Coinone won an appeal to force five of customers to return bitcoin they managed to double withdraw from the South Korean crypto exchange over a glitch in 2018. According to local media, the Seoul Western District Court’s second civil division said the traders benefited from “unjust enrichment” because the exchange had already completed the first […]
Layer-2 network BOB has launched its testnet ahead of the mainnet going live in Q4 of this year. Describing itself as a hybrid layer-2, BOB’s aim is to combine Bitcoin’s security and reserves with Ethereum’s programmability using the BitVM computing paradigm to create a decentralized finance (DeFi) hub. BitVM was introduced in late 2023 by […]
Robinhood (HOOD) has introduced micro futures on bitcoin , solana and XRP in the United States., expanding its existing crypto futures offering for its nearly 26 million funded accounts. Micro contracts need far less collateral than full-size futures, letting traders take directional positions while committing a smaller slice of capital. The contracts offer traders more […]
Savvy bitcoin and ether traders are shoring up their defenses as the broader market continues to foresee bullish price action over the summer. That’s the message from an options-based strategy called 25-delta risk reversal, which involves the simultaneous purchase of a put option and sale of a call, or vice versa. At the time of […]
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. As Asia begins its trading day, bitcoin is trading above $104,500 […]
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Bitcoin is trading below $110,000, changing hands at $109.7K, as Asia […]
Bitcoin held firm above $105,000 on Saturday despite an unusually combative and personal escalation in the Trump-Musk feud that could rattle traditional markets next week. On Saturday, in a phone interview with NBC News, President Trump warned that there would be “serious consequences” if Elon Musk financially backed Democratic candidates running against Republicans who support […]
Bitcoin (BTC) News: SMLR Adds to Stack
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Semler Scientific (SMLR) continues its bitcoin acquisition strategy, purchasing 185 BTC for $20 million, or an average purchase price of $107,974 each, in the ten days ended June 3. This latest investment brings the company’s total holdings to 4,449 BTC, valued at approximately $467 million based on bitcoin’s current price just above $105,000. The company’s […]
Global economic tensions and trade policy uncertainties continue to influence cryptocurrency markets as Bitcoin recovers from a recent correction. Despite the pullback, institutional interest remains strong with firms like Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and GameStop adding BTC to their corporate treasuries. Technical Analysis Highlights The 24-hour period shows a clear bottoming pattern with strong volume support […]
Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis. Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK, TRX, […]
Blockchains are a technical marvel, but in this vastly competitive landscape, I’ve come to see the social consensus and ecosystem around blockchains as by far their most important strategic asset. The social layer matters, but for different reasons depending on the chain. Specifically, I have the hypothesis that the “Layer 0” for any blockchain ecosystem […]
Billions of dollars have flowed into the U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in recent weeks, as the cryptocurrency chalked out a sharp recovery rally from $75,000 to $100,000. Most of the investment is likely driven by bold, strategic bullish directional bets rather than market-neutral arbitrage plays, data analysis suggests. The 11 spot ETFs drew […]