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Zimbabwe's Gold-Backed Digital Token Won't Fix the Country's Currency Woes, Economists Say
Sound macroeconomic policies like raising interest rates and bringing down the country's deficit could dampen Zimbabwe's currency instability, economists said.
Fireblocks Adds Support for Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Alibaba Cloud
Cryptocurrency custody technology provider Fireblocks has started offering support for cloud service providers Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform, Alibaba Cloud, Thales and Securosus, the company announced Tuesday.
EU Seals Deal on Crypto Bank-Capital Rules
Lawmakers have previously favored ‘prohibitive’ capital requirements to keep unbacked crypto assets out of the banking system
Circle’s Allaire Says Bitcoin ETFs Likely to Be Approved: Bloomberg
Allaire spoke with Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin, China.
Crypto Exchange OKX Goes Live With ‘Nitro Spreads,’ Allowing One-Click Basis Trading
Basis traders attempt to earn returns by trading the difference in an asset’s price on two separate markets.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Could Experience Price Turbulence as $30K Is Tested
ALSO: Venture capitalists and others have abandoned blockchain for the seemingly greener pastures of AI, but they may be falling for the hype of a technology that has yet to prove itself substantially.
Damus Founder Now Expects Deplatforming From Apple App Store
Apple cited violations of its in-app purchase guidelines as the primary reason for the delisting, according to Damus founder William Casarin.
Bitcoin Holds Above $30K as Investors Await Historically Strong July, Eye Options Expiry
BTC has gained at least 20% in July in each of the past three years. Depending on its price heading into the expiry, bitcoin could rally additionally or retreat.
Federal Judge Permanently Bars MetaBirkins NFT Maker From Selling Birkin-Based Collectibles
The judge’s order comes several months after a jury found the NFT collection’s maker infringed on Hermes’ intellectual property.
Leading House Democrat Solicits Feedback From Gensler and Yellen on Crypto Bill
The bill would provide guidelines for U.S.-based crypto exchanges to register with regulators.
U.S. Judge Rejects Binance.US Complaint Over SEC Press Release
A federal judge has rebuffed Binance’s request to curtail the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) use of language pertaining to Binance.US’ management of customer funds in press releases, arguing the statements could hurt the company at…
Uniswap's Hayden Adams: Q&A on Weathering the Regulatory Storm, What’s Next for DeFi
After the recent release of a proposal for a new "v4" version of the decentralized exchange Uniswap, CoinDesk's Sam Kessler chats with Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams about the case that DeFi is “here to stay” and his position that the U.S. “lags…
FTX Bankruptcy Team Says the Exchange Owed Customers $8.7B
Commingling and misuse of customer and corporate funds occurred from the inception of FTX, says current CEO John J. Ray III.
Bitcoin Investment Sentiment Turned Bullish After Largest Weekly Fund Inflow in a Year
The inflows totalled $199 million, reversing nearly half of the previous nine consecutive weeks of outflows.
Azuki Unveils New ‘Elementals’ Collection, Expanding Its NFT Ecosystem
A portion of the yet-to-be-revealed, 20,000-edition NFT collection was airdropped to holders on Friday.
Bitcoin Cash Price Jumps to One-Year High Fueled by Spiking Social Interest, Exchange Support
With today’s 17% gain, the BCH has now more than doubled in the week since it was listed on EDX Markets, a new crypto exchange backed by financial heavyweights.
Hong Kong's HSBC Allows Customers to Trade Bitcoin, Ether ETFs but That's Not Really News
HSBC's customers in Hong Kong have in fact been able to trade such crypto investment products since they were listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in December.
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Secures Up to $50M in Loans From Coinbase
The first $15 million will be drawn shortly after closing the deal, while another $15 million is conditional on closing a merger with peer USBTC.
BitGo Still Sees Consolidation in Crypto Custody After Spurning Prime Trust: CEO
CEO Mike Belshe said he sees consolidation in the crypto custody sector in the next six months.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Retreats Slightly From 12-Month High
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 26, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Bitcoin Futures Attract Biggest Bets Since Terra's Collapse
Open interest has surged to $11 billion to its highest level in over a year.
Singapore's MAS Proposes Design Framework for Interoperable Digital Asset Networks
Banking giants like Standard Chartered, HSBC and Citi are set to run multiple tokenization trials across financial asset classes.
Terra Classic Revival Plans Continue as 6 Engineers Aim to Revive LUNC Ecosystem
Some LUNC token holders remain committed to a Terra ecosystem revival.
Crypto Traders Eye $6.8B Bitcoin and Ether Options Expiry
Dealers are stuffed with record negative gamma in BTC. With only a little move in the spot price, "we could witness fireworks," one observer said.
Bybit Gains Crypto License in Cyprus
The Dubai-based crypto exchange will gain now a foothold in the European Union after its exit from Canada and the U.K.
Japanese Crypto Issuers Won't Pay Taxes on Unrealized Gains, Govt. Clarifies
Token issuers in the country were subject to a 30% corporate tax for unrealized gains on their own tokens.
U.S. Has Room for a Compliant Crypto ETF to Grow Market Share as a Bitcoin On-Ramp: Bernstein
Grayscale earns around $380 million in annualized fees despite its GBTC product being inefficient, illiquid and trading at a discount, the report said.
ProShares' Bitcoin Futures ETF Racks Up Biggest Weekly Inflow in a Year
Open interest on bitcoin futures have surged to the highest levels in a year.