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U.S. Election Betting: CFTC, Kalshi Both Grilled by Judges in Appeals Court
20.9.2024
A panel of judges grilled attorneys for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and prediction-betting platform Kalshi over the company's efforts to launch political prediction markets in the U.S., without indicating whether they'd allow Kalshi to offer these products while reviewing a lower...
DeFi Lender Sky Ratifies Plan to Offboard Wrapped Bitcoin, Due to Sun Concerns
19.9.2024
The matter has been closely followed in crypto markets, since the Sky platform has $200 million of loans collateralized by the token, and since WBTC is one of the biggest cryptocurrencies, with nearly $10 billion outstanding
German Government Shuts Down 47 Exchanges, Says They're Tied To ‘Illegal Activity’
19.9.2024
The German Attorney General's Office Frankfurt am Main (Generalstaatsanwaltschaft) and the country’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) have shut down 47 crypto exchanges allegedly tied to criminal activities including money laundering
Bitcoin Faces Key Test at $64K as Altcoins Lead Crypto Rally; Options Traders Bet on $70K BTC Next Month
19.9.2024
The broad-based CoinDesk 20 Index outperformed BTC and ETH, with all of its constituents advancing through the day and SOL, AVAX and APT gaining 10%-15%
Does SBF’s Appeal Stand a Chance of Succeeding?
19.9.2024
Lawyers contacted by CoinDesk are skeptical the FTX’s founder will get another trial
The Maturing Crypto Job Market
19.9.2024
Compared to the last bull cycle, the jobs market is slightly less abundant for candidates looking to enter the industry. But professionals with experience are as well-placed as ever, says Emily Landon, founder of The Crypto Recruiters
Ethereum Developers Confirm Plan to Split 'Pectra' Upgrade In Two
19.9.2024
The decision to split up the upgrade wasn't unexpected. Developers had been discussing previously that Pectra was becoming too ambitious to ship all at once, and expressed desires to split it in order to minimize the risk of finding bugs in the code
Crypto for Advisors: Are Advisors Investing in Crypto?
19.9.2024
Did the launch of spot crypto ETFs help bring crypto into the mainstream and encourage adoption - particularly by closing the gap between advisors and their clients?
Police Arrests Two People Related to $243M Crypto Heist Targeting Genesis Creditor
19.9.2024
Two people have been arrested following an investigation into a $243 million heist of a creditor of defunct trading firm Genesis, according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Surges 5.3% With All Assets in the Green
19.9.2024
AVAX jumped 12.5% and APT rose 9.9%, leading the gainers
Inside OKX's Strategic Shifts to Its Regulatory Approach, Formula 1 Branding and App Design
19.9.2024
OKX has rethought the strategy in three major areas; the look and tech aspects of its application, its approach toward regulation and expansion, and its brand strategy as the primary partner of McLaren Formula 1 Team, OKX CMO Haider Rafique told CoinDesk in an interview
Maximizing Bitcoin per Share: A New Corporate Strategy
19.9.2024
MicroStrategy, Cathedra Bitcoin and Metaplanet are leading the charge in maximizing bitcoin holdings
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rises Above $62K After Fed Cuts Rate
19.9.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 19, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Dogecoin Records Bump in Transaction Activity, Points to Bullishness for DOGE
19.9.2024
A spike in transactions suggests a potential revival of user engagement and could indicate growing adoption or increased trading activity - leading to higher prices
Solana-Based Drift Raises $25M Toward Goal of Becoming 'Robinhood of Crypto:' Report
19.9.2024
The DeFi platform plans to build an array of financial services tools, including spot and derivatives trading and a predictions market
Germany's DZ Bank to Offer Customers Crypto Trading Through Boerse Stuttgart Tie Up
19.9.2024
The first banks will be connected this year, with a phased roll out for selected retail customers
Commerzbank to Offer Bitcoin, Ether Trading Through Crypto Finance
19.9.2024
The service will be offered to existing Commerzbank corporate clients in Germany, and will start with bitcoin and ether trading
Ether Rebounds Off Key Support Signals Long Term Bullishness
19.9.2024
Ether has bounced off its 200-week simple moving average, reinforcing long-term support
WazirX Hacker Moves $32M Stolen Ether in Four Days to Tornado Cash as Binance Denies Founder’s Claims
19.9.2024
WazirX founder Nischal Shetty claimed earlier this month that the ultimate owner of the crypto exchange was Binance - a statement the latter has denied
Stablecoins Are Becoming Systemically Important, Bernstein Says
19.9.2024
Stablecoin supply is back to all-time highs with $170 billion in circulation, the report said