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U.S. Political Prediction Markets: Why Kalshi's Court Victory Matters
13.9.2024
If it turns out that the judge's ruling preempts the CFTC’s proposed rulemaking, election event contracts may now be completely legal
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ICP and RNDR Each Drop 3.6%, Leading Index Lower
13.9.2024
The CoinDesk 20 inched lower, despite 10.6% gains by Polygon
Odds of 50 Basis Point Fed Rate Cut Next Week Jump to 45%
13.9.2024
A decent jobs report last week and speedier than expected inflation data this week had most assuming the U.S central bank would initially proceed cautiously as it begins a monetary easing cycle
Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Purchased 18.3K More Bitcoins for $1.1B
13.9.2024
The firm now holds over 244,800 bitcoin, founder Michael Saylor said in an X post
XRP, DOGE Lead Market Gains as Bitcoin Dips Under $58K
13.9.2024
XRP started to rise on Thursday after investment fund Grayscale launched a professional fund that holds the token in the U.S., while DOGE gained on no apparent catalyst
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Little Changed Above $58,000
13.9.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 13, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Polymarket Bettors See 84% Chance of Donald Trump Starting His Own Token
13.9.2024
The bump came as Trump said he would launch the family-helmed World Liberty Financial project on Monday
English High Court Rules Tether's USDT Stablecoin Counts as Property
13.9.2024
USDT attracts property rights as it can be the subject of tracing and can constitute trust property in the same way as other property, a judge in England declared
Tokenized Real-World Assets (Excluding Stablecoins) Market Value Hits Over $12B: Binance Research
13.9.2024
RWAs continue to experience growth led by tokenized U.S. Treasuries
Ether Spot ETF saw Net Outflows of $20.1 M on September 12, 2024 ET
13.9.2024
As of September 12, 2024, Eastern Time, Spot Ether ETF had $20.1 million in net outflows. It was…
Starknet Token Holders Ratify Plan to Implement Staking, in Landmark Decentralized Election
13.9.2024
The new mechanism on Starknet means that anyone holding more than 20,000 STRK will be able to stake on the network, from the fourth quarter of this year
Kraken Seeks Jury Trial in SEC Lawsuit, Presents Defense Arguments
13.9.2024
Crypto exchange Kraken has demanded a jury trial in the case brought against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a court filing Thursday showed
World Liberty, Crypto Project Helmed by Donald Trump's Family, Will Release on Sept. 16
13.9.2024
World Liberty Finance is helmed by Trump’s sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, and the 18-year-old Barron Trump is the project's "DeFi visionary.”
Kalshi's New Political Prediction Markets Halted as CFTC Appeals Loss
13.9.2024
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission appealed its loss against prediction markets platform Kalshi to the D.C. Appeals Court late Thursday
DeFi Lending Giant Sky Sets Vote to Offload Wrapped Bitcoin as Justin Sun Concerns Linger
13.9.2024
The action could impact $200 million of DeFi loans in the Sky ecosystem should the proposal pass
Building on Bitcoin in the Age of Web3
12.9.2024
We need a cultural, philosophical, and technological movement that will return Bitcoin to its once prominent position in the decentralized finance landscape
EToro Settles With the SEC: Industry Lawyers React
12.9.2024
Under the agreement, the platform can list only BTC, BCH and ETH in the U.S. Is that a hint of which digital assets the SEC thinks are not securities?
Federal Judge Threatens Ryan Salame With Sanctions After Former FTX Exec Says He Lied About Plea Deal Last Year
12.9.2024
A federal judge on Thursday told former FTX executive Ryan Salame that he could be hit with sanctions after Salame lied to the judge about prosecutors not making promises to him as part of his plea deal last year, CNBC reported
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Amps Up Pressure on Layer-2 Networks to Decentralize Further
12.9.2024
In 2022, Buterin proposed a set of stages for rollups, to classify them in their pursuit of decentralization. The criteria is meant to showcase that rollups tend to rely on “training wheels” and deploy their protocols to users before it's ready to fully decentralize
Stablecoins Increasingly Used for Savings, Payments in Emerging Countries, but Crypto Trading Still Leads: Report
12.9.2024
The report surveyed more than 2,500 cryptocurrency users in Brazil, Nigeria, Turkey, Indonesia and India