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Federal Reserve Chairman Says Crypto Appears to Have Staying Power in US Economy
22.6.2023
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has acknowledged that cryptocurrency appears to have staying power as an asset class in the U.S. economy. In addition, he stated that the central bank views payment stablecoins as a form of money, emphasizing that it would be appropriate to have a robust...
Cleanspark Expands Bitcoin Operations With Acquisition of Georgia Facilities in All-Cash Deal
22.6.2023
Cleanspark, a publicly listed bitcoin miner, has announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire two turnkey bitcoin facilities in Dalton, Georgia. The deal will be an all-cash payment of $9.3 million and is expected to increase Cleanspark’s current operations by just...
Reviewing the Tether Documents
21.6.2023
Last week, CoinDesk received documents in response to a New York state Freedom of Information Law request about the details of Tether’s reserves. These documents were released two years after our original filing in 2021 and only after a full-blown legal fight with Tether, which CoinDesk won...
A Straightforward Explanation for Why Financial Giants Want to Issue a Spot Bitcoin ETF
21.6.2023
Hint: It has to do with making money
Bankrupt Hedge Fund 3AC's Return as a VC Stirring Up Crypto Community
21.6.2023
3AC co-founder Kyle Davies told CoinDesk that the new entity aims to provide support for projects that are building for a decentralized future, but skeptics have recalled the original firm’s tainted past
Hong Kong Should Follow Singapore, Japan in Crypto: Government Study
21.6.2023
A government study conducted by the Research Office at Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has suggested that the city should take cues from countries like Japan and Singapore in its efforts to develop and embrace Web3 technologies and crypto....
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Bitcoin, Ether Fall Outside Howey Test Criteria
21.6.2023
As a result, the SEC’s regulatory scrutiny may be more limited in scope
Crypto payment solution Ramp expands on-ramp service, adds support for 40 fiat currencies
21.6.2023
Ramp expands its platform compatibility with 40 new currencies, including the Bermudian Dollar, Costa Rican Colón, Hungarian Forint, Mexican Peso, Singapore Dollar, and Swiss Franc
Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Turns to High-Performance Computing Amid Rising AI Demand
21.6.2023
The Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining firm Iris Energy has announced its expansion plans to cater to the rising demand of data centers for AI.
The mining firm will expand to 9.1 EH/s (exahashes per second) and revitalize its high-performance computing (“HPC”) data center strategy, as per a press...
Crypto and AI: Save Us From the Hype
21.6.2023
Investment Bank Berenberg: Stablecoins and DeFi Likely to Face SEC's Crypto Crackdown Next
21.6.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to extend its enforcement crackdown to both decentralized finance (DeFi) and stablecoins, wrote Berenberg in a research report published on Tuesday.
As read by CoinDesk, the investment bank said that two of the SEC’s next targets...
Atomic Wallet Hackers Hide $35 Million Stolen Crypto Funds Using THORChain – Here's What You Need to Know
21.6.2023
Hackers that exploited Atomic Wallet for over $100 million earlier this month are using the cross-chain liquidity protocol THORChain to hide their loot.
According to on-chain data, 503 ETH equivalent to $870,000, associated with the Atomic hack, was moved to THORChain on the 18th and 19th of June...
Don’t be mean to CEXs — Crypto relies on them
21.6.2023
Centralized crypto exchanges have a crucial role left to play in bridging traditional finance with decentralized cryptocurrencies
How to track and report crypto transactions for tax purposes
21.6.2023
Crypto assets are subject to tax and must be tracked and reported to the IRS. This comprehensive tax guide contains everything you need to know
Bitcoin Breaks $30K Amid TradFi Push Into Crypto
21.6.2023
The world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, bitcoin, had not reached levels above $30,000 since June 2022
Today in Crypto: Citadel & Fidelity-Backed EDX Launches Trading, Core Scientific Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Plan, Canadian Securities Administrators Warns About Fraudulent Crypto Companies
21.6.2023
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Crypto Exchange BIT Unveils Options Market for Cardano's ADA Token
21.6.2023
BIT's unified margin system allows ADA holders to trade options at a discount
Gemini Announces Plans for Expansion in Asia-Pacific Amid SEC Lawsuit
21.6.2023
Crypto exchange Gemini has announced plans to expand into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to capture the “next wave of growth for crypto.”
The US-based crypto exchange aims to increase its headcount in Singapore and establish an engineering division in India, the platform said in a Monday blog...
Binance SEC lawsuit could dent crypto exchange’s global plans
21.6.2023
The U.S. SEC is issuing a spate of regulatory actions against major exchanges, including the world’s largest digital asset exchange, Binance
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rallies as TradFi Players Jump Into Crypto
21.6.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 21, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets