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Over 11,000 tokens have been issued and traded on the Bitcoin network, data shows.

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The Nigerian payments startup, Nomba, is reported to have raised $30 million via a pre-Series B that was led by Base10 Partners. The new solution is expected to help the startup operate more efficiently and deliver “ex...

The U.S. puts politics ahead of policy, Brad Garlinghouse has said at the 2023 Dubai Fintech Summit.

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 4, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk's daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Spanish law enforcement recently nabbed three individuals who befriended and eventually kidnapped a Syrian cryptocurrency dealer. Following their arrest, the kidnappers, who were demanding a ransom of over $1.1 million, ...

The recent announcement by Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, of temporarily halting bitcoin withdrawals, citing high volumes and a surge in processing fees, has spooked traders and raised questions ab...

In 2023, meme coins have maintained their popularity, and the recent surge of PEPE demonstrates that investors remain enthusiastic about meme-centered tokens. A fresh study from Coingecko reveals that a significant porti...

Crypto exchange Bittrex has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. state of Delaware, months after announcing it would wind down operations in the country and weeks after being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the most renowned investors in the market, stated that he saw no viable option to become the world’s reserve currency besides the U.S. dollar. However, he warned abo...

Ether's deflationary narrative continues despite Monday's price drop. Major crypto assets traded down on Monday.

Things are getting ugly for Shiba Inu (SHIB). The Shiba Inu dog meme-themed crypto token, which lives as an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum blockchain, failed to gain any momentum amid the huge pump seen in newer rival meme...

Ether (ETH), the cryptocurrency that powers the smart-contract-enabled Ethereum blockchain, has been under strong selling pressure in the last three days. ETH/USD was last trading around $1,830, down over 2.0% on Monday ...

Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today. Have we missed something? Do you have information about new ...

Major US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has praised the United Arab Emirates (UAE), saying the region has the potential to become a "strategic hub" for the company. Writing in a blog post over the weekend, Coinbase calle...

With blockchain technology continuing to advance at a remarkable pace, crypto presales have established themselves as a strategic entry point for investors seeking to capitalize on the early stages of innovative crypto p...

Despite having now pulled back a massive 75% from Sunday's highs in the $0.0024 area, SpongeBob ($SPONGE) is still up a huge 7x from its launch price on decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Uniswap last Thursday around ...

Controversial crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, alias BitBoy, has announced the launch of a new cryptocurrency token $BEN. BEN is the governance token for Bitboy's decentralized autonomous community tagged Ben DAO. The in...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin exchange Paxful has resumed operations after being shut down for over a month, the company said in a blog post.

As risk-taking crypto traders sought to make tremendous profits off of surging prices for the suddenly-hot PEPE, a resulting surge in transaction fees brought a windfall to validators running the Ethereum blockchain.

Cryptocurrency markets have been suffering from broad selling pressure since Saturday. Bitcoin (BTC), which reached nearly as high as $30,000 on Saturday, has since reversed more than 6.5% lower and was last trading to t...

The $500 billion-plus firm is involved in NovaWulf's offer for Celsius, according to a person familiar with the matter.