Category: Breaking

The Wall Street bank increased its price target on the crypto exchange’s shares to $345 from $260.

Bitlayer’s layer 2 is based on the BitVM paradigm, which was unveiled last October and laid out a path for Ethereum-style smart contracts on the original blockchain.

One question is whether the protocol can pull in loyal bitcoin users – or if it will eventually end up on an Ethereum-compatible layer-2 network atop Bitcoin.

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 23, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Market observers expect ether to outperform bitcoin in the coming weeks as the token gives exposure to a flourishing Ethereum ecosystem.

A decline of 5.6% in ICP and 5.2% in AVAX dragged the index down in overnight trading.

ETH ETFs finally make their debut in the U.S. this week. How will the market react and will Ethereum as a development ecosystem benefit? George Kaloudis raises the questions we’re looking forward to answering.

Revolut has been in talks with investment firm Greenoaks over the deal, which would pave the way for a potential IPO.

Two more promoters of the Forcount crypto ponzi scheme – a Brazil-based scam that bilked Spanish-speaking investors out of $8.4 million between 2017 and 2021 – have pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme.

Decentralized crypto-exchange giant dYdX said Tuesday that one of its on-chain trading services has been “compromised” and warned users against…