Galaxy Digital, the publicly traded crypto firm led by Michael Novogratz, has acquired substantially all the assets of blockchain node operator CryptoManufaktur LLC, in a deal that will increase the company’s Ethereum assets under stake by about 43%. The agreement with CryptoManufaktur, known as CMF, was announced in a press release provided exclusively to CoinDesk.

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

Bloomberg’s senior analyst, Eric Balchunas, predicts a surge in the popularity of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) following the introduction of Ethereum ETFs. Indeed, Balchunas believes a Solana ETF could be the next to hit the crypto market following. Solana ETF in the Spotlight The SEC has extended its decision on the Ethereum ETF trading approval

As the decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePin) sector matures, Binance Research has pinpointed several pivotal themes for the latter half of 2024. These themes highlight the integration of DePin with traditional infrastructure and Web2 interfaces, the expansion of token utility, and the rise of ownership economy applications. DePin technologies are carving a niche by facilitating