Bitcoin Holds Up as Tech Stocks Plunge, Ether Sinks a Day After ETF Launch Solana’s SOL and Ripple’s XRP were notable outperformers.

Sygnum’s First-Half Spot Crypto Trading Doubles, Derivatives Increase 500% The surging trading volumes helped the bank reach profitability for the first time.

The Evolving Efficiency of Bitcoin Markets Low liquidity, regulatory uncertainty and speculative behavior contributes to inefficiency in crypto markets. But systematic approaches, including momentum indexes, can reduce risks to investors, says Gregory Mall, head of investment solutions at AMINA Bank.

Is Donald Trump Insulating Bitcoin’s Price From The Tech Stock Slide? With bitcoin steady and tech stocks tanking, is this BTC’s decoupling moment? If so, former president Trump may be the reason, says CoinDesk’s senior analyst George Kaloudis.

Bitcoin Rewards App Fold Eyes Nasdaq Listing Via $365M SPAC Deal

Bitstamp to Start Distributing Mt. Gox Proceeds on Thursday Customers of the defunct crypto exchange lost their funds in a 2014 hack.

Coinbase Asset Management Plans Tokenized Money-Market Fund, a Hot Area After BlackRock’s BUIDL Success: Sources

The Protocol: Ethereum ETFs Aren’t Blockchain, but Buyers Ape In As Bitcoiners descend on Nashville for a big annual conference, we’re covering robust demand for new Ethereum spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and recapping the $230 million WazirX hack.

Dispersion Is Defining the Current Crypto Market The range of returns available across digital asset markets offers unique opportunities for investors, says Alex Botte, Partner at Hack VC, a crypto-native venture capital firm.

Rollup-in-a-Box Startup Caldera Raises $15M From Peter Thiel’s Venture Fund As Ethereum’s Layer-2 ecosystem booms, Caldera’s “Metalayer” aims to help developers quickly launch applications across multiple networks.

Dakota Emerges From Stealth to Provide Bank-Like Services to Crypto Depositors The crypto-native company, which says it is attempting to right the wrongs of centralized lenders like Celsius, emerged from stealth on Wednesday.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XRP and NEAR Help Push Index Upward XRP and NEAR lead today’s CoinDesk 20 gains with 5.6% and 3.3% increases

Crypto Exchange D8X to Bring Tool for Trading Polymarket Contracts With Leverage D8X Co-Founder Caspar Sauter explained in an interview that leverage is the missing part of the prediction markets economy, as it allows for higher market efficiency.

Ether’s BTC-Denominated Price Flirts With 9-Year-Long Trendline Support: Technical Analysis The trendline connecting 2016 and 2017 lows has consistently offered support since January.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $66,000, but Mt. Gox Selling Pressure Persists The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 24, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Cross-Chain Service DeBridge to Issue Governance Token, Completes Activity Snapshot The cross-chain service is popularly used to transfer funds between Ethereum, Base and Solana blockchains.

AgriDex Settles First Agricultural Trade on Solana Blockchain AgriDex, a Solana-based marketplace aiming to bring the global agricultural market on-chain by tokenizing various crops has settled its first agricultural trade on the Solana blockchain, it told CoinDesk on Wednesday.

Riot Platforms’ Acquisition of Block Mining Makes Sense, JPMorgan Says Riot will have the second-largest capacity among U.S. listed bitcoin miners following the acquisition, and the deal serves as the latest evaluation of underdeveloped power assets, the report said.

Bitcoin ETFs Break Inflow Streak as Traders Look to Trump’s Nashville Appearance for Volatility Bitwise’s BITB led with $70 million in net outflows, followed by Ark’s ARKB at $52 million and Grayscale’s GBTC at $27 million.

Ferrari to Extend Cryptocurrency Payments to Europe: Reuters