A suspect allegedly behind recent high-profile crypto kidnappings in France has been arrested in Morocco, according to Maghreb Arab Press, a government-run press agency. At the request of French authorities, a joint operation of Morocco’s National Judicial Police Brigade (BNPJ) and the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) took the [...]
Circle made its public market debut Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker “CRCL,” pricing its shares at $31 — above the expected $24 to $26 range. The company sold around 34 million shares in the offering, for a valuation of $1.1 billion. Bloomberg pegs the [...]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred around $2.6 million worth of tokens through the privacy-focused protocol Railgun on Wednesday, in what appears to be both a routine financial transaction and a quiet endorsement of blockchain-based privacy. It's unclear how the funds sent to Railgun — which included a mix of ETH [...]
This week's main economic event comes on Friday when the U.S. government releases employment data for May. Ahead of that though, were three fairly important data points of their own on Wednesday, and all flashed unexpected weakness. First to hit was ADP private payrolls for May and that report showed [...]
U.S. House of Representatives Republicans are forging ahead with legislation to establish regulations for U.S. crypto markets, dissecting that effort in a pair of hearings on Wednesday, but Democrats insist the complex bill is hurried, flawed and fails to address a chief complaint: their accusations that President Donald Trump is [...]
Recent price action reveals TON's struggle to maintain stability, with a failed breakout attempt at $3.22 followed by accelerated selling during peak trading hours, according to CoinDesk Research's technical analysis model. The move comes as the broader market gauge, CoinDesk20 Index, remained flat. Technical indicators paint a potential bearish picture [...]
Litecoin LTC is clinging to key technical support around $89 as a mix of fundamental and macro developments shape its short-term outlook, according to CoinDesk Research's technical analysis data model. The cryptocurrency traded in a tight range over the last 24 hours, testing lows near $88.92 before recovering. Despite forming [...]
MoonPay, a cryptocurrency on-ramp and payments firm with over 20 million users, has been granted a coveted BitLicense and money transmitter license by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). The BitLicense approval completes MoonPay’s U.S. regulatory coverage, complementing money transmission licenses in 46 other U.S. jurisdictions, as [...]
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3117.62, down 1.1% (-35.3) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Three of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: ADA (+0.1%) and AAVE (+0.1%). Laggards: [...]
The Moscow Exchange has launched bitcoin BTC-linked futures contracts on Wednesday, yet the product is only available for qualified investors. The futures, seemingly tied to the value of the U.S.-listed iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), will be quoted in U.S. dollars per lot, though settlement will be handled in Russian [...]