Soccer has the World Cup. Athletics and many other sports have the Olympics. Crypto has the halving. The milestone in the blockchain’s 15-year history technically means a cut in rewards for crypto miners with each block – a feature designed to minimize inflation.Source
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 18-24.Source
According to court documents, Chirag Tomar used his ill-gotten gains to buy Rolexes, Lamborghinis, Porches and more.Source
Large bitcoin investors substantially increased their holdings as prices dipped below $60,000 in early Friday’s panicky action on the crypto markets ahead of the asset’s much-anticipated halving event.Source
The U.S. Internal Revenue Services (IRS) has previewed what crypto investors’ future tax form might look like when it finishes its much-debated rule on how cryptocurrency transactions should be reported to the federal government.Source
These influences include rising geopolitical tensions, higher interest rates for longer, reflation and ballooning national debts, the report said.Source
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 19, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source
The TON network has seen rapid growth recently helped by incentives for onboarding Telegram users.Source
GBTC again led the outflows, while inflows into BlackRock’s IBIT continued to slow, provision data from Farside show.Source