High Fees, Big Wallets, but Real Momentum: The Plasma ICO Explained

Stablecoin blockchain project Plasma raised $500 million in its token sale, ten times its initial $50 million goal. These explosive numbers were not just a flashpoint in crypto fundraising – it signaled something deeper: the beginning of a broader alignment between the decentralized world of crypto and the structures of global finance, according to Santiment. … Read more

Alleged Victim ‘Jane’ Faces Cross-Examination

Topline An ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and one of his alleged victims central to the prosecution’s case faces cross-examination from the defense Tuesday following days of testimony, as prosecutors describe the woman using the pseudonym “Jane” as one of the most important witnesses in Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial, alongside Cassie Ventura. Sean … Read more

Pyth Network Publishes Real-Time Prices for 100 Major ETFs

Pyth Network has launched real-time price feeds for over 100 major exchange-traded funds, including products from Blackrock, State Street, and Vanguard, with onchain access to data representing more than $8 trillion in assets. New Pyth Integration Brings Live ETF Prices to DeFi Builders Pyth Network has introduced real-time exchange-traded fund (ETF) price feeds, enabling blockchain … Read more

AVAX Up 4.2% as It Establishes Uptrend Channel

Avalanche’s token is demonstrating short-term strength, climbing from $20.91 to a peak of $22.47, which represents a 7.4% range, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The token then experienced a 1.65% correction. AVAX is up 4.2% in the last 24 hours. The CoinDesk 20 — an index of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market … Read more

Bitwise Debuts First Ever GameStop Covered Call ETF

Today, Bitwise Asset Management announced the launch of the Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF (IGME), the first-ever covered call ETF centered around GameStop (GME). The fund arrives at a moment where GameStop recently made headlines for its $500 million Bitcoin treasury strategy. GameStop is embracing bitcoin; we built an income-generating ETF designed to capture … Read more

Why You Need To Use Your Node For It To Matter

What is an economic node? To understand that, you need to first conceptually understand how a user interacts with the Bitcoin network in the first place.  Bitcoin is a database, and a network to facilitate the updating and synchronization of updates to that database, used for the primary purpose of people transacting bitcoin (entries in … Read more