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In an impressive turn of events, Bitunix has achieved a historic milestone in the month of October. The platform witnessed an unprecedented month-on-month surge of 280.6% in trading volume during October, marking its highest recorded figures since its ...

Shares of PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) rose in early trading on Thursday, after the company reported its third-quarter (Q3) results. The results came amid an exciting earnings season. Here are some key analyst takeaways from the earnings ...

The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one. In crypto, our problem is the profound gap between what people say they want, and what they actually want. This phenomenon, called the “value action gap,” helps clarify why belief doesn’t always turn

MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR) has been given a robust share price target of $554 by equity research firm Canaccord Genuity, predicated on the company's strategic decision to adopt Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as its primary treasury reserve ...

One year ago, CoinDesk's Ian Allison sent me the FTX balance sheet and asked for my take. I laid out what I saw, asking several times whether it was real, because a balance sheet that bad just did not seem possible given all we'd read about Sam Bankman-Fried, Alameda and FTX over

Is Sam Bankman-Fried going to prison? Five weeks into his criminal trial, 12 randomly selected New Yorkers are preparing to discuss among themselves whether they believe he violated federal law or not.Bankman-Fried is charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud ag

Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) has reported a substantial paper gain of $900 million on its stack of 158,400 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), profiting from the recent surge in Bitcoin’s price and fueled by optimism surrounding the ...

Major cryptocurrencies experienced a surge on Wednesday evening following the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) penultimate meeting of 2023.  Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded 9:30 p.m. EDT) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: ...

A year ago Thursday, the first domino fell that led to the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire.On Nov. 2, 2022, CoinDesk published a now-award-winning scoop that revealed Bankman-Fried's trading firm Alameda Research was mysteriously brimming with FTT tokens issued by h

Billionaire Elon Musk is a fan of several cryptocurrencies but also a notable critic of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Musk shared more criticism of NFTs during an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan. What Happened: Over the last few years, Musk has been ...

At a hearing today (Wednesday), FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried's defense attorney Mark Cohen countered the accusations leveled against his client, ardently arguing the government's portrayal of Bankman-Fried as a "monster" is both "wrong and unfair" ...

Andra Capital managing partner Haydar Haba has over 25 years of experience in fintech and telecom. In addition to launching Andra, the Florida Institute of Technology alum is also the founder of IntelePeer, a CaaS market company that revolutionized ...

In a widely expected move, the Federal Reserve announced its decision to keep the federal funds rate within the range of 5.25% to 5.5%, marking the second consecutive rate pause. Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered mixed signals during his press ...

Betsabe Botaitis is a CFO at Hedera – a DeFi-oriented company providing enterprise blockchain solutions. She’s responsible for all financial and accounting activities, including token economics and strategy. Botaitis is a finance industry veteran with ...

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will maintain its benchmark interest rates in the range of 5.25% to 5.5%, a decision in line with market expectations. Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged the current restrictive monetary policy is ...

Shares of First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR) remained volatile in early trading on Wednesday, after the company reported mixed quarterly results. The results came amid an exciting earnings season. Here are some key analyst takeaways from the earnings ...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) prices could surge to $150,000 by 2025, global asset management firm Bernstein forecasted amid positivity surrounding the spot Bitcoin ETF approval, as cited by CNBC. Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani believed the approval ...

Coffee chain Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) is set to report fourth-quarter financial results before the market open Thursday. Here are the analyst estimates, commentary and items for investors to watch when the report goes live. Starbucks ...

Roku, Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) was trading slightly lower Wednesday, forming an inside bar pattern on lower-than-average volume. Roku is set to print its third-quarter financial results after the market closes. When Roku printed its second-quarter earnings ...