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German State-Owned Development Bank Prepares for Tokenized Bond Issuance with Boerse Stuttgart Digital in ECB Trial
12.8.2024
Traditional finance institutions are increasingly exploring ways of putting assets like bonds, credit and funds on blockchain rails, known as RWA tokenization, to pursue operational benefits
Optimism Pushes for 'Interoperability' Between Affiliated Blockchains
12.8.2024
Optimism networks that are part of the Superchain rely on Ethereum to communicate with each other in order to move assets, which tends to make such moves slow and expensive. To address that, Optimism is releasing its own interoperability roadmap
Binance Says Venezuela Platform Is Being Hit by Access Restrictions
12.8.2024
The Venezuelan government has blocked various websites, including the social network X, following allegations of fraud in the July 28 presidential elections
Ether ICO Whale Moves 5K ETH to Exchanges, Bringing Monthly Total to $154M
12.8.2024
The whale has deposited 48,500 ETH, worth over $154 million, to OKX at an average price of $3,176 in the past 35 days
Kamala Harris Pulls Well Ahead of Trump on Polymarket
12.8.2024
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Soars 17.3% as Index Declines Slightly
12.8.2024
DOT's 3.5% drop and SOL's 2.8% decline pull the index lower
Defi Hacks Remain a Major Threat Despite 50% Decline in 2023: Halborn
12.8.2024
Decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks remain a major threat to the industry despite a reduction in the amount stolen in 2023, according to blockchain security firm Halborn
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Plans $250M Private Note Sale to Fund Bitcoin Buying
12.8.2024
The notes will pay interest every six months and mature Sept. 1, 2031
First Mover Americas: BTC Slides Ahead of Busy Data Week
12.8.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 12 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Gambaryan Family Says Binance Executive Is Being Denied Access to Lawyers, Health Is Deteriorating
12.8.2024
American Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, who is detained in Nigeria, is being "denied adequate access to his legal team and his health is deteriorating rapidly," his family said in an emailed statement
XRP Bullish Options' Popularity Jump May Be Due to ETF Speculation, Observers Say
12.8.2024
Traders have locked in over $2 million in XRP's $1.10 call option listed on Deribit, the highest across all available maturities
Tether to Fight Celsius' $3.3 Billion 'Shakedown' Litigation
12.8.2024
Tether, the company behind USDT, the world's largest stablecoin by market cap, said it will defend itself from "shakedown" litigation brought by bankrupt crypto lender Celsius on Friday
Canto Blockchain Suffers Two-Day Outage Amid Consensus Issue
12.8.2024
Layer-1 blockchain Canto has been offline since Saturday following a "consensus issue." The CANTO token initially dropped by 21% before recovering over the course of the weekend
Ex-Bank of Japan Official Rules Out Another Rate Hike This Year
12.8.2024
The BOJ recently raised rates for the first time in over a decade, destabilizing global markets, including bitcoin
Bitcoin Nears $58K as Market Slides Ahead of Busy Data Week
12.8.2024
Crypto markets lack a clear anchor and are susceptible to continued position adjustments based on traditional finance markets, one analyst said
Dragonfly, Crypto.com Weigh in on CFTC's Proposed Prediction Market Rules
12.8.2024
Both parties argue the CFTC's move to regulate prediction markets is an overreach, with Dragonfly arguing that the recent 'Chevron' court ruling limits its power
IRS Shares New Crypto Tax Form, Invites Industry Input
9.8.2024
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released an updated draft version of the tax form crypto brokers and investors will use to report proceeds from certain transactions, the 1099-DA
Crypto Needs to Radically Rethink Token Distribution
9.8.2024
The prevailing “low float, high FDV” model can generate significant initial interest in project but benefits tend to disintegrate in the long-term, says Lava Network's Ethan Luc
What the NYT and Washington Post Op-Eds Get Wrong About Crypto
9.8.2024
It’s long past time for critics to look past their biases and recognize the reality of the digital assets industry, say Sheila Warren and Justin Slaughter
Ripple Begins Testing Its Stablecoin on Ethereum and XRP Ledger
9.8.2024
The company said it will use both Ripple USD (RLUSD) and XRP for cross-border payments services