Month: December 2024
The Protocol: Solana’s Allure for Devs; Avalanche’s Big Upgrade
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech…
Deutsche Bank’s L2 Blockchain to Be ‘Public and Permissioned,’ Says Tech Partner
Banking giant Deutsche Bank is building out a layer-2 rollup network on Ethereum with Matter…
Fed Cuts Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points, Bitcoin Slips Below $104K on Hawkish Tone
The U.S. Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark fed funds rate by 25 basis points to…
‘Pick and mix of horror’ online pushes young people to violence, UK police chief says
Counter-terrorism leader says there is often no ideology behind ‘grotesque fascinations’ with extreme content More…
Three Predictions For 2025
No one can argue with 2024 being a breakthrough year for crypto. BTC and ETH…
Kraken’s Ink Layer-2 Goes Live
Kraken, the seventh-largest crypto exchange, said its layer-2 rollup network, built on top of the…
Out With the “Altcoin,” in With the Asset Class
Following the U.S. presidential election, crypto’s headwinds have seemingly dissipated. Since early November bitcoin has…
Trump Administration Has Already Unlocked ‘New Era’ for U.S. Crypto: JPMorgan
Donald Trump’s victory in the November presidential election is already ushering in a new era…
WBTC Episode ‘Reopened Old Wounds’ of Centralized Failures: Bitcoin Builders Association
Earlier this year, some users of wrapped bitcoin wBTC were dismayed to find its issuer…
More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
Exclusive: Lawsuit brought by former moderators against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya PTSD,…
