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Is Crypto on the Cusp of a Bull or Bear Market? Using Consensus 2024 as a Barometer
29.5.2024
Conference attendees give their say on market sentiment
Consensus 2024 Week: The House Passed a Market Structure Bill
28.5.2024
The House of Representatives voting overwhelmingly in favor of a crypto market structure bill is an interesting prelude to CoinDesk's annual conference. We'll be talking about these things in Austin this week
3 Questions About the SEC’s Abrupt ETH ETF Approval
24.5.2024
Was the decision politically motivated? What does it mean for Ethereum going forward? Will other leading chains benefit too?
Is the House’s FIT21 Bill Really the Legislation That Crypto Needs?
23.5.2024
While many in the industry cheered the passing of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act yesterday, many other raised criticisms and concerns
Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day
22.5.2024
Laszlo Hanyecz is famous for spending 10,000 bitcoin on two pizzas. But his involvement with Bitcoin development goes much deeper than food purchases
Policymakers Are Back at Consensus 2024
22.5.2024
This week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission might approve spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the House of Representatives may vote in favor of a crypto market structure bill, the company behind a decentralized exchange is arguing with the SEC, and that's all just in the U.S. All...
The Biden Administration Is Easing Up on Crypto (a Vibes Analysis)
21.5.2024
A wave of positive regulatory developments for crypto could be coincidence. Or they could be the Biden Administration reacting to Donald Trump’s recent embrace of the industry
This Is (Hopefully) the Last CoinDesk Article to Mention Craig Wright
20.5.2024
He "is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is," says a U.K. Judge reviewing the Australian computer scientist’s many questionable legal maneuvers
Does the SAB 121 Vote Mean Anything for Future Crypto Legislation?
17.5.2024
LocalMonero Shutdown Is Another Blow for Privacy Tech
16.5.2024
It is getting harder to buy XMR, but every day that monero continues to exist is proof positive of its value, says CoinDesk's Dan Kuhn
What the DOJ’s First MEV Lawsuit Means for Ethereum
15.5.2024
In a highly technical overview of an exploit that has since been patched, government prosecutors find that exploiting code is a crime. CoinDesk reached out to several experts in the Ethereum community to get their views on the case
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....
The Hard Truths and Worrying Consequences of the Tornado Cash Verdict
14.5.2024
Why, for Some, Crypto Is the Defining Political Issue of Our Times
13.5.2024
It’d be foolish for people to vote against their own interests
Was Sam Bankman-Fried Proven Right About FTX’s Solvency?
10.5.2024
No
Will Biden Get the Final Say Over a Controversial Crypto Accounting Rule?
9.5.2024
Critics of SAB 121, introduced in March 2022, have called the rule “obscure,” a “diktat” and a “pernicious weed.”
Crypto Is an Election Issue This Year. Is That a Good Thing?
8.5.2024
A new DCG-funded survey found one-in-five voters think crypto is a key issue in U.S. elections this November
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...
What Visa’s ‘Organic’ Stablecoin Report Misses
7.5.2024
The SEC Can’t Stop Suing Crypto Companies
6.5.2024
Robinhood apparently made strenuous efforts to comply with the agency, even applying to become a special purpose crypto broker-dealer. The SEC is likely to sue for alleged securities violations in any case