Sage D. Young

Sage D. Young was a tech protocol reporter at CoinDesk. He cares for the Solarpunk Movement and is a recent graduate from Claremont McKenna College, who dual-majored in Economics and Philosophy with a Sequence in Data Science. He owns a few NFTs, gold and silver, as well as BTC, ETH, LINK, AAVE, ARB, PEOPLE, DOGE, OS, and HTR.

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Finance

On-chain analysis

Arkham Intel Exchange Shows 11 Submissions Since Debut Including Finding Elon Musk’s Wallet

Some bounties that have received a submission include identifying an address owned by MicroStrategy with over 10,000 BTC volume.

By Sage D. Young

Jul 21, 2023 at 6:51 p.m. UTC

Jul 21, 2023

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Technology

Wormhole

Wormhole Launches New Blockchain Connecting to Any Cosmos Appchain

The Wormhole Gateway is designed to make it easier for developers and users to on-ramp liquidity into the Cosmos ecosystem.

By Sage D. Young

Jul 21, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Jul 21, 2023

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Finance

Liquid staking

Stablecoin Issuer Lybra Finance Launches Arbitrum Testnet Amid Quest to Be More DeFi-Friendly

Users can now interact with Lybra’s new companion stablecoin peUSD, which is said to be more compatible with decentralized finance protocols than the protocol’s main stablecoi...

By Sage D. Young

Jul 19, 2023 at 4:53 p.m. UTC

Jul 19, 2023

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Mantle launched its mainnet on Monday. (Unsplash)

Finance

Layer 2s

Mantle’s MNT Token Outpaces Rival Layer 2 Blockchains Over Past 24 Hours

After launching its mainnet on Monday, Mantle’s utility and governance token has jumped roughly 4%, more than the native tokens of Arbitrum and Optimism over the past day.

By Sage D. Young

Jul 18, 2023 at 6:13 p.m. UTC

Jul 18, 2023

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Finance

Binance.us

XRP Gets Binance.US Listing as Exchange Joins Rivals’ Embrace

Binance.US joins rival crypto exchanges including Coinbase, Kraken, Bitstamp in listing XRP for trading.

By Sage D. Young

Jul 14, 2023 at 3:22 p.m. UTC

Jul 14, 2023

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Markets

Bitcoin and Crypto Stocks Like Coinbase Soar as XRP Ruling Bolsters Optimism

Crypto miners were also included in the rally as bitcoin rose to its highest level in 13 months.

By Helene Braun Sage D. Young

Jul 13, 2023 at 8:03 p.m. UTC

Jul 13, 2023

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Markets

Ripple

Ripple’s XRP Token Surges 96% After Partial Victory in SEC Lawsuit

XRP climbed as high as 93 cents at one point, its highest level since March 2022.

By Sage D. Young

Jul 13, 2023 at 4:44 p.m. UTC

Jul 13, 2023

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Technology

Algorand

Algorand Cuts Block Time After New Upgrade

The protocol upgrade includes several improvements intended to make application development faster and more cost-efficient.

By Sage D. Young

Jun 22, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 22, 2023

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Raft's total value locked has crossed $55 million in roughly three weeks (DefiLlama).

Finance

Stablecoin

Raft’s R Stablecoin Surges as Traders Embrace Liquid Staking Ether Products

While Raft is centered around its R stablecoin backed by Lido’s stETH, the team has had ongoing conversations about introducing RAFT, an additional token intended to empower c...

By Sage D. Young

Jun 21, 2023 at 8:07 p.m. UTC

Jun 21, 2023

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Markets

Asia pacific

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Has Its Eyes on $30K Amid Steadfast Institutional Interest

ALSO: Smart contracts crypto lending platform Aave has continued its year-to-date momentum this month. The version 3 (v3) blockchain’s total value locked (TVL) has surged 15%...

By Sam Reynolds Sage D. Young

Jun 21, 2023 at 12:59 a.m. UTC

Jun 21, 2023

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