Bitcoin Hovers Over $41K as Memecoin, Ordinals Frenzy Clogs up Blockchains
Longs continue to get liquidated as the price of bitcoin and other major digital assets gyrate.Source
Polygon Stops Work on ‘Edge,’ Used to Build Dogechain, as Focus Turns to ZK
Polygon Labs, a developer of scaling networks for Ethereum, has shifted toward “Polygon CDK,” a blockchain-development kit powered by zero-knowledge cryptography. The older “Polygon Edge” was used by Dogechain, in an unofficial effort to build a Dogecoin-oriented smart-contracts network.Source
Protocol Village: Cardano Codebase Moves to Member-Based Project Intersect’s Stewardship
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Dec 14-Dec. 20, with live updates throughout.Source
Bitcoin at Risk of Snapping Historic Winning Streak, but ‘Perfect Storm’ Brews for a Strong 2024
Investors moved the highest amount of BTC to exchanges since March, IntoTheBlock noted, signaling profit-taking after bitcoin’s first eight-week streak of gains since 2017.Source
Taiwanese Authorities Investigating Blockchain Betters over Polymarket Election Contract: Report
The Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act specifically prohibits gambling on elections.Source
Arbitrum Hit by ‘Partial Outage’ Due to Traffic Surge
The layer-2 blockchain stopped working as intended Friday morning.Source
U.S. SEC Denies Coinbase’s Push for Crypto Regulations as ‘Unwarranted’
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase’s petition to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prod it toward a system of tailored rules for digital assets was rejected by the regulator on Friday.Source
Bank of Korea Governor Sees CBDC Introduction as Case for ‘Urgency:’ Report
Stablecoins’ widespread usage and frequent instability could lower the effectiveness of central bank monetary policies, Rhee Chang-yong said.Source
Solana Rally Sees FTX’s Holdings Grow to $4.2B, Setting Claims Market on Fire
FTX’s SOL holdings are worth over $4.2 billion in today’s money, up from $1.16 billion from earlier this year.Source
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Ends the Week in Muted Mood
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Dec. 15, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source