Network news BITCOIN PROPOSALS THAT COULD FREEZE QUANTUM-RELATED COINS: Bitcoin was built on a promise that no one can touch your coins without your private key. No government, no bank, no one. That promise is now, for the first time in Bitcoin’s 16-year history, being challenged by the developer community itself as part of efforts […]
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A leading Bitcoin core developer said he would rather see the estimated 5.6 million bitcoin BTC$74,121.48 he believes to be lost frozen by the network than to risk them falling into the hands of future quantum hackers. Jameson Lopp told CoinDesk that while he doesn’t want to freeze anyone’s bitcoin, it may be safer for
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Crypto exchanges have become the primary places where millions of people and businesses store and transfer digital money. According to industry data, the crypto market currently sees around $190-$192 billion in 24-hour trading volume. As exchanges expand into multi-asset venues, the security mechanism evolves beyond wallets to identity, permissions, pricing and settlement. Yet their security
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Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week: Tricia Gallagher on how fixing broken digital identity systems must be state-led and user-controlled. Top headlines institutions should be aware of by Francisco Rodrigues. Crypto TCG gacha volume hits record high as CARDS token surges 52% in Chart of the Week. Thanks for joining
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Morgan Stanley is signaling a growing focus on tokenization and blockchain-based infrastructure, hitting “onchain” finance as a potential next step in how it serves wealth clients. During the bank’s first-quarter earnings call, executives described a future where assets and liabilities move more freely over digital rails. “How do you think about a tokenized world? How
TeraWulf ( WULF ), a US data center operator focused on bitcoin mining and AI computing, saw its shares fall early Wednesday after the company announced a $900 million capital raise. The firm priced 47.4 million shares at $19 each. WULF is down 5.8% to $19.73 in early trading. The underwriter greenshoe option is for
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The Central Bank of Pakistan notified all banks and financial institutions in the country that the ban on providing crypto services has been lifted. However, according to the new state banking rules, banks are prohibited from investing, trading or holding crypto assets using their own funds or customer deposits. The State Bank of Pakistan’s move
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The Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial has proposed to unlock 62.3 billion WLFI governance tokens on Tuesday, less than a week after CoinDesk reported that the company had used 5 billion of its own tokens as collateral on lending platform Dolomite to borrow $75 million in stablecoins. The proposal divides the locked tender into two
Investors who thrive on bitcoins BTC$74,184.38 wild price fluctuations can be disappointing. Major banks are preparing to introduce new products that could dampen volatility in a market that has already become significantly calmer in recent years. Most recently, Goldman Sachs filed for a Bitcoin Premium Income exchange-traded fund (ETF). The proposed fund relies on selling
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Yesterday, CoinDesk flagged the potential for increased bitcoin BTC$73,959.72 price volatility around the $75,000 level and that scenario is playing out. After briefly approaching $76,000 late Tuesday, the largest cryptocurrency has pulled back to trade near $73,900. The move may be partly driven by market makers rebalancing their exposure, which adds to short-term price volatility.
