CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LINK Falls 5.7% as Nearly All Index Constituents Decline Internet Computer was the only gainer, rising 2.3% from Tuesday.

Bitcoin Startup Satflow Targets ‘Mempool Sniping’ in New Token-Trading Rival to Magic Eden

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits All-Time High as Mining Revenue Rises; Signals Upcoming Bull Run Bitcoin mining difficulty jumps 3.9%, hits 95.67T on Tuesday, amid record hashrate.

Musk’s Tesla Still Holds $780M Bitcoin, Arkham Says, Ahead of TSLA Earnings Those wallets continue to hold that BTC and haven’t sent any to crypto exchanges as of Wednesday, which is usually a sign of intention to liquidate holdings.

Justin Sun Might Be Good for Wrapped Bitcoin, Says New Custodian’s Director The business plan for WBTC is to increase the outstanding amount by five to 10 times what is now, just under $10 billion – using a geographically diversified custodial setup that might be more appealing to buyers outside the U.S

Tigran Gambaryan Free to Leave Nigeria for Medical Treatment After Money Laundering Charges Dropped: Reports Nigeria’s government has withdrawn the money laundering charges against Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, local news outlet Punch reported first on Wednesday.

First Mover Americas: BTC’s Fall Below $67K Prompts Broad Market Dip The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 23, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

MakerDAO Contemplates Dropping Sky Brand as Community Debates SKY has significantly underperformed the CoinDesk 20 since the re-brand.

As Bitcoin Nears Golden Cross, Concerns About Rising Treasury Yields Look Overhyped

DOGE, XRP Lead Crypto Majors Decline as Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $80M The broad-based CoinDesk 20 (CD20), a liquid index tracking the largest tokens by market capitalization, fell nearly 2% while bitcoin lost 1%

Who’s Afraid of Gary Gensler? Not Don Wilson, the Trader Who Beat the Regulator Once Before Gensler’s SEC has been vague about how crypto firms can register to legally trade digital assets in the U.S. Chicago-based markets giant Don Wilson thinks that’s a strategy, not an accident.

Why Partisia’s Blockchain May Be Uniquely Placed to Solve the Data Privacy Issue The “unparalleled” nature of Partisia Blockchain’s “provenance and depth of experience” makes it uniquely placed to solve the problem of data privacy in public blockchains, Adrienne Youngman, CEO of Partisia Blockchain Foundation told CoinDesk in an interview on Tuesday.

Bitcoin Is Going to $80K Regardless of Trump or Harris Win, Traders Say Traders say BTC is headed to new highs regardless of a Democrat or Republican win.

Aurum Launches $1B Tokenized Fund for Data Center Investments on XRP Ledger With Zoniqx The vehicle will focus on data center investments across the U.S, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, India, and Europe, claiming to be the “world’s first combined equity and debt tokenized fund.”

Tether CEO Ardoino Says He Expects U.S. Will Catch Up in Crypto Regulation Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino told a U.S. crowd on Tuesday that he’s counting on sensible crypto regulations coming soon from the U.S. “There is no place like the U.S.,” he said via video link at DC Fintech Week in Washington.

Andy Barr’s ‘Vision’ for House Financial Services Congressman Andy Barr (R-Ky.) is one of the lawmakers running to succeed U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) as the head of the Republican wing of the committee, which oversees regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission and is responsible for shepherding legislation that might affect the U.S. capita…

Metaplanet Raises $66 Million Through Stocks Acquisition Rights Program MetaPlanet completes its 11th series of stock acquisition rights, with Evo Fund securing a 14.9% ownership stake after exercising its stock acquisition rights.

Bitcoin Exchange River Financial Allowing Users to Earn BTC Interest on Cash Deposits Not a bank itself, River has teamed up with Lead Bank, a member of the FDIC, meaning users’ deposits are protected up to the value of $250,000.

Tokenization Could Pose Risks to Financial System, FSB and BIS Warn The Financial Stability Board identified three vulnerabilities of tokenization: The underlying reference asset; the participants in distributed ledger technology based tokenization projects; and new technology’s interaction with legacy systems.

Paul Tudor Jones: ‘All Roads Lead to Inflation;’ He’s Long Bitcoin and Gold The U.S. government’s debt and deficit issues aren’t going anywhere no matter who wins the presidency next month, said Jones.