Next Stop for DePIN: Taco Bell
The DePIN revolution is coming to a fast food franchise near you. The movement that started with Helium and has spread to numerous categories, including mapping and car data, this…
EasyA Wants to Attract More Than Just ‘Bounty Hunters’ to Its Hackathons
Many participants in industry hackathons are just looking to make some quick prize money and move on to the next contest — Dominic Kwok calls them “bounty hunters.”But EasyA, the…
Ledger Co-Founder’s Kidnapping Highlights Threat of Crypto Robberies
David Balland, co-founder of cryptocurrency wallet developer Ledger, was rescued in a police operation after being kidnapped in a ransom attack in France, according to reports, putting an end to…
HBAR Gains 8.0% as Nearly All Assets Trade Higher
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 3991.46, up 2.5% (+97.0) since…
Real Estate Firm Propy Is Rolling Out Crypto-Backed Loans to Buy Houses
What if you could put up your bitcoin (BTC) or ether (ETH) as collateral to buy a house?That’s essentially the idea behind real estate firm Propy’s upcoming sale, a condominium…
Bitcoin (BTC) Options Worth $7.8B Set to Expire at End of Month on Deribit
Some $7.8 billion worth of bitcoin (BTC) options expire at the end of the month and, with the largest cryptocurrency trading well above the so-called max pain point, it's possible…
BTC Whales in Bullish ‘Accumulation’ Phase as Donald Trump Takes Office
Large bitcoin (BTC) holders, commonly known as whales, are back purchasing more of the asset after a lull period in early January and a bout of profit-taking, CryptoQuant data shows.The…
Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Whipsaws as Risk Assets Get Feel-Good Boost
By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)The past 24 hours have been among the most hectic in the crypto industry for years, and this was reflected in…
Semler Scientific (SMLR) Stock Fell 15% on $75M Convertible Debt Sale, Earnings Highlights
The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of Semler Scientific (SMLR).Medical-devices maker Semler Scientific (SMLR) tumbled as much as 15% after the close of U.S. trading on Thursday after…
Prediction Markets Don’t Have a Gambling Problem, Says Crypto Attorney
Singapore and Thailand recently moved to ban Polymarket from their respective jurisdictions, arguing that the site was just another gambling platform.On the surface, that argument seems logical. Polymarket's inclusion of…