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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Approaches $63K Ahead of U.S. CPI Data
15.5.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 15, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Stablecoin Issuer Circle Files to Shift Legal Home to U.S. From Ireland Ahead of Planned IPO: Bloomberg
15.5.2024
Circle recently filed court paperwork to make the move, according to a company spokesperson
Bitcoin Nears $63K as Bulls Chew Through 'Taker Selling'
15.5.2024
A taker order is the
Huobi Hong Kong Withdraws License Application for the Second Time
15.5.2024
Galaxy Digital Has Strong Momentum Across All Business Lines: Canaccord
15.5.2024
The approval of spot bitcoin ETFs was a catalyst for the increase in counterparty engagement in the first quarter as more traditional asset managers and hedge funds entered the industry, the report said
Cahill Gordon & Reindel Beefs Up Crypto Practice, Adds 3 Crypto-Native Lawyers Including Lewis Cohen
15.5.2024
Degen Chain Back Online After Two-Day Hiatus
15.5.2024
The layer-3 blockchain for meme coins was offline for over 50 hours
Sonne Finance Token Drops 60% After $20M Exploit on Optimism
15.5.2024
Attackers stole ether, velo and stablecoins before developers mitigated the hack and paused operations. Sonne’s markets on the Base blockchain were not affected
Bitcoin DeFi Tool Alex Lab Loses $4.3M in Hack, Offers 10% Bounty for Stolen Funds
15.5.2024
The ALEX team proposed a 10% bounty on the total stolen funds in exchange for the return of 90% of assets
Crypto's Election Season Is Kicking Off
15.5.2024
The U.S. is holding its presidential election this fall. More than half a dozen other countries and bodies are likewise holding – or have held – elections this year. Some candidates and lawmakers have already addressed crypto, whether appealing to the industry or just commenting on the technology....
Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Asks for Lenient 18 Months in Prison
15.5.2024
Attorneys for former FTX executive Ryan Salame are asking for 18 months in prison, citing his cooperation with authorities and remorse
Vanguard, Avowedly Anti-Crypto, Names Bitcoin-Friendly Ex-BlackRock Exec as CEO
15.5.2024
Lido Co-Founders, Paradigm Secretly Back EigenLayer Competitor as DeFi Battle Lines Form
15.5.2024
The popularity of new blockchain “restaking" protocols led by EigenLayer has drawn a response from the principals behind the liquid staking platform Lido, which itself burst onto the scene a couple of years ago to become the largest project in decentralized finance
Irthu Suresh: Using Blockchain Tech to Reduce Water Shortages
14.5.2024
The founder of the Atlantis water exchange is a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival in Austin, Texas, May 29-31
Insider at Solana's Cypher Protocol Admits to Stealing $300K
14.5.2024
Core contributor Hoak blamed his actions on a "crippling gambling addiction."
The Hard Truths and Worrying Consequences of the Tornado Cash Verdict
14.5.2024
Vitalik Buterin's Ethereum Wallet Proposal, Scribbled in 22 Minutes, Gets Positive Reviews
14.5.2024
After a technical proposal to improve Ethereum wallets met with some opposition, a familiar figure swooped in last week to devise an alternative
The Crypto Industry’s Influence on U.S. Elections is Bigger Than Ever, Industry Insiders Say
14.5.2024
The crypto industry is throwing its weight around in Washington in hopes of influencing the upcoming U.S. elections, spending an unprecedented amount of money to get crypto-friendly candidates elected and educate lawmakers – all in hopes of finally getting a friendly regulatory framework for crypto...
DeFi Lender Liquity Unveils New Stablecoin With User-Set Borrowing Rates in White Paper
14.5.2024
Liquity V2 will allow borrowers to set their borrowing costs, a novel approach in DeFi, and pays the lion's share of protocol revenues back to liquidity providers
'Liquid Vesting' Is Oxymoronic Blockchain Feature That Lets Early Investors Sell Without Waiting
14.5.2024
A new feature from Colony Lab, a developer and project incubator in the Avalanche blockchain ecosystem, called "liquid vesting," lets users sell their tokens before their vesting period is over