required from Canadian companies wishing to…
Macro investor Jordi Visser has published a Substack essay arguing that Bitcoin is “the purest AI trade,” a claim he says has followed him “in nearly every one of my videos, Substack posts, and conversations with Anthony Pompliano.” The piece, released yesterday under the title You Don’t Find Bitcoin, Bitcoin Finds You: Why It’s the…
Bitcoin’s recent climb to $105,000 has done little to shake off the worries piling up around its momentum. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency eked out a 0.03% gain in the last 24 hours but still sits 3.5% lower than it did a week ago. According to analyst Captain Faibik, this mix of flat gains and fading…
