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Bettors are optimistic that the CrowdStrike outage will be resolved by Friday. It’s also unlikely, according to a Polymarket contract, that the outage was caused by a hack A major global IT outage caused by an update from security software provider CrowdStrike will very likely be resolved by Friday night U.S. eastern time, if not

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 2237.59, down 0.0% (-0.45) since yesterday’s close. Six of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: SOL (+2.5%) and ETH (+1.3%). Laggards: RNDR (-6.5%) and XRP (-5.9%). The CoinDesk 20

July 18: Bitrue Ventures, the research and investment section of crypto exchange Bitrue, has launched a $40 million investment fund and “is putting out the call to aspiring developers,” according to the team. A blog post reads: “Individual recipients of funding can receive up to $200,000 of investment funds that can be allocated however they

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has revealed the names of five entities who have won participation in its stablecoin issuer sandbox. Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), Animoca Brands Ltd., JINGDONG Coinlink Technology Hong Kong Limited, RD InnoTech Limited and Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited are the other five entities. A day after the Hong Kong

This article originally appeared in First Mover , CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day . Latest Prices (CoinDesk) Top Stories Bitcoin (BTC) struggled to stay above $65,000, after falling below $64,000 during Wednesday’s American trading hours . After briefly retaking

Blockchain data provider Allium Labs has raised $16.5 million in a Series A round led by Theory Ventures. Allium Labs along with Visa also released its latest findings on stablecoin activity showing that demand for stablecoins has picked back up in 2024. Data platform Allium Labs, which provides enterprise-grade blockchain data to companies like Visa

Launch of spot ether ETFs in the U.S. will push the price of the crypto to all-time highs above $5,000, the report said. Bitwise said money flowing into new ether spot ETFs will have a larger impact than it did for bitcoin. Ether spot ETFs are expected to draw in $15 billion of net inflows

One of New Jersey’s Democratic Senators Bob Menendez was found guilty on Tuesday of accepting bribes as a foreign agent. The crypto community pointed to the irony of Menendez getting convicted for corruption given he had labelled bitcoin as “an ideal choice for criminals.” U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (Dem) from New Jersey, a staunch crypto

Elwood will focus on its trading technology software-as-a-service products and services. Zodia Markets’ $50 million-$60 million a day OTC business expects to “increase daily volumes significantly,” as a result of the deal. 00:54 How Blackbird Brings Dining Experiences On-Chain 00:58 Breaking Down Solana’s Triangle Pattern 02:27 Trump Chooses Pro-Crypto VP Candidate; Kraken Signs Deal With

Traders anticipate bitcoin rallying to $70,000, buoyed by a more optimistic macro environment and the prospect of a crypto-friendly U.S. administration under Donald Trump. Reduced selling pressure from key wallets and a more positive political outlook for the crypto sector have contributed to the bullish sentiment, despite recent volatility and concerns over Mt. Gox repayments.