Tag: Crypto

Fake Barron Trump Memecoin Promoted After World Liberty Financial’s Co-Founder’s X Account Hacked: Do Not Engage Warning Issued

The X account of the co-founder of the President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial was hacked Wednesday to promote a fake meme coin associated with Barron Trump, Trump’s youngest son. What Happened: World Liberty Financial confirmed that Zach Witkoff’s account was breached to shill the fraudulent cryptocurrency and warned users not...
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Spike Amid Hotter-Than-Expected Inflation Numbers: ETH’s Decisive Move Above $3,000 Could Restore Confidence, Says Analyst

Leading cryptocurrencies gained on Wednesday, defying stock decline amid higher-than-expected inflation data. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 7:45 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +1.68% $97,612.38 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)                +4.27% $2,718.34 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           +4.11% $0.2628 What Happened: Bitcoin sailed above $98,000, following a 31% jump in trading volume....
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The Protocol: Can Based Rollups Solve Ethereum’s Layer-2 Problem?

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Ben Schiller, CoinDesk’s Opinion and Features editor. In this issue: Can Based Rollups solve Ethereum’s problem? Lido goes modular Uniswap finally unveils Unichain Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade is coming Network news BASED ROLLUPS...
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Goldman Sachs’ Bitcoin ETF Bet Soars To $1.5 Billion

Goldman Sachs has ramped up its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) holdings to over $1.5 billion, underscoring its deepening commitment to cryptocurrencies in the final quarter of 2024. The latest 13F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows a notable expansion in both BTC and Ethereum-related...
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