FDIC Denies Report Signature Bank Purchaser Must Divest Crypto
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation denied it would require any purchaser of Signature Bank to divest its crypto activities.
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ArenaDAO's Governance Token Surges Almost 50% Amid Vote to Authorize Paradigm Purchase
A vote to sell 15% of governance token ARENA’s total supply to crypto investment firm Paradigm began earlier Thursday.
Is Ether a Security?
Last Thursday morning, I wondered whether I needed to write a follow-up piece about Silvergate Bank. On Thursday evening, I wondered whether my main topic should instead be about ether potentially being a security. And then, obviously, some things…
Bitcoin Ordinals Custody Solutions Would Be Better if They Embraced Bitcoiner Values
The perfect Ordinals wallet should (1) integrate Ordinals support without requiring a full node, (2) be easy to use for the average collector, (3) follow Bitcoin's great cultural tradition of embracing self-custody and trustless transacting.
Playboy Lost $4.9M on Ether It Accepted as NFT Payments
The company’s net carrying value of digital assets was $327k as of last year.
Lightning Labs’ Taro Project Faces Halt as Judge Issues Temporary Injunction for Trademark Infringement
The decision in the case brought by fellow blockchain software developer Tari Labs raises questions about trademark enforcement in the open source community.
Doodles Is 'No Longer an NFT Project,' Co-Founder Says
In a statement posted to Discord, co-founder Jordan Castro, aka Poopie, explained that the brand aims to be a leading media franchise.
The Graph's GRT Rallies 15% Amid AI Token Surge
Other AI-related tokens also surged on Thursday with decentralized AI marketplace, SingularityNET rising 15%.
Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $24.5K as European Banking Crisis Eases
BTC has remained in a range between $24,200 and $25,200 over the past 24 hours. Investors are hoping the Federal Reserve relaxes its recent monetary hawkishness.
LinksDAO Inches Closer to Closing Scottish Golf Club Deal
The decentralized special interests organization could pay nearly $1 million for its first golf club.
21Shares Closes 6 Crypto Exchange-Traded Products
The provider of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), however, told CoinDesk it had its second-strongest January on record overall.
Former FDIC Regulator: Friendliness Toward Crypto 'Does Not Exist'
Jason Brett said despite regulators using the failure of three banks to target crypto, the industry itself is not in a crisis.
How Talent Agency WME Is Expanding Into Crypto
Chris Jacquemin, a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus conference, on Hollywood's embrace of Web3.
Banking Giant State Street Cuts Ties With Crypto Custody Firm Copper
State Street and Copper have mutually decided to end their licensing agreement, a spokesman for the bank said.
SVB Collapse Tanked NFT Trading Volumes, DappRadar Report Suggests
The day after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, the number of active NFT traders dropped to its lowest point since November 2021.
Crypto Rails Should Bring Efficiency Gains to the $7T-a-Day TradFi FX Market
Todd Groth of CoinDesk Indices wades into one of traditional finance’s biggest numbers: $7 trillion.
Tokenization and the Future of Crypto
Pedro Palandrani of Global X discusses where KKR, Starbucks and others are going with the tokenization movement.
Crypto Diversification Is Back in 2023
Bitcoin can be viewed as protection from inept central banks (and, yes, a tool for speculation, too).