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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Tech

Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Function 'OP_CAT' Dusted Off as Development Fervor Grows

Developers Ethan Heilman and Armin Sabouri view OP_CAT as a simple opcode that offers some of the general purpose functionality currently missing in Bitcoin

Armin Sabouri (left), one of the co-authors of the OP_CAT proposal; with Dan Gould, a Bitcoin developer; and co-author Ethan Heilman, in October at Chaincode Labs' Bitcoin Research Day, in New York. (Neha Narula)

Markets

Crypto Stocks Rally Pre-Market as Bitcoin Tops $46K

Bitcoin climbed over $46,000 for the first time in nearly a month early Friday, extending its gain for the week to nearly 10%.

16:9 Stock market rally (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Policy

Do Kwon Wins Second Chance to Appeal Extradition From Montenegro

The appeal is a minor victory for Kwon, who initially won an appeal in November only for it to be subsequently overturned.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Mean 'Substitution' From Gold Into BTC Will Continue, Says Cathie Wood

While bitcoin's price is often denominated against fiat currencies, Wood pointed out that even relative to gold, BTC has risen consistently since its early days.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Markets

Binance to Delist Monero Privacy Token; XMR Slides

The crypto exchange will stop listing the token along with Aragon, Multichain and Vai as of Feb. 20.

(Nghia Do Thanh/Unsplash)

Tech

Bitcoin NFT Project Taproot Wizards Sells Out First Collection, Raking in $13M

All 3,000 of the "Quantum Cats" digital images were claimed by the end of Monday's public mint, selling for a fixed price of 0.1 BTC ($4,265) each – despite severe technical issues that had delayed the process by a full week.

Screenshot of "Quantum Cats" collection from the project's website. (Quantum Cats/Taproot Wizards)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Provider Valkyrie Adds BitGo as Second Custodian in Risk Mitigation Move

The digital asset investment firm has become the first of the ETF providers to diversify custody of its coins by tapping BitGo's expertise in addition to Coinbase

16:9 Custodian (Tim Evans/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds $43K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 2, 2024.

LINK price, Feb. 2 2024 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Thai Regulator Orders Zipmex to Suspend Digital Asset Trading and Brokerage Services

Zipmex now has 15 days to correct its financial position and create a system to prevent the improper use of customer funds.

16:9 Thailand flag (spaway/Pixabay)

Tech

Taproot Wizards Delays 'Quantum Cats' for 3rd Time as Mint Site Gets Fixed, Tested

Taproot Wizards struggled with technical issues during Monday's initial attempt to sell about 3,000 of the "NFTs on Bitcoin." The team says they underestimated demand, and says the minting site is now fixed but needs more time for testing.

Screenshot of "Quantum Cats" collection from the project's website. (Quantum Cats/Taproot Wizards)