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What Does Kamala Harris' (Presumptive) Nomination Mean for Crypto This Election?
24.7.2024
Vice President Kamala Harris is now the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States, after President Joe Biden abruptly announced he was withdrawing from the race. With her assent to the top of the party ticket comes questions about how a potential Harris Administration...
Hex Trust Receives In-Principle Approval from Singapore's MAS For Major Payment Institution License
24.7.2024
The Major Payment Institution license would allow for the company to offer regulated Digital Payment Token services, such as custody
Ether ETF Volumes Top $1B on Day One
23.7.2024
Investors traded over $1 billion worth of shares - or ether {{ETH}} - of the freshly launched ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers on the first day of trading, data from Bloomberg shows
BlackRock's $500M Tokenized Fund Pitches for Ethena's RWA Investment Plan
23.7.2024
Ethena's proposal to allocate funds to tokenized real-world assets for yield follows similar actions by crypto lender MakerDAO and Ethereum layer-2 Arbitrum's development organization
Coinbase Narrows Demand for SEC Chair Gensler's Crypto Messages
23.7.2024
Coinbase Inc. (COIN) is going after internal chatter at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that may shed light on its pursuit of cryptocurrency exchanges as illegal enterprises – including Chair Gary Gensler's own communications – but the scope of its latest request filed on Tuesday...
Bitcoin Slips to Near $65K as Mt. Gox Creditors Receive Assets on Kraken
23.7.2024
The imminent distribution of nearly $9 billion worth of bitcoin and bitcoin cash to Mt. Gox creditors have been a major overhang on crypto markets, with investors concerned about how much of those assets will be sold
Spot Ether ETFs See $600M in Volume In First Half Day of Trading
23.7.2024
The eight recently launched spot ethereum {{ETH}} exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted nearly $600 million worth of volume in the first half of their first day of availability, according to data from Bloomberg
Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary on Crypto Investing, Ether ETFs and Gary Gensler
23.7.2024
DeFi Giant dYdX Says Its v3 Platform Is Compromised – Just as It's Reportedly Up for Sale
23.7.2024
2 Promoters of Forcount Crypto Ponzi Scheme Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy
23.7.2024
Two more promoters of the Forcount crypto ponzi scheme – a Brazil-based scam that bilked Spanish-speaking investors out of $8.4 million between 2017 and 2021 – have pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme
Crypto-Friendly Bank Revolut Plans to Sell $500M of Employee Shares at $45B Valuation: WSJ
23.7.2024
Revolut has been in talks with investment firm Greenoaks over the deal, which would pave the way for a potential IPO
ETH ETFs: What We’re Watching For
23.7.2024
ETH ETFs finally make their debut in the U.S. this week. How will the market react and will Ethereum as a development ecosystem benefit? George Kaloudis raises the questions we’re looking forward to answering
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Slips 2.2% as Spot Ether ETFs Begin Trading
23.7.2024
A decline of 5.6% in ICP and 5.2% in AVAX dragged the index down in overnight trading
Ether Rises Above $3.5K Ahead of ETH ETF Trading, But Inflow Concerns Remain
23.7.2024
Market observers expect ether to outperform bitcoin in the coming weeks as the token gives exposure to a flourishing Ethereum ecosystem
First Mover Americas: Ether Little Changed After Spot ETF Approval
23.7.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 23, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Ethereum-Based Protocol Alkimiya Creates Market for Hedging Bitcoin Fees
23.7.2024
One question is whether the protocol can pull in loyal bitcoin users – or if it will eventually end up on an Ethereum-compatible layer-2 network atop Bitcoin
Bitcoin Layer-2 Chain Bitlayer Raises $11M Led by ETF Issuer Franklin Templeton
23.7.2024
Bitlayer's layer 2 is based on the BitVM paradigm, which was unveiled last October and laid out a path for Ethereum-style smart contracts on the original blockchain
Coinbase Upgraded to Buy From Neutral on Improving Regulatory Risk: Citi
23.7.2024
The Wall Street bank increased its price target on the crypto exchange’s shares to $345 from $260
Solana Sees Arrival of Nomura, Brevan Howard-Affiliated Tokenization Firm Libre
23.7.2024
Libre is unveiling a new tokenized offering, the blockchain-based Hamilton Lane SCOPE senior credit fund, which will be available on Solana and Ethereum-compatible chains
Ethereum Experienced Its Highest Inflationary Period in the Last Quarter: Fidelity
23.7.2024
Layer-2 transactions have increased 20% since the Dencun upgrade in March, and that success could be a positive sign for the future of the network, the report said