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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Finance

Bitcoin Layer-2 Chain Bitlayer Raises $11M Led by ETF Issuer Franklin Templeton

Bitlayer's layer 2 is based on the BitVM paradigm, which was unveiled last October and laid out a path for Ethereum-style smart contracts on the original blockchain.

Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton president and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Settles Above $67K After Biden Drops Out

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

BTC price, FMA July 22 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades at $64K as Biden Withdrawal Likelihood Increases

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 19, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 19 2024 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Chainbase Raises $15M to Grow Omnichain Data Network

Chainbase's aim is to provide unbiased and transparent data that is not controlled by a small number of dominant companies.

Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Below $65K Following Wednesday's Drop

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 18, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 18 2024 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Bitcoin's 'OP_CAT' Possibilities Teased in StarkWare Test Project

StarkWare used its new STARK verifier on the Signet network, a testing environment for Bitcoin, in a proof-on-concept project designed to demonstrate what the oldest blockchain might be capable of were the pending "OP_CAT" technical proposal to get adopted.

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson (Margaux Nijkerk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bulls Eye $70K After Return to $66K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 17, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 17 2024 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Signs Sleeve Sponsorship Deal With Premier League Club Spurs

Last week, Kraken announced an equivalent deal with Spanish soccer team Atlético Madrid, meaning the company now has a presence in both England's Premier League and Spain's La Liga.

16:9 (Tottenham Hotspur/Kraken)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Retreats as Mt. Gox Moves $3B of BTC

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 16, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 16 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Cambodian Payments Firm Received $150K From North Korean Hackers Lazarus Wallet: Reuters

The crypto was stolen by Lazarus hackers from three crypto companies in June and July last year.

Crypto hacks, scams and exploits netted some $2 billion this year. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)