Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

Jamie Crawley

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls Back Below $68K, Still Outperforms Broader Market

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 25, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 25 2024 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Chainlink Expands to Bitcoin, Helping Original Blockchain With Its Layer-2 Shift

Chainlink's service is an integral part of most major blockchains but has not featured on Bitcoin until now.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov speaks at the project's SmartCon conference in Barcelona. (Chainlink)

Tech

Bitcoin Project BOB Maps Out How the Original Blockchain Could Take Over DeFi

The goal is to create trust-minimized bridges between itself and other layer-1 blockchains, according to the abstract of a new "vision paper" shared with CoinDesk.

BOB team (BOB)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC Rebounds to $67K After Subdued U.S. Economic Data Reading

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 24, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 24 2024 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Bitcoin Startup Satflow Targets 'Mempool Sniping' in New Token-Trading Rival to Magic Eden

The project, which recently raised $7.5 million, says the new decentralized exchange (DEX) will target the market for Bitcoin-based tokens including Ordinals NFTs and Runes fungible tokens – aiming to curb unsavory transactional practices that are possible due to the blockchain's long block times.

Satflow takes aim at the practice known as 'mempool sniping' in new decentralized exchange for trading Ordinals and Runes tokens (A.B. Frost/Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC's Fall Below $67K Prompts Broad Market Dip

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 23, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 23 2024 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Exchange River Financial Allowing Users to Earn BTC Interest on Cash Deposits

Not a bank itself, River has teamed up with Lead Bank, a member of the FDIC, meaning user deposits are protected up to the value of $250,000

River (hunter-er/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC Revisits $67K on Leverage Flush, APE Options Fly

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 22, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 22 2024 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Stripe in $1.1B Acquisition Deal for Stablecoin Platform Bridge

Bridge, which has raised $54 million in funding, previously said it aspired to become the blockchain version of Stripe, operating a global system in which other developers could integrate

Business deal. (Shutterstock)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC Peeps Above $69K as Macro Favors Bulls

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 21, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 21 2024 (CoinDesk)