Crypto Derivatives DEX Aevo's Token Jumps 10% as Binance Labs Discloses Investment
AEVO hit $0.9, its highest price since mid-May. Even so, it's still nearly 70% below where it started trading in March at around $3.
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Crypto Sleuth Ogle Proposes Security-Centric 'Glue' Blockchain
The upcoming layer-1 takes a hands-on approach to ensuring project security.
Filip Wielanier: 'Web3 Marketing Is a Win-Win'
Cookie3’s co-founder and CEO explains how Web3 marketing can create a shared economy of users, creators and businesses.
How Bitcoin ETFs Are Changing the Risk-Reward Ratio for Institutional Investors
By approving bitcoin as an underlying product within the ETF space, the SEC has reduced risk at the base level of the asset, BitGo's Steve Scott writes. The only question is now will they invest?
Solana-Based Wallet Phantom Buys Web3 Specialist Bitski
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Web3 Marketing Startup Spindl Launches On-Chain Ad Network
Crypto wallet activity is a better way to find sales prospects than "weird, sketchy Web2 data," says Spindl CEO (and Facebook vet) Antonio Garcia Martinez.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hits $71K as Ether ETF Hopes Build
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 21, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Fidelity Drops Staking Plans in Updated Ether ETF Filing
Annualized yields on ether staking are nearly 3% as of Tuesday, data from popular staking service Lido shows.
Hex Trust Issues First Native Stablecoin on Layer-1 Blockchain Flare
Hex Trust Group has issued USDX, the first native stablecoin on layer-1 blockchain Flare, according to a press release.
MOG, PEPE Rocket as Traders Search for Ether Beta Bets
Meme coins have been increasingly seen as a way to bet on the growth of the underlying network they are issued on.
Ether ETF Hopes Drive Futures Open Interest to Record $14B
The notional open interest, or the dollar value locked in the number of active ether futures contracts, surged by 25% in a single day.
Bitcoin Surges Over $71K as Ether ETF Hopes Lead to $260M in Short Liquidations
Some traders expect ether prices to reach as high as $4,000 in the coming days, with odds of an ether ETF approval raised to 75%.
Ether (ETH) Surges 17%, Polymarket Approval Chances Rocket, as ETF Makes Regulatory Progress
The U.S. SEC has asked exchanges to update 19b-4 filings for ether ETFs ahead of a key deadline, suggesting potential approval progress, though approval is not guaranteed.
NYAG Takes Victory Lap as Court Approves Genesis Settlement
NYAG says the settlement will establish a fund for New Yorkers who invested more than $1.1 billion in Genesis through the Gemini Earn program and blocks Genesis from operating in the state.
Democrat House Leadership Says Crypto Bill Vote Won't Be Whipped
Ranking members strongly oppose this bill as written, an email obtained by Politico reads, but will stop short of putting it to a whipped vote
Alleged Owner of Darknet Narcotics Bazaar ‘Incognito Market’ Arrested in New York
U.S. authorities have arrested and charged a Taiwanese national with operating darknet drug bazaar Incognito Market, which he allegedly used to facilitate over $100 million in crypto-denominated sales of illegal narcotics including fentanyl.
Gaming Token Gala Stabilizes as Company Says Security Incident 'Contained'
Someone minted 5 billion GALA tokens and then sold them on decentralized exchange Uniswap
What to Expect at Consensus 2024: Spotlight on Blockchain Tech
The three-day conference (May 29-31) features a host of big-name speakers from the realm of blockchain tech, including Sergey Nazarov, Casey Rodarmor, Joe Lubin, Emin Gün Sirer and Rune Christensen. Here is a preview of everything on offer.
This Is (Hopefully) the Last CoinDesk Article to Mention Craig Wright
He "is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is," says a U.K. Judge reviewing the Australian computer scientist’s many questionable legal maneuvers.
Ether Jumps 10% to $3.4K After Bloomberg Ups Odds of Spot ETF Approval
Markets previously had mostly priced in SEC rejections of the proposed funds beginning this week.
Bitcoin Breaks Out Above $68K as SOL's 7% Gain Leads Crypto Rally
Inflows into the spot bitcoin ETFs restarted in a big way last week as the price rallied from near the $60K level.
Infrastructure Companies Dominate List of Finalists for Consensus 2024 Pitchfest
Forty Web3 startups from 12 different countries and territories are heading to Consensus to pitch.
Web3 Marketing Needs Some of Apple’s Secret Sauce
By speaking the language of Web2, the blockchain world will not only be understood but also embraced as the natural evolution of the World Wide Web.
Hamster Wheel: Telegram’s Social Gaming Brings Millions to Crypto
Telegram’s Hamster Kombat game has amassed 8 million users in four weeks. It shows how gaming could be a potent tool for Web3 projects looking for audiences.
How Web3 Marketing Changes the Game
Web3 promises a new relationship between brands and consumers. Fewer cookies and less tracking. More participation and ownership. This feature is part of CoinDesk's Web3 Marketing Week.
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein Steps Down, to Be Replaced by TradFi Veteran
Sonnenshein's replacement will be Peter Mintzberg, currently head of strategy for asset and wealth management at Goldman Sachs.
Will RFK Jr. Debate Trump or Biden? Probably Not, Prediction Market Says
Plus: Which cat-themed meme coin will hit $1 billion first?
First Mover Americas: BTC, ETH Little Changed Ahead of Ether ETF Decision
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 20, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Craig Wright Lied to UK Court 'Extensively and Repeatedly,' Judge Writes
Judge James Mellor released his written judgement on the Crypto Open Patent Alliance vs Craig Wright case on Monday.