One of the Uniswap DAO’s top contributors walked away in frustration on Monday amid concerns that other stakeholders wield too much power over the decentralised protocol. Pepo, a pseudonymous delegate whom other token holders entrusted to vote on ...
Jack Mallers' bitcoin (BTC) payments app Strike is set to move into the BTC lending business. Strike plans to offer users a means of borrowing fiat while continuing to HODL bitcoin, Mallers wrote in a post on X on Wednesday. "You shouldn’t have ...
Digital bank Revolut is working with Lightspark to roll out bitcoin (BTC) transactions on Lightning Network to customers in the U.K. and select countries in the European Economic Area (EEA). The feature aims to cut transaction fees and payments ...
Crypto exchange Gemini has hired Brad Vopni as head of institutional, the company told CoinDesk in an exclusive interview. Vopni will be responsible for overseeing and executing the firm's institutional strategy. Gemini is already working with ...
Bitcoin (BTC) is now up 3% since the beginning of May, after gaining 14% gain in April. Inflows into BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have accelerated over the past two weeks, while consistent bitcoin treasury accumulation continues to support the ...
Küresel payments service provider Visa's (V) venture capital arm made a strategic investment in BVNK, a startup building stablecoin-based payment infrastructure, in a move that reflects legacy financial financial firms' push into blockchain-powered ...
This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Crypto bears might want to closely watch bitcoin’s (BTC) recent chart patterns, which mirror those that preceded the late 2024 rally from $70,000 to ...
Move over dogecoin. The new memecoin making waves in tech Twitter’s inner sanctum isn’t just about fun; it’s about mindset. MOG Coin, a popular token offered on Ethereum and Base, is trying to bring in a cultural shift as “mog/acc” — a mashup of ...
Ethereum activated its long-awaited “Pectra” upgrade on Wednesday, marking the blockchain’s most significant overhaul since the Merge in 2022. The update aims to streamline staking, enhance wallet functionality, and improve overall efficiency. It ...
The price of gold has surged almost 29% this year, solidly beating the 3.8% gain in bitcoin (BTC). Even so, that's failed to deter investors eager to add the largest cryptocurrency to their portfolios. BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has ...