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EU Markets Regulator Warns of DeFi’s ‘Serious Risks’
11.10.2023
ESMA, responsible for rulemaking under the bloc’s landmark new crypto law MiCA, is worried about new forms of market manipulation when there’s no central counterparty
Crypto Prime Broker Membrane Labs Raises $20M From Brevan Howard, Point72 and Jane Street
11.10.2023
Membrane Labs, a cryptocurrency-focused trading and lending platform, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, with participation from big names like Brevan Howard Digital and Point72 Ventures. The capital will be used to help build the type of grown-up trading infrastructure the crypto...
Tornado Cash Trading Volumes Nosedived 90% After U.S. Sanctions
11.10.2023
While North Korean hackers have mostly moved to other Bitcoin mixers, some illicit use of Tornado Cash continues, a report from TRM Labs says
First Mover Americas: JPMorgan Goes Live With First Blockchain-Based Collateral Settlement
11.10.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 11, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
U.S. State Regulators Intervene in Coinbase’s Unregistered Securities Case
11.10.2023
Amicus briefs filed to support the SEC argue crypto is insignificant, only used for speculation, and captured by existing investor-protection rules
Bitcoin Is Fundamentally Different From Other Cryptocurrencies: Fidelity Digital Assets
11.10.2023
The crypto’s technological breakthrough was not as a superior payment method but as a superior form of money, the report said
Ellison Was CEO But SBF Was Still Boss at Alameda, Her Testimony Suggests
11.10.2023
The testimony of Caroline Ellison, the former business, romantic – and by her estimation, criminal – partner of Sam Bankman-Fried, whom she identified upon prosecutors’ request – began in the vaguest of ways
HODLers Stash BTC Worth $1.35B Each Month, Onchain Data Show
11.10.2023
The continued accumulation shows tightening supply and a widespread reluctance to transact, according to Glassnode
JPMorgan Debuts Tokenized BlackRock Shares as Collateral with Barclays
11.10.2023
Bitcoin Slips to $27K as Escalating Hamas-Israel Conflict Dampens Investor Confidence
11.10.2023
Traders expect risk assets to fall further should geopolitical tensions continue to rise
WOO Network Buys Back Shares and Tokens From Bankrupt Three Arrows Capital
11.10.2023
The 20 million WOO tokens repurchased from 3AC have been sent to a burn address
Sam Bankman-Fried Wanted to Close Alameda in 2022, Unpublished Posts Show
11.10.2023
He had hoped to continue Alameda as an investment firm and infrastructure developer, but claimed in the posts that Alameda wouldn’t actively trade
SBF's Lawyers Want to Ask Caroline Ellison About FTX's Anthropic AI Stake
11.10.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried's attorneys asked Judge Lewis Kaplan, who's overseeing the case, to grant them permission to ask former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison about whether she deleted Signal messages at FTX lawyers' advice and what Anthropic AI's recent fundraise means for FTX creditors
Tokenized RWA Platform Untangled Goes Live, Gets $13.5M Funding to Bring Private Credit On-Chain
11.10.2023
Tokenized real-world asset (RWA) marketplace Untangled Finance went live Wednesday on the Celo network after securing a $13.5 million venture capital boost to bring tokenized private credit to the blockchain, the company told CoinDesk
U.K. Group Calls for NFT Copyright Infringement Safeguards and Code of Conduct
11.10.2023
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee, which includes representatives from several political parties, started an inquiry into non-fungible tokens in November
Bitcoin Hovers Above $27,000 as U.S. Stocks Advance
10.10.2023
Meanwhile, bitcoin's dominance continues to climb
Defending the Indefensible? Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Deserve Better
10.10.2023
BlockFi Bankruptcy Judge Says He Wants 3AC’s $284M Claim Resolved in Mediation
10.10.2023
Failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital’s (3AC) attempt to pursue a $284 million claim against crypto lender BlockFi was put into mediation by the U.S. bankruptcy judge overseeing BlockFi’s case
Israeli Crypto Firms Scramble to Deal With War, in Between the Sirens
10.10.2023
Few operational disruptions were reported, but some crypto employees were getting called up for reserve duty. Executives and developers coped with the stress of attending funerals, responding to security warnings and encountering supermarket shortages
LIVE: Caroline Ellison, Ex-Alameda CEO and SBF's Ex, Takes the Stand
10.10.2023
Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of crypto hedge fund Alameda Research, is the government's star witness in its prosecution of alleged crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried