Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens have been among the top-performing cryptocurrencies over the past week amid low volatility conditions for bitcoin (BTC). The tokens have risen 20% over the past week, compared with nominal gains for bitcoin and ether (ETH). Among alternative currencies, higher returns were generated only by rollbit (RLB) and unibot (UNIBOT). Trading volumes … Read more
The market cap of altcoins is forming a bullish inverse head-and-shoulders pattern. A potential completion of the pattern would mark the beginning of alt season, according to one trader. A bullish inverse head-and-shoulders price pattern is building in the combined market capitalization of altcoins. The term “altcoin” is short for “alternative coin” and refers to … Read more
The launch of PayPal’s (PYPL) stablecoin PayPal USD (PYUSD) will drive payments efficiencies and an improved customer experience, but adoption of the cryptocurrency is unlikely to be significant in the near term, Bank of America said in a research report on Thursday. “Over the longer term, we expect PYUSD to experience additional adoption headwinds as … Read more
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 Top Stories A bullish inverse head-and-shoulders price pattern is building in the combined market capitalization of altcoins. The term “altcoin” is short for “alternative coin” … Read more
Base daily active users hits a record high of 136,000. Activity on Base is tied to Friend.Tech, a social network, rumored to be releasing a token airdrop. About $175 million has been bridged to Base since inception. Frenzied activity around Friend.Tech, a social network platform built on Coinbase’s (COIN) layer 2 blockchain Base, has driven … Read more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission extended its review of the Ark 21Shares bitcoin exchange-traded fund application, as it continues to look at applications from traditional finance heavyweights such as BlackRock (BLK) and Fidelity Investments. The SEC published an order calling for public input on the Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF application, a standard move that … Read more
Prime Trust, the beleaguered crypto custodian recently ordered to cease operations, looks poised to do potentially massive layoffs, according to former employees. Some have heard up to 75% of jobs could be eliminated. The sources, who requested anonymity, cited what they’ve heard from inside the company. Prime Trust didn’t immediately respond to CoinDesk’s request for … Read more
Paying fees for transactions on the Ethereum blockchain is too complicated for most people. That’s the belief of credit-card giant Visa (V). It has completed testing a new way to allow users to pay the fees, known as “gas fees,” in fiat currency with their credit card, the company wrote in a blog post on … Read more
The verbal battle between the Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto exchange and Digital Currency Group, the crypto conglomerate that had helped power a now-frozen Gemini lending service, continued Friday, a day after DCG sought to dismiss a fraud lawsuit. On Thursday, DCG argued that Gemini’s fraud accusations over the Gemini Earn service should be tossed out, … Read more
A judge revoked FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bond Friday, sending him to jail ahead of his trial in October. Bankman-Fried faces seven different charges tied to the collapse of FTX, including wire, commodities and securities fraud. NEW YORK — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sent to jail ahead of his October trial on multiple financial … Read more