Market Fears of Potential Selling Pressure From Possible Silk Road Sale is Overblown: Van Straten

For the outside world, bitcoin (BTC) dropping $10,000 to $92,000, in a matter of days could signal the end of the bull run. A caveat to this could be that bitcoin continues to consolidate below a key psychological $100,000 threshold. Unconfirmed reports from DB News suggest that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has been given … Read more

What’s next for the Padres, one of this winter’s quietest teams?

For the better part of the past decade, the San Diego Padres have been involved in a steady stream of industry-rattling transactions. Establishing the vision atop the franchise was a passionate owner in Peter Seidler, who demonstrated unbridled enthusiasm and commitment to chasing the team’s first World Series. Leading the charge was a swashbuckling president … Read more

Wild Card deep dives: Stroud vs. Herbert, blueprint for Broncos & Rams & more | Football 301

In this absolutely packed episode of Football 301, Nate Tice and Charles McDonald break down every matchup heading into Wild Card weekend, offering insights into how playoff contenders are shaping up and which teams might be in trouble. First up is the Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans, featuring a crucial QB battle between Justin … Read more

Blockchain MANTRA to Tokenize $1B of RWAs for UAE-Based Property Firm DAMAC Group

MANTRA, a layer-1 blockchain designed for tokenized real-world assets (RWA), entered an agreement with United Arab Emirates-based property conglomerate DAMAC Group to bring at least $1 billion of the firm’s assets to blockchain rails, the companies announced Thursday in a press release. The deal will allow investors to finance DAMAC’s portfolio companies spanning across various … Read more

Bitcoin Price Falls 1.7% as Nearly All Assets Trade Lower

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3298.7, down 2.2% (-74.23) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. One of 20 assets is trading higher. Leaders: LTC (+1.9%) and POL (-0.3%). Laggards: RENDER (-5.1%) and ICP (-5.1%). … Read more