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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Returns to $61K, Outperforms Broader Crypto Market
20.8.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 20, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Continue to Fall, No Longer Signal Recession
20.8.2024
The U.S. recession fears were partly responsible for the early August slide in stocks and cryptocurrencies
State Street Selects Taurus for Crypto Custody, Tokenization
20.8.2024
The bank will start with tokenization and plans to offer digital asset custody once the U.S. regulatory environment improves
U.S.-Listed Bitcoin Miners Have the Upper Hand Over Unlisted Peers: Bernstein
20.8.2024
The ability to raise debt or equity in the world's deepest capital markets is a major advantage, the report said
Floki Scores Major Deals With English Premier League Teams
20.8.2024
Ecosystem tokens and its flagship Valhalla game will be widely featured on stadium screens and as uniform sponsors, boosting the project's visibility as part of an initial one-year contract
Bitcoin Pops Over $61K, XRP Leads Gains Among Majors
20.8.2024
Some traders expect market movements nearer to Friday when Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak at the Jackson Hole symposium
U.S. Elections-Linked Bitcoin Options Draw Nearly $350M in Open Interest
20.8.2024
Solana's Former Top Decentralized Crypto Exchange Faces SEC Securities Violations
20.8.2024
Mango Markets' governing body is looking to offer a settlement to the SEC
Top Democratic Donor Leaves Crypto Super PAC
20.8.2024
Ron Conway disagrees with spending $12 million to defeat Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown
NY Judge Rejects SEC’s Efforts to Stymie Tron’s Arguments in Ongoing Securities Suit
19.8.2024
A New York judge has rejected a request from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to force a pre-trial conference or to require the filing of an additional response in its ongoing securities fraud lawsuit against the Tron Foundation and founder Justin Sun
Why DePIN Is Taking Off Now
19.8.2024
DePIN has existed for a few market cycles, with early successes in digital infrastructure networks like Helium and Golem. Now, half a decade later, it is taking off, as seen by a surge in product launches and new DePIN-dedicated funds. Outlier Ventures’ Jasper De Maere, asks: Why now?
Harris Leads Trump on Polymarket as DNC Begins, but They Got Tied Earlier Amid Volatility
19.8.2024
Plus, bettors see RFK dropping out by November without a Trump endorsement, and China's 'bitcoin ban' is more complicated than what Justin Sun thinks
Bitcoin Staking Platform Babylon to Start Phased Mainnet Launch This Week
19.8.2024
Allnodes, Figment and Galaxy Digital are among the finality providers
Australian Securities Regulator Nabbed More Than 600 Crypto Investment Scams in a Year
19.8.2024
The cypro scams amounted to about 9% of the total fake investment platforms taken down in the first year of its investment scam disruption program
Fabric, Startup Building 'VPU' Chips for Cryptography, Raises $33M
19.8.2024
Crypto's Bet on Election Betting Expands to Solana
19.8.2024
Perpetuals trading hub Drift protocol is adding a Polymarket-style prediction market – with some DeFi twists
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Drops 5.8% as Index Trades Lower
19.8.2024
UNI falls 5.8% while NEAR loses 2'8% in mixed performance for CoinDesk 20's top assets
Bitwise Acquires London-Based ETP Provider ETC Group to Enter Europe
19.8.2024
The acquisition of ETC Group's $1 billion in assets under management takes Bitwise's AUM above $4.5 billion
Coin Center Wins Right to Sue U.S. Treasury, IRS Again Over Controversial Tax Reporting Rule
19.8.2024
Crypto think tank Coin Center will get another shot at suing the U.S. Treasury Department over what it says is an “unconstitutional” amendment to the tax code that would require Americans to disclose the details of certain crypto transactions to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Nigeria Planning to Present Law to Tax Crypto by September: Report
19.8.2024
Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) plans to bring a bill for taxing the crypto industry to parliament by September, news outlet Punch Nigeria reported on Saturday