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Protocol Village: Fuse, Layer-1 Chain Focused on Payments, Introduces 'Charge' for Merchants

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Oct. 3-9.

Protocol Village is CoinDesk's living column chronicling blockchain tech project updates (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto Market Muted After HBO Satoshi Reveal Falls Flat

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 9, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 9 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Whale Alert: $1M BTC Trade Bets on Volatility Expansion Outside $53K-$87K Range

A long straddle involving the November expiry $66,000 call and put options crossed the tape on Deribit early Wednesday.

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Markets

Record Stablecoin Liquidity, Spike in BTC Transactions Could Fuel Bitcoin Price Surge

Most crypto spot and futures trading are conducted against stablecoin pairs - and an increase signals capital parked on the sidelines to deploy on favorable catalysts.

A rocket launching. (United Launch Alliance / U.S. Air Force)

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Markets

Bitcoin Trapped Between 50 and 200-Day Averages as Bond Market Volatility Spikes, China Stocks Slide

The MOVE index, which measures expected volatility in U.S. Treasury notes, spiked to the highest since January, hinting at tighter financial conditions ahead.

Dry, leave (Alexis/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Wavers at $62K Amid Major Swings in Stocks, Gold; Memecoins Falter as Profit-Taking Sets In

Traditional risk assets like stocks surged while gold and oil tumbled, but cryptos didn't get the memo.

Risks of a deeper pullback are growing for BTC (mana5280/Unsplash)

Finance

Former Bitcoin Dev Peter Todd Denies He's Satoshi Hours Before HBO Documentary Airs

"Of course I'm not Satoshi," Todd told CoinDesk Tuesday, saying that filmmaker Cullen Hoback was "grasping at straws."

Former Bitcoin developer Peter Todd, left (HBO)

Markets

Bitcoin Protocol Babylon Pulls in $1.5B of Staking Deposits as Cap Lifted

The round, known as "Cap-2," allowed users to add staking deposits to the platform for over the course of about 10 Bitcoin blocks on Tuesday.

Babylon co-founder David Tse (Babylon)

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Markets

Bitcoin Protocol Babylon Hours Away From Opening 'Duration-Based' Staking Round

The round, known as "Cap-2," will kick off at some time around 18:30 UTC, lasting for about one hour and 40 minutes thereafter

David Tse, an engineering professor at Stanford University who co-founded Babylon, a Bitcoin staking protocol (Bradley Keoun)

Markets

Bitcoin Miners at a Crossroads: Gain Market Share or Go All-In on AI?

Investors rewarded mining companies that've diversified into AI and high-performance computing.

Bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal outside the BitCluster mining farm in Norilsk, Russia. (BitCluster)

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