NYSE, Cboe Win SEC Approval for Bitcoin ETF Options
The decision follows Nasdaq recently also getting permission for options on spot bitcoin ETFs.
Bitcoin Gets Yet Another Bullish Signal as Prices Near $70K
A widely-tracked momentum indicator has flipped positive for the first time since April.
Bitcoin Nears $70K Amid Record Open Interest at $40B as Trump-Harris Election Nears
Solana’s SOL led gains in leading digital assets in the past 24 hours as risk-on sentiment pushed the market higher. PLUS: The impending U.S. election contributes to increased volatility, with some expecting more gains for bitcoin in the days ahead.
ApeCoin Price Surges 100% as Yuga Labs Debuts ApeChain
“ApeCoin has introduced an automatic yield mode, allowing users to passively earn returns by staking their APE tokens,” one observer said, explaining the catalysts for the price rally.
U.K. Pension Giant L&G Looks to Enter Crypto’s Tokenization Space
London-based L&G, which has $1.5 trillion in assets, is evaluating ways to join other big traditional players like BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Abrdn that are offering blockchain-based money-market funds and the like.
Sui Launches ‘Incubator’ Hub in Dubai for ‘On the Spot’ Solution Engineering
The Sui blockchain has launched a hub in Dubai which will act as an incubator for blockchain developers and entrepreneurs, one of its founding developers told CoinDesk in an interview.
Bitcoin Hashrate Hits All-Time High as Publicly-Listed Miners’ Share of the Network Peaks
Bitcoin’s 7-day moving average (7DMA) hash rate surpassed 700 EH/s for the first time, marking a 13% increase since April’s halving.
First Mover Americas: BTC Peeps Above $69K as Macro Favors Bulls
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 21, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Crypto Employee’s Use of Laptop Outside of Work Cited in Data Breach Affecting 93K Transak Users
Transak, which is used by platforms like Metamask, Binance and Trust Wallet, says the leak was limited to “names” and “basic identity information.” A ransomware group says it has obtained more sensitive user data as well.
Stripe in $1.1B Acquisition Deal for Stablecoin Platform Bridge
Bridge, which has raised $54 million in funding, previously said it aspired to become the blockchain version of Stripe, operating a global system in which other developers could integrate.