Former ByBit payroll maestro turned jailbird for pilfering $5.7M in digital dosh, splashing out on swanky shindigs and a posh penthouse. A chunk of change still in the wind. In a plot twist that would make the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork raise an eyebrow 🤨, a high-flying executive at ByBit’s payroll department found herself behind bars … Read more
What to know: Once upon a time, in a land of digital wonders, Figure Markets, led by the ever-so-brilliant Mike Cagney (yes, the former SoFi CEO!), has conjured up a magical yield-bearing stablecoin called YLDS! 🎩✨ This splendid YLDS is backed by securities from prime money market funds, making it the very first SEC-registered public … Read more
Hold onto your hats, crypto enthusiasts! Trump’s back, and he’s brought memecoins, regulatory rollercoasters, and a dash of uncertainty to the world of digital assets! 🎢 In this thrilling episode of “Crypto’s Wild Ride,” Beth Haddock from Warburton Advisers takes us on a whirlwind tour of Trump’s first 30 days in office and the mind-blowing … Read more
TL:DR Ali Martinez, the crypto oracle of our time, has conjured up some rather optimistic scenarios for DOGE and XRP, hinting at a potential 25% price leap. 🎉 But hold your horses! The Ripple landscape looks a tad ominous, according to another crystal ball reading. 🔮 #Dogecoin $DOGE might just be on the brink of … Read more
What to Know: Onramp hitched up with Arch to offer bitcoin-backed loans. Yup, loans funded by hope and golden dreams. 🤑 The service lets you stay married to your BTC while flirting with liquidity. 😏 No taxable headaches—just your BTC doing all the heavy lifting like the real MVP. 💪 Well butter my biscuit, I … Read more
Well, well, well! It seems that over the last three weeks, our dear friend Bitcoin (BTC) has decided to go on a little adventure, leaving the S&P 500 in its digital dust. As of February 17, the correlation between the two has plummeted to a staggering zero. Yes, you heard that right—BTC has completely decoupled … Read more
Welcome to the CoinDesk Indices daily gossip column, where we spill the tea on the crypto drama! ☕️ So, the CoinDesk 20 is strutting its stuff at a dazzling 3245.42, up a cheeky 1.3% (+40.73) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Who knew numbers could be so flirty? 💃 And guess what? A whopping 18 … Read more
What to know: Ah, the Pi Network’s native PI token, a marvel of modern finance, once flaunted a fully diluted value (FDV) of a staggering $195 billion! 💰 It made its grand entrance at $1.70 at the stroke of 09:00 UTC, danced up to $2.00, then promptly lost half its value faster than a jester’s … Read more
What to know: Apparently, a lack of regulation is putting the brakes on stablecoin use in the U.S. 🚦 S&P predicts that once the regulatory fog clears, adoption will skyrocket! 🚀 New rules could turn the stablecoin world upside down—hold onto your hats! 🎩 In a stunning revelation that will shock absolutely no one, S&P … Read more
What to know: In a rather audacious move, SynFutures has unveiled Synthia, an AI agent that can flit about trading venues and DeFi like a socialite at a soirée. This product will be rolled out in three phases, the first of which can handle basic language inputs—because who needs complexity when you can just say … Read more