BlackRock CEO Larry Fink appearing on CNBC means more to QCP’s founder and chief investment officer rather than presidential candidates promoting crypto

The company reported its third quarter earnings results after the close of trading on Wednesday afternoon.

In this week’s issue of The Protocol, our newsletter on blockchain tech, we’re covering the Optimism’s $42.5M token pledge to Kraken, crypto VC funding, grants for Bitcoin open-source developers, and Polymarket’s (negligible) impact on Polygon’s bottom line.

BOB’s aim is to create bridges between itself and layer-1 blockchains like Ethereum, with the ultimate goal of making Bitcoin the center of DeFi.

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 30, 2024.

Over-the-counter desks hold 416,000 bitcoin valued around $30 billion, a level that has remained stagnant for the past month.

The Bhutan government recently deposited almost 1,000 BTC into a Binance deposit address. It holds $900 million of the asset.