Sam Reynolds
Senior Markets Reporter at CoinDesk
PoliFi, Prediction Markets, and Memecoins. Sr. Markets Reporter @coindesk Prev: @blockworks, @idc
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coindesk.com | Sam Reynolds |Parikshit Mishra
Share this articleBy Sam Reynolds|Edited by Parikshit Mishra Apr 17, 2025, 6:58 a.m. Project Eleven has launched the Q-Day Prize, offering 1 bitcoin to the first team to break an elliptic curve cryptographic key using a quantum computer. The competition highlights the potential threat quantum computing poses to Bitcoin's security, with over 10 million addresses at risk.
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coindesk.com | Sam Reynolds
Artificial Intelligence tokens have long-term staying power and won't be another crypto fad like non-fungible tokens (NFTs), even though the industry has already seen its share of flops, Kava Labs co-founder Scott Stuart said in an interview with CoinDesk. "We had this first AI wave, but that wave was projects like Fetch saying, 'We're going to do a merger,' but producing nothing from it, or projects like Virtuals or AI16z, initially doing well, then dropping off by 80% or 90%.
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coindesk.com | Sam Reynolds |Shaurya Malwa
Bitcoin (BTC) is flat as East Asian markets open for the week, trading above $84K, as the White House presents mixed messages on semiconductor and technology component tariffs. STORY CONTINUES BELOWDon't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Long & Short Newsletter today. See all newslettersBy signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
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1 week ago |
coindesk.com | Sam Reynolds |Parikshit Mishra
Tokenized gold, such as Tether’s XAUT and Paxos’ PAXG continued to be a favorite of crypto investors in Asia as investors seek a safe haven despite a de-escalation in trade war tensions. On-chain data shows that Tether’s XAUT was a top-10 market performer out of all digital assets. Tether’s tokenized gold, the largest by market cap, is up 3.4% in the last 24 hours. By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
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coindesk.com | Shaurya Malwa |Sam Reynolds
Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have jointly requested a pause in their respective appeals to finalize a potential settlement, per a motion filed on Thursday. By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
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