The Massachusetts Democrat called for answers from the U.S. drug agencies today on progress in the crackdown on drug traffickers’ use of crypto. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Sen. Warren Wants to Know…
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Franklin Templeton's Jenny Johnson on Bitcoin ETFs, RWA Tokenization and Blockchain's Potential for TradFi
The president and CEO of the asset management giant said blockchains are “transformational tech” that can help drive down operational costs during a panel discussion at Consensus 2024. Source: Coindesk Original Post:…
Aptos Integrates Chainlink's CCIP and Data Feeds to Boost Decentralized App Development
Aptos will be the first blockchain that uses the Move coding language to integrate Chainlink’s services, according to the announcement at Consensus 2024 in Austin. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Aptos Integrates Chainlink’s…
Crypto Can't Be Regulated by Current US Regulators
Alexandra Damsker, author of “Understanding DeFi,” argues that the shifting nature of tokens means that agencies like the SEC and CFTC are incapable of regulating crypto effectively. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Crypto…
Terraform, Do Kwon Agree in Principle to Settle Fraud Case With SEC: Court Filing
Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon have tentatively agreed to settle a fraud case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a court filing Thursday. Source: Coindesk Original Post:…
Crypto for Advisors: The Evolution of Crypto and TradFi
A lot has changed since Bitcoin’s release 15 years ago. Many other distributed database networks have been created, each with its own functionality and potential use cases. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Crypto…
A16z Boosts Crypto's Election Fund by Another $25M to Seek Friendly Congress
A $25 million donation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) hit the campaign coffers of the industry’s U.S. political action committee (PAC), according to a Thursday announcement from the firm, putting the amount raised…
NYDFS Issues New Crypto Firm Guidance for Consumer Complaints
New York’s top financial regulator has issued new guidance which requires cryptocurrency service providers to collect relevant data to assess whether they are resolving customer service requests and complaints in a timely…
Ether Spot ETFs to See Much Lower Demand Than Bitcoin Versions, JPMorgan Says
Ether spot ETFs could attract as much as $3 billion of net inflows this year, the report said. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Ether Spot ETFs to See Much Lower Demand Than Bitcoin…
Bitcoin Staking Project Babylon Raises $70M Led by Paradigm
The funding round included contributions from Polychain Capital and the venture arm of crypto exchange and CoinDesk parent company Bullish. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Bitcoin Staking Project Babylon Raises M Led by…
Crypto Hacks, Rug Pulls Led to $473M Worth of Losses in 2024: Immunefi
More than $473 million worth of cryptocurrency has been lost to hacks and rug pulls in 2024, according to a report by security researcher Immunefi Source: Coindesk Original Post: Crypto Hacks, Rug…
Ether Put-Call Ratio Hits One-Year High, Hints at Bullish Bias Despite Pause in Rally
The uptick signals a bullish outlook, according to Wintermute. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Ether Put-Call Ratio Hits One-Year High, Hints at Bullish Bias Despite Pause in Rally
First Mover Americas: Crypto in the Red Ahead of Friday's U.S. Inflation Data
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 30, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. Source:…
Bitcoin Traders Warn of Pullback as U.S. Inflation Data Looms; Dogecoin Leads Majors Slide
Crypto markets are expected to remain shaky ahead of Friday’s U.S. inflation data release, one trading desk said. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Bitcoin Traders Warn of Pullback as U.S. Inflation Data Looms;…
Singapore's Largest Bank DBS Is an Ether Whale With Nearly $650M in ETH: Nansen
The address has already made $200 million from its ether holdings. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Singapore’s Largest Bank DBS Is an Ether Whale With Nearly 0M in ETH: Nansen
Telegram Wallet enforces new KYC rules, switches provider
Before the KYC change, Telegram Wallet users did not have to provide any personal information to use the default version of the wallet. Source: Cointelegraph.com Original Post: Telegram Wallet enforces new…
Chiliz's CHZ Token Pre-UEFA Euro Price Surge Revives FIFA Memories
CHZ has surged over 20% in seven days, the third-biggest gain among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market value. Source: Coindesk Original Post: Chiliz’s CHZ Token Pre-UEFA Euro Price Surge Revives FIFA…
BlackRock Amends Ethereum ETF Application; Bloomberg’s Balchunas Sees ETF Going Live By June
A ‘Seed Capital Investor’ has purchased 400,000 shares of the proposed filing, BlackRock revealed in its document. Source: Coindesk Original Post: BlackRock Amends Ethereum ETF Application; Bloomberg’s Balchunas Sees ETF Going Live…
U.S. Lawmaker at Center of Crypto Negotiation Predicts Digital Assets Law by Next Year
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) vowed the crypto industry won’t have long to wait to get U.S. regulations, now that the U.S. House of Representatives has shown the way. Source: Coindesk Original Post:…
U.S. Treasury Isn’t Trying to Ban Crypto Mixers, Top Official Says
FinCEN’s 2023 proposal to require crypto companies to report transactions that involved mixing is about transparency, not banning mixers, said Brian Nelson, U.S. Treasury undersecretary. Source: Coindesk Original Post: U.S. Treasury Isn’t…