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The Death of Compromise, and a Way Forward for Crypto
18.10.2023
Kim Greenberg of CoinDesk Indices finds a lesson for crypto in LEGO
Biggest Movers: SHIB, DOGE Fall, as Crypto Markets Consolidate
18.10.2023
Meme coins were one of the biggest casualties of Wednesday’s price consolidation, falling by as much as 2% in today’s session. The decline comes as a result of profit taking, following strong gains to start the week. Shiba inu and dogecoin remain in the red, as of writing. Shiba Inu (SHIB) Shiba...
U.S. Sen. Warren Leads Lawmakers to Push Administration on Crypto-Backed Terrorism
18.10.2023
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led more than a hundred lawmakers in demanding top officials share their plans for heading off crypto-financed terrorism
Sam Bankman-Fried Witness Contrasts His Public Comments With FTX's Dangerous Secrets
18.10.2023
Former FTX lobbyist Eliora Katz appeared to mostly be on the stand to allow prosecutors to bring attention to Bankman-Fried's tweets and House testimony, and how they differed from the secret reality that led to the crypto exchange's demise
Stellar, Early Blockchain Built for Payments, Adds Smart Contracts to Take on Ethereum
18.10.2023
The nine-year-old project, one of the earliest major blockchains, is getting a facelift to incorporate "smart contracts," that theoretically could attract new applications and users – and potentially more demand for the XLM token
Digital Euro Project Moves to 'Preparation' Phase
18.10.2023
The move is not a decision to issue a central bank digital currency, the European Central Bank said Wednesday
U.S. Treasury Targets Gaza Crypto Business in Sanctions to Squeeze Hamas
18.10.2023
The Treasury Department issued a list of sanctions that included a business providing money transfers and digital assets exchange services in Gaza
It’s Time for a Purpose-Built Disclosure Framework for Crypto
18.10.2023
Crypto World Cautiously Hopeful as California Acts in Absence of U.S. Feds
18.10.2023
Crypto insiders feel they've been burned before in the cauldron of New York’s BitLicense, but they fell that California’s implementation leaves some room for hope
Crypto Tokens MOON and BRICK Plunge as Reddit Sunsets Community Points
18.10.2023
On Tuesday, the social news hub Reddit unveiled that it would be drawing the curtains on the Community Points project. This revelation promptly sent two cryptocurrency coins from r/cryptocurrency and r/fortnite spiraling downward, showcasing a notable dip in value following the news. This...
Bitcoin Financial Services Firm Unchained Looks to Attract Wealthy Clients With New Advisory Service
18.10.2023
The service will offer a network of "bitcoin-competent" financial planners to help HNWIs build distribution and utilization strategies and address potential tax and inheritance issues, Unchained said
U.S. Crypto Regulatory Fog Keeps Standard Chartered Rooted in UAE, Asia
18.10.2023
Standard Chartered chose Dubai to launch crypto services from. However, reading between the lines, almost anywhere is preferable to the U.S. – that’s the message coming from banks and large institutions
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Bulls Secure Gains, Following a Recent Multi-Month High
18.10.2023
Bitcoin stalled in today’s session, as traders consolidated gains, following a recent two-month high. The global market cap is trading 0.01% lower as of writing, with the cryptocurrency remaining above the $28,000 level. Ethereum has been marginally higher, and continues to hover around...
Floki Developers Propose Staking and Utility Token Plans
18.10.2023
The move could help amp up investor interest in FLOKI tokens, which form part of the Floki DAO ecosystem
Investment Manager Methodic Unveils Ether Staking Fund Offering Exposure to ETH Price and Yield
18.10.2023
The Methodic CoinDesk ETH Staking Fund offers institutional exposure to spot ETH price and staking yields
Ether.Fi Rolls Out Liquid Staking Token eETH, That Can be Restaked on EigenLayer
18.10.2023
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol ether.fi has rolled out a liquid staking token that allows users to generate rewards through ether (ETH) staking and automatically restake rewards on EigenLayer
DLT Securities Rules Are Here to Stay, EU Official Says
18.10.2023
New European laws took effect in April, but fears over its limited scale may have inhibited take-up
First Mover Americas: GBTC Discount Continues to Narrow; Reddit’s Crypto Tokens Plummet
18.10.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 18, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
South Korean Crypto Exchange Upbit Obtains Regulatory Approval in Singapore
18.10.2023
Leading South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has been granted regulatory approval by Singapore’s main financial regulator. The authorization will allow the trading platform to provide regulated services in the Southeast Asian city-state which has established itself as a crypto hub. Upbit Singapore...
Korean Giant SK Telecom Releases Crypto Wallet With CryptoQuant as Partner
18.10.2023
The wallet will feature on-chain data analysis tools that may inform users' market decisions