15 Aug 2024
State of Wisconsin increases exposure to Bitcoin in Q2 via BlackRock ETF
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) reported owning 2,898,051 shares of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) as of June 30, according to an SEC filing. The shares are worth nearly $99 million, based on the average BTC price during the second quarter. Notably, the SWIB raised its exposure to […] Read more
Norwegian sovereign wealth fund’s indirect Bitcoin holdings soar 62% in first half of 2024
The Norwegian Government Pension Fund, commonly known as the Oil Fund, has indirect exposure to Bitcoin that rose by 62% during the first half of this year to the equivalent of 2,446 BTC, according to the Senior Analyst at K33 Research Vetle Lunde. This equates to an increase of 938 BTC since December 2023, when […] Read more
Protocol Village: Solayer Plans Mainnet Within 3 Months, Wormhole Rolls Out 'Era3' Roadmap
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 15-21, 2024. Read more
The Protocol: Memecoin Trading Is Suddenly Trump.fun
Blockchain has gone even more ridiculous than usual over the past week, with headlines focused on Trump-themed memecoins and the Solana-based launchpad Pump.fun. PLUS: Ethereum developers tee up revamp of the EVM programming environment. Read more
Bitcoin Price May Turn Lower as Crypto Exchanges See $1B USDT Withdrawal: IntoTheBlock
The previous two occasions when exchanges saw similar USDT outflows earlier this year occurred near local tops in bitcoin's price, IntoTheBlock analysts noted. Read more
Digital Assets Infrastructure Provider Parfin Raises $10M in Series A Funding
The company plans to reach $16 million by the end of a second closing. Read more
Ethereum-Based Swell Imports Wrapped Bitcoin to Serve as Liquid Restaking Token
Users can deposit their wBTC to get swBTC in return, with yield expected to start flowing from mid-September – as part of a blockchain "restaking" scheme ultimately designed to secure protocols in the Ethereum blockchain ecosystem. Read more
Sahara AI, Blockchain Project Tackling Copyright and Privacy, Raises $43M
The large funding round was led by Pantera Capital, Binance Labs and Polychain Capital and included participation from Samsung, Matrix Partners, Foresight Ventures and others. Read more
First Mover Americas: BTC Tops $61K, But Traders Remain Cautious
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 14, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. Read more
MetaMask Starts Rollout of Blockchain-Based Debit Card Developed With Mastercard, Baanx
The new offering will allow MetaMask users to purchase directly from their self-custodial crypto wallet. Read more
TON Crypto Ecosystem Gets Its Own Venture Fund to Invest $40M in Consumer Apps
The TON ecosystem, originally started by Telegram, has seen explosive growth lately with web3 games such as Hamster Kombat attracting many millions of users. Read more
Ethereum Set for Overhaul of Crucial Programming Standard With 'EVM Object Format'
The EOF proposal is a series of smaller EIPs that include measures aimed at updating and improving the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), the programming environment that executes smart contracts on the blockchain, and arguably Ethereum’s secret sauce that made it different from Bitcoin and other early distributed networks at the time it launched in 2015. Read more
Crypto.com Secures Multiyear Sponsorship Deal With UEFA Champions League
Crypto.com's sponsorship of the Champions League will be unveiled officially at Wednesday's UEFA Super Cup match between Real Madrid and Atalanta in Warsaw. Read more
Coinbase Promotes cbBTC, Wrapped Bitcoin Alternative for Base Blockchain
Tweets from the crypto exchange and Jesse Pollack, the creator of Base, suggest cbBTC could run on the layer-2 blockchain. Read more
Bitcoin Miner Capitulation and Record High Hashrate Point to Possible Price Bottom: CryptoQuant
Such expansion comes despite a recent drop in bitcoin (BTC) prices, indicating positive sentiment among miners after a bout of selling in the past few months. Read more
Bitcoin Crosses $61K as Traders Remain Cautious Ahead of U.S. CPI, Further Unwinding of Yen Carry Trade
BTC beats the CoinDesk 20 during the Asia trading hours, while traders remain bullish on TON because of its GameFi integration. Read more
Goldman Sachs Holds Over $400M in Bitcoin ETFs
Investment banker says it owns over $400 million in bitcoin ETFs, according to a recently filed 13F. Read more
Price analysis 8/14: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIB
Bitcoin is finding it difficult to rise above the overhead moving averages, indicating that the bears are trying to flip the level into resistance. Read more
Morgan Stanley discloses $188M in BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holdings
The investment firm disclosed to the SEC that it held more than 5.5 million shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust in the second quarter of 2024. Read more
Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Read more
New Vanguard CEO: "We will not be launching crypto ETFs."
Vanguard is the second largest ETF issuer after Blackrock. Read more
Exclusive: Fireblocks granted New York charter for crypto custody
The charter allows Fireblocks to offer cold-storage custody to US clients. Read more
Bitcoin falls under $60K as investors' global economic slowdown concerns rise
Fear of a global economic recession continues to drive investors away from risk-on assets like Bitcoin. Read more
Why is Bitcoin price down today?
Bitcoin price drops below $60,000 even as today’s US CPI report shows year-over-year inflation dropping. Read more
Low CPI print is fodder for Bitcoin to retest all-time highs — Grayscale research head
Bitcoin’s response to the CPI report was surprisingly muted. Read more
BTC price suddenly drops 5% as Bitcoin rejects low CPI print
Bitcoin shrugs off notionally good news on US inflation with a BTC price plunge below $59,000. Read more
TON, Pyth team up for real-time DeFi data
TON and Pyth’s collaboration brings institutional-grade real-time price feeds to TON developers, enhancing DeFi innovation. Read more
Top 100 DeFi Hacks: Offchain attack vectors account for 57% of losses
Despite the falling number of smart contract exploits, hackers could surpass the previous year in terms of total value stolen. Read more
Bitcoin Drops To $59,000 As US Government Moves To Sell More BTC
Bitcoin continues facing sell pressure from both Mt. Gox and the Department of Justice. Read more
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