NFT Creator Royalty Payments Hit Two-Year Low: Nansen
The rise of royalty-optional platforms like Blur and OpenSea have contributed to declining royalty payments for artists across the space.
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says Bitcoin Could ‘Revolutionize Finance’
BlackRock (BLK) CEO Larry Fink said crypto, specifically bitcoin (BTC), could revolutionize the financial system in an interview with Fox Business on Wednesday.
Why Lisbon Is Immunefi's Crypto Hub
A frank conversation with Immunefi founder and CEO Mitchell Amador about where he optimized his startup’s locations from the perspective of regulations, taxes and human health.
Centralization Comes to DeFi as Group Behind MIM, SPELL Tokens Mull Legal Shakeup
A project leader called for adding lawyers, jurisdictions and trustees for Abracadabra DAO, the entity overseeing Magic Internet Money (MIM) and SPELL tokens.
The Broke Ape Yacht Crash: Lessons for Justin Bieber and Other NFT Collectors
Why has Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape universe collapsed in value?
Hollywood Legend Steve McQueen Honored as 'King of Cool' in New NFT Collection
The racing-themed, 1,000-edition art NFT collection will give holders access to token-gated content, events and games celebrating the actor's love of motorcycle racing.
Israeli Lawmakers Support Axing Crypto Capital Gains Tax for Foreigners
A bill exempting foreign residents from capital gains taxes on crypto sales, and lowering tax on stock-options-like crypto options for employees has passed a preliminary reading in the Knesset.
Former FTX US CEO’s New Venture Is Seeking to Harness AI for Crypto Trading
Brett Harrison’s new firm, Architect, aims to be an one-stop platform for institutional-grade crypto trading.
AI-Backed Blockchain Data Startup Web3Go Raises $4M
Binance Labs led the round with HashKey Capital, NGC and Shima Capital among the other backers.
Decentralized Exchange dYdX Launches Public Testnet on Cosmos
The DEX said users can now trade bitcoin and ethereum on the public testnet.
The Digital Euro and the P Word
A central bank digital currency doesn’t have to be a privacy nightmare, says Dea Markova. But privacy is a convenient attack vector for critics of CBDCs.
Crypto Storage Token Storj Rallies 43% Overnight as Trading Volume Surges
The decentralized cloud storage protocol has seen its market value double this week.
Crypto Catalyst Watch: FOMC Minutes, Jobs Numbers Lead Busy Slate of Economic Releases
In addition, the national ISM manufacturing survey, released during the long July 4 weekend, fell to its weakest level since May 2020.
Elon, You Don’t Need Crypto to Do Twitter Payments
If Musk wants to build an instant cross-border network, he'll find central bank real-time systems have moved on quite a bit since his days at PayPal, says J.P. Koning.
Bitcoin Prices Are Hot, but Here’s What Could Crush the Rally
BTC has proved incredibly resilient to the perils of the past year, including FTX’s demise. But there are some macroeconomic surprises that could erect obstacles to further gains.
A New Metric to Evaluate Crypto Ecosystem Fundamentals
The years-to-profitability ratio is a good way to evaluate a level-1 blockchain.
Axiom’s Zero-Knowledge Proofs Might One Day Help Detect Deepfakes
The startup is working to build ZK technology that can be used en masse for AI applications.
Starknet Plans ‘Quantum Leap’ Upgrade Next Week After Testnet Version Deployed
The upgrade will increase the number of transactions per second the blockchain can handle as well as reduce the time-to-inclusion.
Chainlink ‘Proof of Reserve’ Proves Little Beyond Data Going In, Coming Out
Projects like TrueUSD and Paxos are turning to Chainlink to give users transparency into their reserves, but their numbers remain difficult to verify.
Valkyrie Refiles for Spot Bitcoin ETF With Coinbase as Surveillance Partner
Valkyrie Digital Assets refiled its application for a spot bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, joining asset managers including BlackRock and Fidelity in taking another stab at the process.
U.K. Blazes Trail With New Cryptocurrency Rules
The FCA’s regulations provide greater legal clarity for developers but place additional compliance burdens on companies marketing cryptocurrencies, says Preston Byrne, a partner at Brown Rudnick.
Payments Platform Nuggets Working With Bank of England on Privacy Layer for Digital Pound
The BofE said in February that a digital pound was likely needed, but that it will not make a decision on issuing one until at least 2025.
Blockchain Project Interlay Wants its New Platform to Become a ‘One-Stop-Shop for Bitcoin DeFi’
“We've only seen the tip of the iceberg with bitcoin DeFi today,” said Interlay CEO and Co-founder Alexei Zamyatin in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk.
First Mover Americas: Cryptocurrency Trading Volumes Increase for First Time in 3 Months
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 5, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Ethereum-Based Yield Powerhouse Pendle Finance Expands to BNB Chain
Value locked on the liquid staking derivatives platform has grown nearly tenfold this year.
Denmark's Financial Watchdog Orders Saxo Bank to Shed Its Crypto Holdings
Danish bank Saxo has been ordered by Denmark's financial regulator to shed its own holdings of cryptoassets.
Crypto Trading Volumes Rise for First Time in 3 Months Amid ETF Optimism
Even so, spot trading volumes are at historically low levels.
Aave Holders Vote on Proposal for DeFi Protocol to Convert 1,600 Ether Into wstETH and rETH
Holders of Aave, the token that underpins its namesake's decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, are taking part in a governance vote that will decide whether 1,600 ether (ETH) in the protocol's treasury will be converted to wrapped staked ether…
Binance Australia’s Offices Searched by Financial Regulator: Bloomberg
The company, also under investigation in the U.S. and France, ceased its Australian derivatives business following regulatory warnings
Crypto Custodian Cobo Argus Scores $100M in Value Locked One Week After Going Live
Argus V2 supports all open-source DeFi protocols and lets traders utilize DeFi bots to automatically monetize farming rewards, compounding and token swapping.