2024. Apr. 27. 03:44
The U.S. Department of Justice rebuffed Roman Storm's motion to dismiss criminal charges against him late Friday.2024. Apr. 26. 19:11
The yen's volatile episode may spread to other fiat currencies as U.S. rate cuts remain elusive amid sticky inflation, which could drive investors to gold and bitcoin, Noelle Acheson said in an interview.2024. Apr. 26. 18:58
Lawyer-turned-politician John Deaton further reinforced his credentials as an outspoken crypto ally on Friday, filing a friend-of-the-court brief in Coinbase Inc.'s (COIN) effort to get a higher U.S. court to rule on a central question about when a digital token qualifies as a security.2024. Apr. 26. 16:45
Custodia, a Wyoming-based aspiring crypto bank, filed a notice of appeal against a court ruling that affirmed the Federal Reserve's rejection of its bid for a master account and membership.2024. Apr. 26. 16:45
Custodia, a Wyoming-based aspiring crypto bank, filed a notice of appeal against a court ruling that affirmed the Federal Reserve's rejection of its bid for a master account and membership.2024. Apr. 26. 15:33
Leading crypto critic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland what tools the federal government needs to crack down on the use of digital assets to perpetrate child sexual exploitation, according to a letter she sent to the top U.S. law-enforcement official.2024. Apr. 26. 14:52
Community protocol networks that coordinate hardware-based services with tokens promise an upgrade in efficiency and fairness, says Ivo Entchev, a partner at Youbi Capital.2024. Apr. 26. 12:22
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 26, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.2024. Apr. 26. 12:00
The startup is one of the first to build tokenized tech for Bitcoin's Runes era.2024. Apr. 26. 10:44
The new laws set up "enhanced" due diligence and customer checks for crypto firms.2024. Apr. 26. 10:25
The investment firm sold 237,983 BITO shares worth $6.7 million at Thursday's closing price of $28.22 from its Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW).2024. Apr. 26. 09:11
Yao Qian is reportedly being investigated for "violations of discipline and law."2024. Apr. 26. 07:07
BTC Stable Above $64K While ETF Outflows Hit $200 Million2024. Apr. 25. 23:01
New powers that will help law enforcement agencies seize crypto used for crime came into effect on Friday, the U.K Home Office said in a press release.2024. Apr. 25. 18:55
Six years after dropping support for bitcoin and, thus, crypto payments altogether, Stripe is bringing back the service later this summer, though initially only for Circle’s USDC stablecoin.2024. Apr. 25. 18:36
Ethereum developer Consensys has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, striking back against what the company calls an “unlawful seizure of authority” over Ethereum by the federal regulator.2024. Apr. 25. 16:57
The feature helps to expand the utility of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund's BENJI token and make it more interconnected with the digital asset ecosystem.2024. Apr. 25. 16:32
The author of "Burn Book" says while crypto is important, it's not the center of everything.2024. Apr. 25. 16:06
The pool mined the first block after last week's halving, winning an "epic" sat in the process.2024. Apr. 25. 16:00
The professionalization of crypto is here, whether it’s tokenized securities, crypto-forward financial products from the world’s largest asset managers or platforms that help financial advisors access this new market directly.2024. Apr. 25. 16:00
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 25-May 1.2024. Apr. 25. 15:26
Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.2024. Apr. 25. 14:46
Movement's 21 and 24-year-old co-founders say they are on a mission to "make blockchain security sexy" with the launch of their L2.2024. Apr. 25. 14:27
Increasing concerns about sticky inflation hit risk assets across all markets including cryptos.2024. Apr. 25. 14:10
Employment contracts that stop free movement of labor conflict with an innovative industry’s open-source ethos, says Linda Jeng, CEO of Digital Self Labs, a Web3 advisory firm.2024. Apr. 25. 13:00
The chains' users will be able to opt in or out to use Avail for data availability, to stash the reams of data produced for all their transactions taking place.2024. Apr. 25. 13:00
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 25-May 1.2024. Apr. 25. 12:21
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 25, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.2024. Apr. 25. 10:49
Igbara perpetrated multiple fraud schemes and scammed investors of at least $8 million.2024. Apr. 25. 10:49
The fundraise was led by Hack VC and included contributions from DAO5, L2Iterative, NomadCapital_io, FinalityCap, Symbolic VC and Theta Capital.2024. Apr. 25. 10:00
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 25-May 1.2024. Apr. 25. 07:31
U.S. House Representative Maxine Waters (D-California), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, told Bloomberg Wednesday "We are on our way to getting a stablecoin bill in the short run.”2024. Apr. 25. 07:07
Proceeds will go to fund the development of Bitcoin layer-2 lightning startup Tirrel Corp.2024. Apr. 25. 07:03
The move may bring fresh energy and capital into the spot ETFs.2024. Apr. 25. 06:53
Inflows have slowed this month, taking the wind out of the bitcoin bull run.2024. Apr. 24. 22:19
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 25-May 1.2024. Apr. 24. 20:24
Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past.2024. Apr. 24. 19:10
Federal prosecutors charges Samurai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill with conspiracy to commit money laundering on Wednesday, as the U.S. government continues its approach to prosecuting crypto mixing tools that may be used by illicit actors and foreign governments to hide fund transfers.2024. Apr. 24. 17:12
Institutional investors located in Canada significantly increased their holdings of cryptocurrencies in 2023, a survey by KPMG found.2024. Apr. 24. 17:12
Institutional investors located in Canada significantly increased their holdings of cryptocurrencies in 2023, a survey by KPMG found.2024. Apr. 24. 17:12
Institutional investors located in Canada significantly increased their holdings of cryptocurrencies in 2023, a survey by KPMG found.2024. Apr. 24. 16:57
Avi Eisenberg’s centi-million dollar exploit of the decentralized Mango Markets trading platform revealed the perverse incentives of bug bounties.2024. Apr. 24. 16:37
One of the issuers waived management fees for the first six months, undercutting rival offerings.2024. Apr. 24. 16:05
The next era of Web3 will be defined by the ability of projects to attract and retain users, says Kelly Ye of Decentral Park Capital. Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 is showing the way forward.2024. Apr. 24. 16:00
On-chain real-world assets and the integration of wallet infrastructure will replace intermediaries and become standard in the modern asset management lifecycle, says Mehdi Brahimi, head of institutional business at L1.2024. Apr. 24. 15:51
The new regulations could offer banks a competitive edge by limiting institutions without a banking license to a maximum stablecoin issuance of $10 billion, the report said.2024. Apr. 24. 14:12
The firm also completed the development of its three-nanometer mining chip, which it had been working on since April 2023.2024. Apr. 24. 14:00
Bitcoin Conversions will charge a flat 1% fee to automatically convert a portion of merchant revenues into BTC.2024. Apr. 24. 13:00
The products check decentralized applications across 40+ blockchains via WalletConnect, Fireblocks’ browser extension, and MetaMask Institutional.2024. Apr. 24. 13:00
Strike, the payments application using the Bitcoin blockchain, has launched in Europe, allowing customers to buy, sell and withdraw bitcoin {{BTC}} in the region, it announced Wednesday.2024. Apr. 24. 12:38
Germany is a relatively conservative financial market, and landesbank are among its most conservative institutions. So what is the country’s largest landesbank doing launching crypto services? Noelle Acheson explains.2024. Apr. 24. 12:13
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 24, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.2024. Apr. 24. 12:13
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 24, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.2024. Apr. 24. 11:18
Binance's founder and former chief executive, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has apologised for his "poor decisions" and accepted "full responsibility" for his actions, in a letter to the judge overseeing his case.2024. Apr. 24. 11:08
The number of addresses holding stablecoins has risen 15% this year.2024. Apr. 24. 09:26
The Central Bank of Nigeria issued a directive on Tuesday asking financial institutions to identify persons or entities transacting in or operating Bybit, KuCoin, OKX and Binance, according to contents of the letter seen by CoinDesk.2024. Apr. 24. 09:26
A directive circulating in Nigeria asked regulated financial institutions in Nigeria to identify persons or entities transacting in or operating with Bybit, KuCoin, OKX and Binance, but the nation's central bank denied its real, retracted the denial, and then reissued the denial on X.2024. Apr. 24. 08:04
Some banks, however, expect the dollar index to stay firm over the near term.2024. Apr. 24. 07:51
India’s general election in 2024 is not expected to immediately affect crypto policy, and its current – restrictive – rules are expected to continue on through the upcoming Parliamentary term.2024. Apr. 24. 07:09
Hedera's native HBAR token surged by more than 107% on Tuesday as investors believed that BlackRock was involved in a fund tokenization project on the Hedera blockchain, the token then slumped by more than 25% as BlackRock turned out to have no involvement in the launch.2024. Apr. 24. 07:09
Hedera's native HBAR token surged by more than 107% on Tuesday as investors believed that BlackRock was involved in a fund tokenization project on the Hedera blockchain, the token then slumped by more than 25% as BlackRock turned out to have no involvement in the launch.2024. Apr. 24. 07:09
Hedera's native HBAR token surged by more than 107% on Tuesday as investors believed that BlackRock was involved in a fund tokenization project on the Hedera blockchain, the token then slumped by more than 25% as BlackRock turned out to have no involvement in the launch.2024. Apr. 24. 06:52
Mexico is poised to have its biggest election ever in a few weeks, with 100 million voters choosing 628 elected officials, thousands of local officials and the president. And crypto issues will remain on the sidelines during the campaign.2024. Apr. 24. 06:31
Use of Tether has increased in Venezuela after the U.S. reimposed sanctions on oil exports.2024. Apr. 24. 05:43
Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice and former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao filed their sentencing memos on Tuesday night.2024. Apr. 24. 05:43
Binance's founder and former chief executive, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, should spend three years in prison for his role in enabling the crypto exchange to violate federal sanctions and money laundering laws, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday night.2024. Apr. 24. 05:33
Indonesian President Joko Widodo warned the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) to monitor the use of crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for money laundering during a speech last Wednesday at the 22nd Anniversary of the National Movement for Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prevention at the State Palace, Jakarta.2024. Apr. 24. 04:36
Investors are still gauging macroeconomic factors, one observer said.2024. Apr. 24. 01:30
Last week, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced a joint bill addressing how stablecoins could be regulated in the country. It's the latest effort to try and get something done in the U.S. legislative front – but is it enough?2024. Apr. 23. 20:55
Tokenization initiatives from BlackRock, JP Morgan and others presage a revolution in payments, wealth management and other key activities of Wall Street, says author Annelise Osborne.2024. Apr. 23. 19:33
Detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan will remain in prison in Nigeria until at least May 17, following an Abuja court’s ruling to postpone a scheduled bail hearing until after he is tried on money laundering charges.2024. Apr. 23. 17:48
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a New York court to impose $5.3 billion in fines on Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon for their role in the $40 billion implosion of the Terra ecosystem in 2022.2024. Apr. 23. 17:34
Five new editors were added to help speed up the process of approving and merging Bitcoin Improvement Proposals.2024. Apr. 23. 17:01
“Having an eye on the horizon makes things less crazy,” says the Consensus 2024 speaker.2024. Apr. 23. 16:47
The defunct crypto exchange will distribute 142,000 BTC and 143,000 BCH to creditors later this year, 10 years after its implosion due to a hack.2024. Apr. 23. 15:32
The bank reiterated its year-end bitcoin and ether targets of $150,000 and $8,000, respectively.2024. Apr. 23. 13:28
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule expanding the definition of a "dealer" to capture digital assets activity went too far, a lawsuit by the Blockchain Association and Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas alleged.2024. Apr. 23. 13:01
The firm maintains the "highest" anti-money laundering standards in the industry, it said in a statement to CoinDesk.2024. Apr. 23. 13:00
The reentrancy bug was discovered by Asymmetric Research, a core contributor to the Wormhole interoperability protocol.2024. Apr. 23. 13:00
The company from ex-Coinbase employees aims to help developers build better blockchain wallets.2024. Apr. 23. 13:00
The company from ex-Coinbase employees aims to help developers build better blockchain wallets.2024. Apr. 23. 12:07
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 23, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.2024. Apr. 23. 12:05
The decentralized cloud computing company also announced its ‘Akash summit’ on Monday, which will take place before Consensus.2024. Apr. 23. 11:09
The 200-day simple moving average is one of the most widely tracked indicators of the long-term trend.2024. Apr. 23. 10:00
DYDX also has a large unlock scheduled but is not experiencing the same pricing pressure.2024. Apr. 23. 08:22
Derivatives exchange Deribit is the first to integrate FalconX’s Prime Connect.2024. Apr. 23. 07:32
Ripple Labs filed its opposition on Monday against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposal to ask a New York judge to impose a nearly $2 billion fine against the company behind the XRP Ledger blockchain.2024. Apr. 23. 07:22
The new BTC supply added to the market could drop to $30 million per day, according to Bitfinex.2024. Apr. 23. 04:54
Venezuela's state-run oil company started experimenting with Tether in 2023.2024. Apr. 22. 21:17
Crypto-focused stocks also bounced higher, led by bitcoin miners Riot Platforms and Hut 8.2024. Apr. 22. 20:18
The upgrade seeks to solve congestion issues, and will officially launch in May.2024. Apr. 22. 19:42
Two lawyers for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were forced to resign after a federal judge sanctioned the agency last month for committing a “gross abuse of power” while attempting to secure a temporary restraining order against Utah-based crypto company Debt Box, according to a Monday report from Bloomberg.Opinions from around the world on bitcoin. Trends in technology, social media and meetups.
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