Bear market

Bitcoin Struggling at $19K as Global Inflation Continues to Rise
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $19,100, continuing to trail its 20-day moving average, a sign of the bear market’s resiliency. Bruno Ramos de Sousa, Hashdex’s head of U.S. and head of new markets, discusses his crypto outlook amid rising inflation.

Ecosystem Growth, Not Prices, Tells the Real Crypto Story
Investors should look at project innovation, not the red lines.

Franklin Templeton CEO on Crypto Industry Outlook
Franklin Templeton is launching its first separately managed account strategies focused on crypto. Franklin Templeton President and CEO Jenny Johnson discusses her outlook for the digital asset industry amid a bear market, along with her insights into the state of institutional demand, regulation, and innovation.

Founders Are Building Their War Chest During Crypto Winter: Pantera Capital Partner
A new report found crypto startup funding at its lowest level in over a year. Pantera Capital's Lauren Stephanian says medium size deals have actually increased this year, which means "founders are building bigger war chest to last them through the bear market." Plus, she discusses where crypto talent is heading. She joins "First Mover" live from CoinDesk I.D.E.A.S.

Blockchain Established by Former Meta Employees Off to a Slow Start
Aptos, a new layer 1 blockchain established by former Meta (META) employees that promised extremely fast transaction speeds, isn't living up to those brisk expectations on its first day. "The Hash" panel discusses the launch of Aptos and the outlook for base layers during a bear market.

Bitcoin and Stocks Took a Gut Punch; the Builders Hardly Noticed
Instead of waxing poetic about why the price of bitcoin “doesn’t matter,” TABConf attendees got down to the business of trying to break bitcoin’s commerce layer.

Stablecorp CEO: 'It's Time to Build the Boring Stuff'
Stablecorp aims to reduce cross-border payment friction using bank-grade blockchain technology. CEO Alex McDougall discusses whether TradFi players are interested in working with crypto for cross-border payments during a bear market, saying, "It's up to us as an industry right now to build those types of solutions ... it's time to build the boring stuff."

A pesar del mercado bajista, los desarrolladores Web3 siguen creando, según un estudio
Un informe de Alchemy, la plataforma de desarrolladores Web3, muestra que la cantidad de contratos inteligentes implementados en Ethereum aumentó 40% desde el final del primer trimestre, a pesar de que el precio de ether cayó 60% este año.

Despite Crypto Bear Market, Web3 Developers Are Still Building, Study Shows
A report from Web3 developer platform Alchemy shows the number of smart contracts deployed on Ethereum has increased by 40% since the end of the first quarter, despite ether’s 60% price plunge this year.


