World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the DeFi project partly owned by the Donald Trump family, has opened a community vote to decide whether to proceed with an airdrop of its new stablecoin, USD1. As of press time, 99.98% of voters backed the proposal, representing roughly 4 billion WLFI tokens. Only a small fraction, equating to 0.02%…
USD1, the US dollar stablecoin launched by the President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has become the seventh-largest stablecoin worldwide in just two months since its launch. WLFI’s snapshot vote for a USD1 airdrop proposal is underway, and USD1’s market capitalization has continued to climb. Launched in early March with a $3.5 million supply,…
In an industry filled with complexity, jargon and mistrust, women in Web3 say that the way to attract more women into the crypto space starts with clarity, education and community. At the Blockchain Baddies side event during Token2049 in Dubai, women shared personal experiences of entering the Web3 world and why they believe more female…
Crypto exchange Gemini has hired Brad Vopni as head of institutional, the company told CoinDesk in an exclusive interview. Vopni will be responsible for overseeing and executing the firm’s institutional strategy. Gemini is already working with exchange-traded fund (ETF) providers such as VanEck, Purpose, Evolve, 7RCC, and Monochrome, the company said. “With a crypto-native platform…
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 2736.75, up 1.5% (+41.53) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Sixteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: LTC (+7.7%) and SUI (+3.9%). Laggards: AVAX (-1.2%) and UNI (-1.1%)….
The institutional acceptance of crypto around the world has accelerated significantly recently, developing hand in hand with better-defined regulation. Here, BlockFills CEO Nick Hammer discusses the reasons for crypto’s increasing institutional usage and some of the latest products responding to that demand. What trends are you seeing now in the digital asset space? We’ve been…
SOL Strategies, a Canadian investment company focused on the Solana ecosystem, just bought 122,524 $SOL at an average price of $148.96. This brings the total purchase value to $18.25M. It’s worth noting that this acquisition is part of the company’s $500M convertible note facility with ATW Partners. An institutional purchase like this also aligns with…
TL;DR Although it has moved a little from the multi-year low against BTC recorded earlier this year, ETH continues to struggle when compared to the largest cryptocurrency (and also the greenback). However, ChatGPT outlined several factors that can help it recover some ground and end the year on a high note. Tech Factors It has…
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), has surpassed the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) in year-to-date (YTD) inflows for the first time, marking a pivotal moment in institutional portfolio preferences. This milestone has come even as the price of gold hit historic highs and accumulated a YTD return of 23.07%. A…
Bitcoin is facing strong resistance at the $97K level, highlighting an ongoing battle between buyers and sellers. However, current price action suggests a potential corrective phase before any decisive breakout. Technical Analysis The Daily Chart Bitcoin has continued its impulsive surge after breaking above the crucial $90K threshold, reaching the $97K resistance region. However, the…
