Ethereum jumped by double-digits Friday morning to over $2,700, outpacing Bitcoin and Solana as the crypto market continued to recover ground lost during Monday's crash. The price of Ethereum is currently around $2,664, up 9.6% on the day, per data from CoinGecko—though it remains down by over 15% on the week. Volume is up by 5% in the past day, while open interest has jumped by 15%, per data from Coinglass. That suggests investors are feeling more confident in Ethereum's trajectory, something m...
How Midnight Society Moves Forward After Dr. Disrespect 'Shock'—And What's Next for Deadrop
More than a month after famed gaming influencer Dr. Disrespect was dropped by Midnight Society, the studio building the first-person shooter Deadrop, the team has broken its silence in an exclusive interview with Decrypt’s GG—to discuss removing the popular streamer from the company, and how the game can move forward without him. Dr. Disrespect, aka Guy Beahm, was alleged to have inappropriately chatted with a minor. The streamer later admitted to having conversations with a minor that “leaned t...
Peru Surprisingly Cuts Rate, Shrugging Off Core Inflation Worry
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Do Kwon’s Extradition from Montenegro Postponed Yet Again
Kwon has been held in the Balkan country since his arrest in March 2023.
Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin and Lending
Bitcoin’s emergence in collateral structures has the potential to revolutionize the lending landscape. Its ability to mitigate credit risk amid escalating uncertainties highli...
Gyroscope Rolls Out Yield-Bearing Version of Stablecoin Targeting Over 10% Yield
The Galaxy-backed project aims to attract DAO treasuries to allocate to its new stablecoin.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Rallies 7.1%, Led by XRP's 17.5% Gains
Also leading the index higher was SOL, which climbed 8.9%.
Wall Street rallies to its best day since 2022 on encouraging unemployment data; S&P 500 jumps 2.3%
U.S. stocks rallied Thursday in Wall Street’s latest sharp swerve after a better-than-expected report on unemployment eased worries about the slowing economy. The S&P 500 jumped 2.3% for its best day since 2022 and shaved off all but 0.5% of its loss from what was a brutal start to the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 683 points, or 1.8%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 2.9% as Nvidia and other Big Tech stocks helped lead the way.
Franklin Templeton's Tokenized Money Market Fund Expands to Arbitrum
The $420 million OnChain U.S. Government Money Market Fund was already on Stellar and Polygon.
Crypto Asset Manager Algoz Taps Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Custody for Safer Investing
Algoz will use Zodia's Interchange service to offer off-venue settlement and mitigate risks around liquidity and insolvency