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U.S. House Committee Plans for Heap of Crypto Hearings in September
29.8.2024
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is poised to launch a series of crypto hearings digging into several aspects of the industry, including decentralized finance (DeFi), the Securities and Exchange Commission's oversight of digital assets businesses and the implications of "pig butchering"...
Jailed FTX Exec Withdraws His Request to Compel Government to Abide by Plea Deal
29.8.2024
Ryan Salame, the former FTX executive sentenced to 7.5 years in prison in May, has withdrawn a legal request to a New York court asking that the conditions of his plea deal with prosecutors be enforced or that his plea be thrown out and his sentence vacated
Bitcoin Returns to $59K as Bulls Fail to Flip Key Resistance; AI Cryptos Lead Losses
29.8.2024
Trump's New Crypto Business to Offer Access to 'High-Yield' Investments, Website Says
29.8.2024
World Liberty Financial is "the only crypto DeFi platform supported by Donald J. Trump," according to homepage metadata
Iris Energy Acquires 39,000 Bitmain S21 XP Antminers, Eyes 30 EH/s in 2024
29.8.2024
Bitcoin miner and high-performance computing (HPC) firm Iris Energy Limited has secured 10 exahash per second (EH/s) of Bitmain’s S21 XP Antminers, positioning the bitcoin mining company to reach 30 EH/s by the end of 2024. Iris Energy Expands Mining Capacity and AI Cloud Services Iris...
Bloomberg adding Polymarket election data to Terminal
29.8.2024
The move signals the crypto betting market’s growing importance.
Beating the Bots: In Defense of Human Traders
29.8.2024
As bots come to dominate trading on DEXs, a new price prediction platform allows human traders to demonstrate what they are good at, says Maksim Balashevich, the founder of Santiment
Trump Keeps Teasing His New Crypto Project, but Details Remain Scant
29.8.2024
The Trump family has for weeks loudly – but coyly – said they're getting into crypto. More information might finally be coming soon
El Salvador's Bukele Says Bitcoin Strategy a 'Net Positive,' but Adoption Lags
29.8.2024
El Salvador now holds $400 million in its "public wallet alone," President Nayib Bukele said in an interview with TIME
Shipping Tumblr and WordPress
29.8.2024
Didya see that Tumblr is getting a WordPress makeover? And it’s not a trivial move:
This won’t be easy. Tumblr hosts over half a billion blogs. We’re talking about one of the largest technical migrations in internet history. Some
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Shipping Tumblr and WordPress originally published...
Blockchain Developer Alchemy Buys BWare, Pushing Into Europe, Adding About 25% to Staff
29.8.2024
Company officials told CoinDesk this was its biggest acquisition to date, bringing on 42 developers and engineers from the Bware team and increasing Alchemy's headcount to 210
Crypto for Advisors: Crypto Market - A Week in Review
29.8.2024
A recap of the crypto market from August 11th to 17th
Art Is Not a Security
29.8.2024
NFTs “expose the incoherence of the SEC’s understanding of what it’s authorized to regulate,” says law professor Brian L. Frye, following news yesterday that the SEC has issued a Wells notice against OpenSea, claiming the NFT platform has violated securities law
Case Study: Armur—Alexandra Murgu Portfolio
29.8.2024
Behind the scenes of one of Artemii Lebedev's projects: Armur, a portfolio website for the film industry, created for Alexandra Murgu
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI and ICP Lead Gains as Index Climbs 1.1%
29.8.2024
Uniswap gained 3.4% and Internet Computer rose 2.8% in overnight trading
Crypto hackers surpass $1.2 billion stolen in 2024: Immunefi
29.8.2024
Crypto hackers have stolen over 15.5% more in 2024 so far compared to the same period last year
First Mover Americas: BTC Regains $60K Following Slide This Week
29.8.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 29 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
'Pig Butchering' Scams Remain Dangerous Threat in Crypto Markets, Chainalysis Report Says
29.8.2024
While other types of illicit activity are growing, scams are the biggest issue, Wednesday's report from the analytics firm said
Banks Using Permissionless Blockchains for Transactions Face Multiple Risks: BIS
29.8.2024
Banks that transact on permissionless blockchains face multiple risks, including money laundering and terrorism financing, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said
Cash-to-Crypto Industry Dominated by ATMs Is a Law-Enforcement Concern: TRM Labs
29.8.2024
Since 2019, the cash-to-crypto industry—which is dominated by crypto ATMs—has processed at least $160 million in illicit volumes, according to a new study by blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs