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Heather 'Razzlekhan' Morgan Should Spend 18 Months in Prison, Prosecutors Tell Court
10.10.2024
Prosecutors have requested that Heather Morgan – better known by her rap moniker “Razzlekhan” – be sentenced to just 18 months behind bars for her role in laundering 120,000 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex in a 2016 hack
Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin and the American Dream
10.10.2024
As bitcoin continues to gain traction as a financial asset, its role in reshaping traditional mortgages could mark a significant advancement for homeownership and the American Dream
Ethena Picks BlackRock's BUIDL, Mountain, Superstate and Sky's USDS for $46M Tokenized RWA Investment
10.10.2024
Ethena's $46 million allocation fits into the growing trend of DeFi platforms and protocol foundations investing in real-world asset-backed products to earn a yield without leaving blockchain rails
Ripple Expands Custody Business to Offer 'Bank-Grade' Service to Crypto Firms
10.10.2024
The new features could allow companies to tokenize and manage real-world assets (RWAs) as well as other cryptocurrencies on XRP Ledger
The U.S. Fell Behind in Crypto. It Cannot Afford to Fall Behind in AI
10.10.2024
The U.S. digital assets industry has been stymied by ineffective regulation. Is the same thing about to happen with artificial intelligence? Calanthia Mei, co-founder of Masa, says it's possible
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Surges 10.4%, While Index Trades Mostly Flat
10.10.2024
Aptos was the weakest performer, falling 6.9%
Uniswap Developer Unveils Own Layer-2 Network, Unichain, Built on Optimism Tech
10.10.2024
The news is in line with the ongoing trend that's hit the Ethereum scaling world since the end of 2023: giant and familiar crypto exchanges launching their own layer-2 networks
U.S. September CPI Disappoints, Rising a Faster Than Expected 0.2%
10.10.2024
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Returns to $61K Ahead of September CPI Report
10.10.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 10, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Dubai's VARA Fines, Issues Cease-and-Desist Orders Against 7 Crypto Entities
10.10.2024
Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) issued cease-and-desist orders and accompanying fines to seven entities for operating without the required licenses and breaching marketing regulations
Bitcoin, Ether Nurse Losses as Dollar Strengthens Ahead of U.S. Inflation Report
10.10.2024
A hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report would weaken the case for Fed rate cuts
Uptrend in Bitcoin's Dominance Rate Threatened by Fed Rate Cut Cycle, Crypto Asset Manager Says
10.10.2024
Protocol Village: Nexus Launches 'World's First Open Prover Network' in Beta
10.10.2024
Bitcoin Dips Below $61K, Ether Slips 3% as Some PlusToken China Ponzi-Related Coins Moved to Exchanges
9.10.2024
One observer noted 7,000 PlusToken-related ETH transferred to crypto exchanges on Wednesday, raising concerns about potential selling pressure
SEC Chair Gary Gensler on Crypto: ‘It’s Unlikely This Stuff Is Gonna Be a Currency’
9.10.2024
Gensler also called out fraud in crypto: “With all respect, the leading lights of this field in 202[4] are either in jail or awaiting extradition right now.”
CPI Growth Is Set to Slow Even More
9.10.2024
And that’s good news for risk assets like bitcoin and ether, says Scott Garliss
Prosecutors Charge Four Crypto ‘Market Makers,’ Employees With Market Manipulation, Fraud
9.10.2024
Gobit and ZM Quant were secretly offering market manipulation services to projects that wanted to artificially inflate their trading volume, prosecutors allege
The Protocol: Peter Todd Wants to Fix Satoshi's Bitcoin Bugs
9.10.2024
The HBO documentary turned the spotlight on an early Bitcoin contributor who recently has proposed an upgrade to fix all the bugs left in Bitcoin's original code. PLUS: Criticisms mount after EigenLayer unlocks EIGEN token, as Babylon vaults to top of Bitcoin DeFi leaderboard
How Crypto Reacted to HBO's Big Satoshi 'Reveal'
9.10.2024
HBO's Satoshi documentary Tuesday got plenty of attention. But experienced hands were not convinced by the show's conclusion
LatAm Bank Littio Ditches Ethereum for Avalanche as Demand for RWA Vaults Grows
9.10.2024
Avalanche's low transaction fees and consistency were cited as reasons for picking that chain