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Crypto Market Leaders and Laggards: The Biggest Movers of the Week
8.8.2023
Stellar (XLM), XRP (XRP) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) were notable winners from the last week, while Curve Finance (CRV) and Augur (REP) struggled. The market is down overall, according to CoinDesk Market Index, but only marginally compared to recent growth
Lessons of a $37M Attack: How a Ukrainian Payment Processor Was Hacked
8.8.2023
CoinsPaid, a crypto payment processing company with Ukrainian roots, fell a victim to a social engineering attack, thought to have emanated from Lazarus, a North Korean hacking group
Bavaria's Data Regulator Had Not Concluded Assessment of Worldcoin When the Project Launched
8.8.2023
The Sam Altman co-founded project has been shut down in Kenya over privacy concerns
PayPal’s New Stablecoin and the ‘2 Wolves’ Inside Crypto
8.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried Will Still Face Campaign Finance-Related Charge, DOJ Says
8.8.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice still plans to argue that Sam Bankman-Fried conducted an "illegal campaign finance" scheme when it goes to trial in October, prosecutors said Tuesday, two weeks after saying they couldn't bring a campaign finance charge against the FTX founder due to treaty obligations
Cathie Wood and Mike Novogratz Are Both Bullish on Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals
8.8.2023
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood and Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz are both optimistic about the imminent approval of a spot bitcoin ETF
Brevan Howard Backs Crypto Infrastructure Startup Puffer in $5.5M Round
8.8.2023
The seed round for the liquid staking startup was co-led by Lemniscap and Lightspeed Faction
Where Will Bitcoin Mining Be After the Halving?
8.8.2023
Paxos Has Other 'White Label' Stablecoin Opportunities in the Works in Addition to PayPal USD
8.8.2023
Crypto infrastructure provider Paxos Trust is already working on other stablecoin projects similar to PayPal’s new PYUSD, said Paxos’ head of strategy Walter Hessert on CoinDesk TV on Tuesday
Bitmain, Anchorage Expected to Take Equity in Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific as Part of Bankruptcy Plan
8.8.2023
The world's largest machine maker is set to take a $54 million stake in Core Scientific as the miner emerges out of Chapter 11 proceedings
Binance Receives License to Offer Bitcoin, Digital Asset Services in El Salvador
8.8.2023
The crypto exchange said it now holds licenses to operate in 18 countries
Blockchain Security Firm Forta Upgrades Its Scam Detector to Battle Growing Crypto Fraud
8.8.2023
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been lost to scams and exploits in July alone
Multicoin Backer L1 Digital Raises $152M for Second Crypto VC Fund
8.8.2023
The Swiss advisor makes direct investments in crypto projects and also backs early-stage crypto investment firms
Crypto Brokerage Blockchain.com Receives Institution License From Singapore
8.8.2023
The company had received an in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore last year
Decentralized Insurance Alternative Nexus Mutual Provides Cover to UK Shopkeepers
8.8.2023
A partnership with InShare sees Nexus adding some of its $274 million on-chain capacity to the retail mutual insurer comprising over 5,000 shopkeepers and small retail businesses
Circle Makes Crypto Payments Easier With New Programmable Web3 Wallet for Businesses
8.8.2023
Circle’s Programmable Wallets platform is available now for developers on Ethereum, Avalanche and Polygon, with plans to expand to other blockchain later this year
First Mover Americas: Market Doesn't React Much to PayPal Stablecoin
8.8.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 2, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
AI Will Be One of the Most Important Investment Themes Over the Next Decade: Morgan Stanley
8.8.2023
The generative-AI market rally is assumed to have started with the launch of ChatGPT late last year, the report said
Rising Dormant Bitcoin Numbers Suggest Holding Is a Preferred Investment Strategy
8.8.2023
Almost 69% of circulating bitcoin have been inactive for at least a year
Bitcoin, Ether Flat as PayPal USD Report Fails to Ignite Market; SHIB Finds Support
8.8.2023
Ether (ETH), bnb (BNB) and cardano (ADA) were similarly little changed. Dogecoin (DOGE) and Avalanche blockchain’s avax (AVAX) fell 1.5% to lead losses among major tokens