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The Protocol: From 'Node Sales' to 'Address Poisoning,' the Money's in Crypto
8.5.2024
In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, we dive into the crypto industry's fundraising method du jour – it's all about the decentralization! PLUS: Polyhedra says its ZK prover is 2x faster than anyone else's
Restaking Is Hot in Ethereum and Entering Solana. Should We Worry?
8.5.2024
The Lehman Brothers-driven global financial crisis of 2008 showed the danger of spreading money around too much
Stablecoin Surge: Tether's Headroom for Growth
8.5.2024
The stablecoin already enjoys a dominant position in stablecoins and its integration with the TON (Telegram) network could boost it further, says Sylvia To, head of partnerships and token research at Bullish
What Technical Analysis Tells Us About the Bitcoin Market
8.5.2024
The recent downturn in BTC may have some way to travel, according to Katie Stockton, Managing Partner of Fairlead Strategies
Injective, Underperforming in Crypto Markets, Now Plans Layer-3 Chain on Arbitrum
8.5.2024
Injective’s "inEVM," which connects the Ethereum, Cosmos, and Solana networks, will rely on Arbitrum's Orbit toolkit
It's Not a Token Offering, It's a 'Node Sale': Sophon Blockchain Raises $60M
8.5.2024
The blockchain project's founders aren't even publicly named, but they've enjoyed remarkable success in fundraising, partly thanks to this increasingly popular fundraising method, where the longer you wait, the higher price you pay
Thiel-Backed Cryptography Startup Lagrange Raises $13M
8.5.2024
Lagrange, which specializes in zero-knowledge cryptography, is the latest startup to ride EigenLayer's "restaking" wave
Crypto Principal Trader Arbelos Markets Raises $28M Led by Dragonfly Capital
8.5.2024
Before starting Arbelos Markets last year, Tang served as chief investment officer at quantitative digital asset investment firm LedgerPrime while Lim was head of trading strategy at Galaxy and head of derivatives at now-defunct crypto lender Genesis
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hovers Above $62K
8.5.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 8, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
UK Minister Says Government Only Has Time to Implement Stablecoin, Staking Legislation
8.5.2024
Economic Secretary Bim Afolami said that the government could put through stablecoin and staking legislation in the coming weeks but will outline was is coming later
Key Bitcoin Indicator Points to Period of Calm in Crypto Market
8.5.2024
BTC's volatility risk premium (VRP) has collapsed in a sign of a market trending towards stability, where future uncertainties are less of a concern
Japanese Crypto Exchange Coincheck Sees Nasdaq Listing Completion in Second, Third Quarters
8.5.2024
Coincheck said the timing is subject to approval by Thunder Bridger IV's stockholders, the SEC and Nasdaq
U.S. Financial Industry to Explore Sharing Ledger Technology for Multiasset Transactions
8.5.2024
Major stakeholders in the U.S. financial sector, including Citi, JPMorgan, Mastercard, Swift and Deloitte, are teaming up to explore sharing ledger technology by simulating multiasset transactions in dollars
The Crypto Lawsuit State of Play
8.5.2024
Last month, Ethereum incubator ConsenSys sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an injunction asking a federal court to block the regulator from investigating its MetaMask offering or from declaring Ether (ETH) a security. It's the latest company to follow a growing trend...
Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Expands Austrian Presence With Raiffeisen Bank Partnership
8.5.2024
Bitpanda’s crypto offering in partnership with Raiffeisen Bank has been extended beyond Vienna to 55 bank branches across Austria
Lyra Finance Now Lets Liquid Restaking Token Holders Earn Extra Yields From Automated Trade Strategies
8.5.2024
LRT holders can tokenize any yield-bearing strategy to generate an annualized percentage yield of 10% to 50%
Indonesia Regulator Forms Crypto Committee to Monitor Industry's Operation, Compliance
8.5.2024
The committee was established by the Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency, known as Bappebti, because crypto is considered a commodity in Indonesia
Nearly All FTX Creditors Will Get 118% of Their Funds Back in Cash, Estate Says in New Plan
8.5.2024
Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has proposed a new reorganization plan that would see a whopping 98% of its creditors get back 118% of their claims – in cash – within 60 days of court approval, according to new documents filed Tuesday evening
Crypto Trading Firm Wintermute to Provide Liquidity for Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs
8.5.2024
Looking to strengthen its market share in the Asia region, Wintermute will become a liquidity provider to the recently launched Hong Kong-listed spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds
BlackRock, Ondo, Superstate: The Biggest Movers in the RWA Sector in Q1
7.5.2024
Catching up on the biggest news from the real-world asset space