Bitcoin Has Gifts This Holiday Season
Historical data helps us understand what to expect as crypto markets once again head upwards, says Todd Groth, head of research at CoinDesk Indices.
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Coinbase Launches Spot Trading of Bitcoin and Ether Outside the U.S.
Crypto exchange Coinbase will soon be offering the option to spot trade cryptocurrencies outside of the U.S. as part of its global expansion efforts, the company announced in a blog post Wednesday.
FASB Confirms 'Fair Value' Approach for Corporate Crypto Holdings
The Financial Accounting Standards Board, a U.S. entity that details how companies should report assets on their balance sheet, published a standards update on Wednesday that will let corporations recognize "fair value" changes in crypto holdings.
S&P Faults Biggest Stablecoin, Tether's USDT, as It Debuts New Industry Ranking
USDT was assigned a low score of four, meaning the largest stablecoin is constrained in its ability to maintain its peg to fiat.
Argentina's Milei, So Far Shunning Bitcoin, Devalues Peso by More Than 50%
The government's official rate is now 800 pesos to the dollar versus 400 previously.
Turkey’s Banking Giants Go Big on Crypto as Legislation Looms
This week, two of the country’s largest banks announced crypto initiatives.
First Mover Americas: Revised BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Filing Invites Participation From U.S. Banks
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Dec. 13, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Sam Altman Is Bringing Worldcoin's Controversial Eye-Scanning Orb to Reddit and Microsoft
Shopify, Minecraft, and Reddit will begin using World ID to identify some users.
HTX, Poloniex Assets Are '100% Safe' Says Justin Sun After $200M Hack
Both exchanges lost a combined total of more than $200 million in a series of hacks last month.
Three Arrows Co-Founder Su Zhu Faces Questioning in Singapore Court in Hunt for Assets: Bloomberg
Zhu is expected to be released from jail this month for good behavior, Bloomberg reported.
ARK Invest Sells Coinbase Shares for Third Straight Day
The investment firm has sold the crypto exchange's stock on all but two trading days this month.
Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick Is a Bitcoin Maxi and Tether Fan
Cantor Fitzgerald is one of the custodians for Tether's $90 billion worth of treasuries.
SEC Hasn't Met Legal Requirements to Sue, Binance Says in Latest Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit
Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao argued that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission did not meet the requirements of the "Howey Test" in its suit against the two companies and their founder in a new filing Tuesday.
Bitcoin Halts at $41K as Traders Eye Fed Rate Decision; AVAX Flips Dogecoin as Altcoins Jump
Bitcoin remained steady around $41,000 after Monday's dramatic flush.
Warren’s Crypto Bill Is Likely Unconstitutional. It’s Also Unlikely to Pass
Democratic lawmakers signed on to sponsor the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The bill is bad for crypto in the U.S., even if it never gets through Congress.
DeFi Platform Conic Finance's CNC Token Surges 50% as the Protocol Plots Comeback After Hack
Conic Finance was hacked in July draining roughly $3.6 million worth of ether from the protocol.
Celestia, Blockchain Data Solution, Sees TIA Token Surge as Polygon Plan Announced
Celestia's native TIA token jumped to a record high of $12.35 on Tuesday as holders attempt to farm a series of Celestia-based token airdrops.
U.S. Presidential Candidates Chat About Crypto, Target Federal Regulators
The three aspiring presidents touched on many of the same pro-crypto points at a Coinbase-linked crypto advocacy event.
A Difficult Truth: The Unspoken Mismatch of Web3 and Generative AI
Generative AI workloads are designed to be computationally intensive, running on highly parallelizable GPUs. What role does that leave for blockchain? Jesus Rodriguez, of IntoTheBlock, explores one possible solution.
Polygon to Offer Data Solution Celestia as Option for New Layer-2 Developers
The integration means that Celestia will plug into Polygon’s customizable software stack, which is powered by zero-knowledge technology, allowing developers to make use of the data availability solution when launching their own blockchain.
Binance P2P Trading Platform Halts Ruble Support Following Russia Exit
Customers are free to withdraw or transfer funds and continue trading with Binance Russia's new owner CommEX, the company said Monday.
StarkWare Distributing $3.5M Fees to Developers in 'Devonomics' Program
The developer firm, together with the Starknet Foundation, said that the program will benefit "dapp" builders and core developers of the Starknet blockchain.
Q Protocol to Apply International Court of Arbitration Rules to DeFi Disputes in a Sign of Growing Industry Maturity
Q Protocol, which provides blockchain governance as a service to Web3 and decentralized autonomous organizations, will use the rules laid out by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)'s arbitration court to resolve disputes and enforce awards.
KuCoin to Pay $22M, Exit New York to Settle State Suit
The exchange will pay $5.3 million to the attorney general's office and refund New York customers $16.77 million.
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Now Invites Participation From Wall Street Banks
A change to the structure of proposed spot bitcoin ETFs would enable authorized participants (APs) to create new shares in the fund with cash, rather than only with cryptocurrency, essentially opening the door to banks who cannot hold crypto…
Coinbase to Bring TradFi Assets On-Chain With New Platform Built on Base Under Abu Dhabi Regulator's Oversight
Coinbase's Project Diamond lets institutions create and trade digital native versions of financial instruments such as debt using Base in a regulated manner.
U.S. CPI Inflation Trended Lower in November, Rising 3.1% From a Year Ago
This morning's inflation data
First Mover Americas: Binance’s Waning Market Share
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Dec. 12, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.