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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Surges 7.9% as Index Rises
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 1955.23, up 1.2% (+22.74) since last Friday’s close. Eleven of 20 assets are trading
Memecoin Moodeng on Ethereum Jumps 480% After Vitalik Buterin’s Mention and Donation Sales
The MOODENG token, inspired by the Thai baby hippo Moo Deng, experienced a nearly 500% price increase in 24 hours. Vitalik Buterin mentioned the memecoin on his social media post and sold 10 billion MOODENG tokens for 308.69 ETH, donating
Bitget Token Tumbles 52% on ‘Market Sluggishness,’ Exchange Says, While Promising Compensation
Crypto exchange Bitget pledged to compensate holders of its native Bitget Token who suffered losses during a flash crash on Monday. The BGB token slid to as low as $0.54 from $1.14 in 15 minutes at around 02:30 UTC. Crypto
Crypto Custody Firm Copper’s CEO Dmitry Tokarev Plans to Step Down
Copper is interviewing candidates to replace CEO Dmitry Tokarev, who is stepping aside to assume a founder’s role at the company. Last month, executives Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki and Mike Milner left to join blockchain firm Concordium. Unmute 19:26 Does Crypto Have
Ethereum Proposal Could Increase Throughput by 50%
The new Ethereum improvement proposal, officially EIP-7781, would increase throughput by 50%. The submission from Illyriad Games co-founder Ben Adams follows earlier proposals by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and others for improving the blockchain’s overall processing capacity. Ethereum has faced
My Friend, Satoshi?
An HBO documentary coming out Tuesday has reopened speculation that my late friend Len Sassaman was Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin. The filmmaker claims to have confronted the person he believes is Satoshi face-to-face, which would make it