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Nearly Half of All Corporate Election Spending in 2024 Cycle Comes from Crypto Companies, Study Finds
22.8.2024
Nearly half of all corporate political contributions in the 2024 election cycle came from cryptocurrency companies, according to a Wednesday report from corporate influence watchdog Public Citizen
Protocol Village: Credbull Raises $5.2M, Aave Comes to ZKSync Era
21.8.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 22-28
TradFi Underestimates Bitcoin's Enormous Scale, Franklin Templeton CEO Says
21.8.2024
Bitcoin processed $36.6 trillion in transactions last year, far more than payment network giants Mastercard and Visa combined
Kamala Harris Signals Interest in Friendlier Stance on Crypto: Bloomberg
21.8.2024
The cryptocurrency industry has made no secret of its displeasure with the Biden administration's approach towards regulating digital assets
'Get Him Home': Binance CEO Urges Nigerian Government to Free Detained Exec
21.8.2024
Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen who works for Binance, has been held in Nigeria since February
New Binance CEO Sees No Need for IPO as He Plots 100-Year Strategy for Crypto Exchange
21.8.2024
Richard Teng, who replaced founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao in November, is playing the long game
The Protocol: Now Everyone's Putting a Wrapper on Bitcoin
21.8.2024
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's newsletter on blockchain technology, we're covering the drama surrounding "wrapped bitcoin" as Tron founder Justin Sun assumes a custody role, signs of upheaval in the Urbit ecosystem and the rise of dark pools on Ethereum
If Men Were Angels: Decentralization’s Silent Comeback
21.8.2024
MoonPay’s Keith A. Grossman argues that we are facing a new and insidious form of centralization that’s threatening core civil liberties. But, just as this threat is fueled by emerging technology, it can also be stopped by it
RFK Jr. Reportedly Dropping Out of Presidential Race, Mulling Trump Endorsement; Bitcoin Jumps Past $61K
21.8.2024
The independent candidate has scheduled a national address for Friday
Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Launches U.S. Dollar-Tied Stablecoin
21.8.2024
Customers of Mercado Libre digital bank subsidiary Mercado Pago will be able to buy and sell Meli Dollar with their Brazilian reais balances
After 2022’s Bust, Scars Are Healing In Crypto Lending
21.8.2024
Innovative structures, attractive yields, and stronger risk management capabilities are driving a recovery in institutional crypto lending markets, says Craig Birchall, head of product at Membrane, an institutional loan management software provider for digital asset markets
Can Crypto Sway the U.S. Election?
21.8.2024
With the political environment so finely poised, candidates would be wise to attract crypto voters, says Nonco’s Jeffrey Howard
Blockchain vs. Transfer Agents: A Call for Genuine Market Innovation
21.8.2024
DePIN Media Network PTK Starts Up on Coinbase’s Base to Bring Transparency to Making Movies
21.8.2024
PKT has Hollywood talent behind it who are sick of the the black box that is the industry's film production process
Bitcoin Gets Brief Boost After U.S. Employment Growth Revised Lower
21.8.2024
Job growth for the 12-months ending in March 2024 was 818,000 lower than previously reported, according to a government report
Crypto Airdrops Ban U.S. Users, but Americans Are Claiming Tokens Anyway
21.8.2024
Airdrop geoblocks help projects avoid tangling with U.S. laws. But the safeguards aren't very effective. America's crypto scene doesn't respect the rules they help write
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Trades Down Despite Gains from MATIC and UNI
21.8.2024
Polygon and Uniswap gain ground as Litecoin and others drag CoinDesk 20 index down by 0.3%
Controversial Crypto Firm Prometheum to Treat Uniswap and Arbitrum's Tokens as Securities
21.8.2024
Prometheum is forging ahead with its strategy to comply with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's view on cryptocurrency transactions by letting two more tokens into its custody operation for crypto securities, whether the rest of the industry agrees or not
BlackRock’s ETHA Becomes First Ethereum ETF to Cross $1B in Net Inflows
21.8.2024
ETHA holds over $860 million in net assets. Only Grayscale’s mini ether trust (ETH) and Ethereum trust (ETHE) have more. Its net inflows are more than the next three highest ETF inflows combined
Cipher's Bitcoin Mining Business Remains Compelling, Canaccord Says
21.8.2024
The mining business is a standout in the sector in terms of exahash growth, operating performance and low power costs, the report said