The ECB Economists Aren’t Exactly Wrong About Bitcoin (They’re Just Useless)
Follow Aaron on Nostr or X. Earlier this month, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a paper in which the authors claim the existence of...
First Mover Americas: BTC Rebounds to $67K After Subdued U.S. Economic Data Reading
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Gains 6.3% as Nearly All Index Constituents Trade Higher
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently...
Kraken Picks Optimism for New Layer-2 Network, Joining Coinbase’s Base on ‘Superchain’
Kraken, the 6th-largest crypto exchange in the world, said Thursday that it is launching its own layer-2 network atop the Ethereum blockchain, based on...
Bitcoin Project BOB Maps Out How the Original Blockchain Could Take Over DeFi
“If Bitcoin breaks, then so does our industry as a whole, so we might as well use Bitcoin security for cross-chain DeFi,” BOB co-founder...
Why Web3 VCs Are Embracing Crypto+AI
Imagine that you’re sipping your coffee on a park bench, reading a book — a physical book — and soaking in the sunshine. No...
Chainlink Expands to Bitcoin, Helping Original Blockchain With Its Layer-2 Shift
Chainlink has expanded to Bitcoin for the first time through an integration with layer-2 network Spiderchain. Spiderchain’s builder Botanix Labs has joined the Chainlink...
Binance’s Tigran Gambaryan Has Left Nigeria Following 8-Month Detention
Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive held in Nigeria after being accused of money laundering, has left the country after the charges were dropped. “He’s...
Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin on The Balance Sheet
In today’s issue, Marissa Kim from Abra Capital Management looks at the growth of treasuries adopting bitcoin as a reserve asset. Then, Peter Gaffney...