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Web3
NFTs, DAOs, wallets and the broader decentralised web.
Crypto longs lose $404 million in four hours as bitcoin briefly slips below $80,000
Spot bitcoin ETFs lost $773 million on Thursday and Friday after three days of net inflows, per SoSoValue data.
XRP Wallets Hit Record 8.24 Million as Network Growth Accelerates
XRP Ledger’s wallet count has reached 8.24 million, extending its climb through months of price volatility. Santiment paired the milestone with conditions that could support a recovery, including sustained growth in new addresses. XRP Wallet Growth…
Bitcoin Hashrate Reclaims One Zettahash As Mining Competition Rebounds
A seven-day hashrate rebound above one zettahash shows why company-level exits cannot be read as a simple decline in Bitcoin mining competition.
Capital Research Raises Metaplanet Voting Stake To 11.11%
Capital Research’s reported Metaplanet voting stake crossed 10%, with the company’s October buyback also affecting the calculation.
Bitcoin Loses $80,000 as $200 Million in Leverage Unwinds in an Hour
Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below $80,000 on Saturday as more than $200 million in crypto positions were liquidated within an hour. Traders betting on higher prices accounted for $191.33 million of that total. Ethereum (ETH) fell alongside the leading crypto.…
McRib Is Back, and Bitcoin’s Weirdest Bullish Indicator Lives On
Crypto proponents are once again entertaining the curious connection between McDonald’s McRib and bitcoin prices, as the fast-food giant announced the limited-time sandwich will return Oct. 27, reigniting speculation over whether its comeback might serve up a…
Bitcoin Keeps Reversing. Why Are 80% of Crypto Tokens Falling?
Bitcoin has spent October making both bulls and bears look foolish. It slipped below $80,000 last week, recovered toward $84,000 this week, then fell back toward $81,000. Each bounce has looked promising. Each reversal has exposed how little confidence there…
Crypto under weekend pressure, bitcoin slides below $80,000 on U.S. Middle East evacuations
Bitcoin has sunk to its weakest level in more than one month.
Game Publishers Have Pushed to Cut Discs Since 2007, Infinity Ward Veteran Says
Robert Bowling, who spent six years working on Call of Duty, told Decrypt that Activision suggested cutting discs nearly two decades ago.
American Express Stock Shocks Despite Positive Revenue and Earnings
American Express (Amex) shares closed 3.62% lower on Friday. This came as a surprise, as the credit card giant exceeded Q3 profit estimates. The company also announced plans to cut about 5% of its 77,000 global workforce to prepare for AI. Amex is also taking…
BNB Chain Tops Solana, Robinhood as Equity Volume Jumps 11x to $25.6B
BNB Chain emerged as the leading blockchain for tokenized equities in the third quarter, with trading volume surging to about $25.6 billion and supply reaching $1.13 billion. BNB Chain Widens Tokenized-Stock Lead BNB Chain’s tokenized-stock market went from…
Franklin Moves Bitcoin DRIP ETFs Toward Nasdaq With Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Two Franklin ETF filings combine US equities with a Bitcoin allocation funded through dividends, adding a different route to crypto exposure.