The Protocol: Vitalik Buterin’s stark warning on layer-2 roadmap
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Spanish lender BBVA joins EU banks’ stablecoin venture to challenge digital dollars
The $800 billion-asset bank is the 12th to join Amsterdam-based Qivalis, which aims to introduce a euro-pegged token this year.
Bitcoin falls back to $74,000, remaining on defense as AI jitters shake tech sector
AI infrastructure stocks like HUT 8, IREN, and Cipher Mining are plunging as AMD sinks 14% following fourth quarter results.
Indian investors are buying the bitcoin price dip, CoinDCX says
Indian crypto investors have been buyers of bitcoin and other layer 1 tokens, maintaining a well-diversified portfolio, CoinDCX told CoinDesk.
UBS to Build Digital-Asset Infrastructure, Eyes Bitcoin Services for Individuals
Bitcoin Magazine UBS to Build Digital-Asset Infrastructure, Eyes Bitcoin Services for Individuals UBS Group AG is exploring ways to offer bitcoin and crypto access...
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Solana (SOL) drops 5.3% as nearly all assets decline
Uniswap (UNI) was also among the underperformers, declining 3.6% from Tuesday.
This bullish analyst on Michael Saylor’s Strategy just threw in the towel on lofty price target
Canaccord’s Joseph Vafi slashed his price target on the plunging bitcoin treasury company’s stock by more than 60%.
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