Category: News

A modest bitcoin rally to a possible challenge of the $86,000 level quickly reversed during U.S. afternoon trading hours on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned on the effects of President Trump’s tariff regime. “The level of the tariff increases announced so far is significantly larger than...

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. We’re Margaux Nijkerk and Sam Kessler, reporters on CoinDesk’s Tech team. In this issue: Can Ethereum Be Truly Private? Developers Push for Encrypted Mempool, Default Privacy Nvidia Moves AI Supercomputer Production to U.S.,...

Bloomberg’s editorial board has warned of a potential financial crisis similar to what happened in 2008/9 happening this year as geopolitical risks rise.  In an article, the board warned that such a crisis could be triggered by the substantial sums…...

Talk about a rough wake-up call for crypto traders. In the early hours of April 15, Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a network hiccup at one of its Tokyo data centers, and the ripple effect was instant. The AWS crypto outage raised questions about the reliability centralized exchanges, but...

The European Union’s (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) was a hot topic of conversation during the Paris Blockchain Week from 8-10 April 2025. Industry leaders like Fireblocks Chief Legal Compliance Officer Jason Allegrante and OpenPayd CEO Iana Dimitrova weighed in too.  Talking about MiCA from a “service provider’s...

Bitcoin (BTC) has risen above $85,000, signaling that the bulls are trying to form a higher low at $83,000. The short-term price action remains susceptible to news related to the US tariffs and the ongoing trade war with China. Gold has been a clear winner during the current bout...

Even after a sharp cooldown, the meme coin sector refuses to die quietly. With Fartcoin (CRYPTO: FARTCOIN) in the focus, traders say the meme coin mania might be entering a stronger, more refined phase. What Happened: According to prominent crypto influencer Wale Swoosh, meme coins may be down from...

TL;DR Although Ripple’s CEO has already declared a victory in the legal battle between his company and the US SEC, the actual closure is not yet official. However, it seems even closer now as a recent joint motion by both parties was granted. Defense lawyer James K. Filan published...

[PRESS RELEASE – Panama City, Panama, April 16th, 2025] PoSciDonDAO, a decentralized organization dedicated to advancing scientific research, has approved its first-ever research funding proposal following the launch of its governance platform on March 19. The proposal, submitted by the Rare Compute Foundation, was made available to the DAO...

[PRESS RELEASE – Victoria, Seychelles, April 16th, 2025] Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has launched a groundbreaking addition to its affiliate program: the first-ever on-chain affiliate initiative in the crypto exchange sector, offering partners up to 40% in rebates alongside existing commission structures. This innovative program...