Pfizer-Backed VitaDAO Votes on Creating For-Profit Company to Fund Longevity Research
The DAOs native token, VITA, rose 3% on news the community was considering the proposal.
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Major Crypto Firms Need Extra Rules, Global Cooperation, ECB’s McCaul Says
The central banker said firms like Binance should be forced to disclose legal status and lines of accountability, with extra rules on top of the EU’s planned MiCA
U.S. Bitcoin Corp. Expected to Settle With City to Resume Mining in Niagara Falls
The firm is currently trying to complete a merger with Canadian Hut 8 Mining.
NYDFS Chief Dismisses 'Choke Point 2.0' Theory of Signature’s Closure as 'Ludicrous'
Signature Bank’s takeover last month was not a part of any so-called “Operation Choke Point 2.0,” according to Adrienne Harris, superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), who called the idea “ludicrous.”
Bankruptcy Claims Exchange OPNX Stumbles Out of the Gate
Bankruptcy claims exchange OPNX has struggled in terms of trading volume one day after it went live, the exchange's native token, FLEX, is is down by 26% in the past 24-hours.
MEV Blocker Wants to Help You Outrun the Front-Runners
Builders behind the new utility say it will help Ethereum users avoid the scourge of MEV and earn a profit, to boot.
Next-Generation DeFi Platform M^ZERO Exits Stealth Mode With $22.5M Funding Round
The initial round was led by Pantera Capital, and included the Scaramucci family-linked SALT Fund, and Mouro Capital, the venture capital connected to the Santander Group.
Trust Wallet Working With MoonPay and Ramp for Off-Ramp Integration
The wallet will offer discounts to users who own 100+ Trust Wallet Tokens to reduce off-ramp fees.
MicroStrategy Buys Another 1,045 Bitcoin for $23.9M
Software company MicroStrategy (MSTR) purchased 1,045 bitcoin for a total of $23.9 million in cash between March 23 and April 4, according to an SEC filing.
First Mover Americas: Ether Rising Ahead of Upgrade
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 5, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Craig Wright’s UK Contempt of Court Case Over Alleged Embargo Breach Abandoned
Judges at the High Court in London said they didn’t have the resources to explore the issue fully.
CoinDesk’s Ethereum Validator Enters Final Weeks, Sitting on More Than $30K of Gains
To better chronicle the Ethereum blockchain's transition to a proof-of-stake network, CoinDesk in 2020 started its own validator – nicknamed Zelda. We plunked down the 32 ETH (roughly $15,000 at the time) and laid the technical groundwork. With…
Bitcoin's Spot-to-Derivatives Trading Volume Ratio Slides to Lowest in 11 Months
The decline indicates renewed risk appetite in the crypto market.
Dogecoin Futures Set Record After Twitter Adopts Shiba Inu Logo
Open interest, which can be used to determine market strength behind price trends, jumped to all-time highs in dogecoin terms.
Brazilian Investment Bank BTG Pactual Brings Out Dollar-Backed Stablecoin
BTG Pactual, one of Latin America's largest investment banks, has introduced a dollar-backed stablecoin through its crypto platform Mynt.
Developers Fork Uniswap V3, Protocol Attracts $123M in Total Value Locked
Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap has been forked by developers after its Business Source License (BSL) expired on April 1.
Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade Could Bring $2.4B Selling Pressure to Ether: Observers
The 1 million instantly withdrawable ether has become a point of concern for the market.
Ether Breaking Out Ahead of Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade: Bernstein
The rally in the price of ether is similar to the move seen before the blockchain’s last upgrade, the Merge, the report said.
Ether Jumps to Nine-Month High Ahead of Shapella, Liquid Staking Tokens Jump
LSD sector tokens rose as much as 22% in the past 24 hours, data shows.
Swiss Government-Owned Bank PostFinance to Offer Customers Crypto
PostFinance will begin offering its 2.5 million customers access to buy, store and sell Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum tokens (ETH), thanks to a partnership with Switzerland’s Sygnum Bank.
Deribit Parent Company Leads $4.4M Seed Funding Round Into Dutch Crypto Exchange Finst
The oversubscribed funding round will be used to expand Finst's range of products drive its international expansion plans.
As Bitcoin Platform Paxful Closes, Co-Founder Youssef Talks Up Alternatives
A whitepaper for Civilization Kit, a decentralized bitcoin peer-to-peer marketplace that also allows users to build their own decentralized marketplaces, will be published in several weeks. Noones, a new “Bitcoin peer-to-peer super app for the…
First Mover Asia: Chilly DOGE, While Bitcoin Simmers Over $28.6K
ALSO: The head of markets for crypto research firm Delphi Digital said Binance's loss of market share has stemmed largely from its struggles with regulators. He also called bitcoin's current threshold at about $28K "a tough spot...to get through."
'Shark Tank' Star Kevin O'Leary Calls Litigating Your Crypto Regulator 'Really Stupid'
In Coinbase's case, O'Leary said, it would be "better to sit down and work it out" with regulators, and if a "U.S. regulator doesn't want staking or lending, so be it."
Tokenized Gold Surpasses $1B in Market Cap as Physical Asset Nears All-Time Price High
Tokenized gold is a type of stablecoin that pegs its price to gold, while the tokens on the blockchain represent ownership of physical gold managed by the issuer.
Crypto Funds’ Bitcoin Holdings Rise as Investor Demand Rebounds
Fund managers have added about 4,000 bitcoins in recent weeks.
Ralph Lauren Miami Store to Accept Crypto Payments
The brand is also partnering with Web3 community Poolsuite to release a co-branded NFT collection.
Trump NFT Sales Spike Following Ex-President's Arraignment in New York
In the hour after the 45th President was arrested Tuesday afternoon, the collection saw 30 sales, a 462% increase after a long period of token-holder dormancy.
Tether Gained Access to U.S. Financial System Using Signature Bank: Bloomberg
Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino, in response to the article, said the company has no exposure to Signature Bank.
Google Cloud to Offer Workshops, Cloud Computing Services for Builders on Celo
Participants of Celo’s Founders in Residence program and developers on the Layer-1 protocol will receive guidance and services.