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Fortune Claims Polymarket Is 'Rife' With Wash Trading

[Oct 30 5:08 PM] As much as a third of the prediction market's volume is inflated by traders buying and selling the same shares repeatedly, Fortune reported, citing blockchain researchers. They could be doing it to farm a future airdropped token.

Coinbase, Visa to Allow Real-Time Crypto Deposits Through Debit Card

[Oct 30 2:12 PM] Customers of payments giant Visa can now integrate their eligible debit card into their Coinbase accounts and deposit funds, at times instantly, the two firms announced on Tuesday.

Election Looms, But the Fed’s Rate Decision Could Steal the Spotlight

[Oct 30 2:10 PM] As America’s 2024 election approaches, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee will make a pivotal decision on the benchmark interest rate just two days later. A Quarter-Point Rate Cut? Fedwatch and Bettors Reveal the Odds Aside…

AI Data Collection Startup Sapien Raises $10.5M Seed Funding Led by Variant

[Oct 30 2:00 PM] The firm's founders, who have worked in the blockchain space for years, are using crypto to incentivize an army of people who can earn from labeling data for AI models.

Crypto-Backed Cloud-Storage Platform Storj Promotes Colby Winegar to CEO

[Oct 30 12:59 PM] Winegar previously served as the company's chief revenue office for a number of years.

DYdX CEO Juliano Fires 35% of Workforce and Promises Pivot

[Oct 29 7:19 PM] "The company we’ve built is different from the company dYdX must be," said the CEO.

DWF Labs Fires a Partner After Drink-Spiking Allegations

[Oct 29 6:28 PM]

Coinbase Revenue May be Hurt by Lower Trading Volumes, Regulatory Uncertainty, Analysts Say

[Oct 29 5:42 PM] Coinbase Q3 earnings preview

Solana-Based RWA Platform AgriDex Taps Stripe's Bridge to Lower Cost for Agricultural Trade Settlements

[Oct 29 3:02 PM] AgriDex is an example of how stablecoins are being increasingly used as a payment vehicle in emerging regions as a cheaper alternative for traditional banking rails.

Consensys Cuts 20% Workforce, Blames SEC’s ‘Abuse Of Power’

[Oct 29 1:56 PM] “Multiple cases with the SEC, including ours, represent meaningful jobs and productive investment lost due to the SEC’s abuse of power and Congress’s inability to rectify the problem,” founder and CEO Joe Lubin said in a blog post.

Binance Unveils 'Binance Wealth' for Elite Customers

[Oct 29 1:30 PM] The service is offered through the global Binance.com platform meaning there are restrictions for some jurisdictions, such as the U.S.

DeFi Cover Provider Nexus Mutual Backs New Crypto Insurance Broker Native

[Oct 29 9:00 AM] Nexus Mutual is also behind a new insurance alternative on Coinbase’s L2 network called Base DeFi Pass.

Tether's Paolo Ardoino: 'If the U.S. Government Wanted to Kill Us, They Can Press a Button'

[Oct 28 5:27 PM] The leading stablecoin issuer is comfortable holding its T-bills at a U.S. institution because it respects international sanctions, CEO Ardoino said in an interview.

Digital Asset Fund Inflows Surge Amid US Political Climate, Coinshares Report Shows

[Oct 28 4:45 PM] Coinshares’ latest report, led by head of research James Butterfill, shows a substantial increase in digital asset fund inflows. Coinshares Digital Asset Fund Flows Report According to the report, the U.S. saw record inflows, with investor…

Prediction Market Kalshi to Supply Price Data for Crypto Oracle Stork

[Oct 28 4:00 PM] Initially, Kalshi's feeds will power perpetual futures contracts on decentralized exchanges. Eventually, the centralized betting platform might referee on-chain prediction markets.

Emory University Joins Bitcoin ETF Rush, Reporting $16M Holding in Grayscale Vehicle

[Oct 28 3:59 PM] Emory University disclosed ownership of more than $15 million worth of shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust.

An Arctic Circle Bitcoin Mine Will Heat a Building in a Fishing Village

[Oct 28 3:55 PM] Sazmining launches a bitcoin (BTC) mine in Norway that will heat a building, aiming to demonstrate sustainable mining benefits despite past regulatory concerns.

Qatar Tech Firm Launches Platform for Tokenized Islamic Finance Contracts

[Oct 27 8:30 AM] Blade Labs, a Qatari tech company, has launched a platform for tokenizing Murabaha contracts, a type of Islamic finance. This innovation allows for broader access to Sharia-compliant financing, both for financial and non-financial institutions…

Spot Crypto ETFs: Big Gains for Some, Losses for Others—Here’s the Full Breakdown

[Oct 25 8:31 PM] On Thursday, spot bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) enjoyed positive inflows during the day’s trading. Crypto ETF Inflows Jump The spot crypto ETFs managed to land in positive territory on Oct. 24. Across 12 bitcoin…

Wall Street Financial Services Firm Lazard Plans to Create Tokenized Funds with Bitfinex Securities

[Oct 25 4:36 PM] Tokenization of conventional financial products is a booming sector within the digital asset industry, with BlackRock, HSBC and now Lazard among the global firms entering the space.

Newly-Qualified Crypto Custodian Balance Aims to Bring ETF Assets Held in the U.S. Back to Canada

[Oct 25 9:49 AM] Earlier this week, Canadian crypto custody specialist Balance announced it had become a qualified custodian in the country.

Microsoft Urges Shareholders to Vote Against a Proposal to Assess Bitcoin as a Diversification Investment: Filing

[Oct 24 11:11 PM] The National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, has notified shareholders of Microsoft that it intends to propose a Bitcoin Diversification Assessment at the company’s annual meeting on Dec. 10, a filing shows.

Bitcoin ETFs See Huge Turnaround—Find Out Which Fund Led the Charge

[Oct 24 8:45 PM] The 12 U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) enjoyed a $192.31 million boost on Wednesday, bouncing back from a rough Tuesday. Even the nine ether funds joined in the fun, seeing some modest gains during the day’s trading. U.S…

Circle's Allaire: Stablecoins Could Expand by Trillions in 10 Years, Will Be Integral Part of Global Financial System

[Oct 24 6:49 PM] While USDC has been popular in developed markets, it has seen significant growth in emerging regions among fintechs and brokers servicing businesses and households, Jeremy Allaire told CoinDesk in an interview.

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin on The Balance Sheet

[Oct 24 3:00 PM] Historically, only crypto-native companies held bitcoin on their balance sheets. However, a significant structural shift has occurred over the past four years. Public and private companies are now embracing bitcoin, motivated by economic…

Why Web3 VCs Are Embracing Crypto+AI

[Oct 24 2:04 PM] Coinbase Ventures is shifting focus away from pure-play crypto investments.

FCA-Regulated Crypto Trading Firm Portofino Technologies Sees Staff Exodus

[Oct 24 9:13 AM] The firing of the firm’s co-founder and its CFO in July triggered a wave of departures.

Crypto Traders Apparently Spam Truth Terminal Into Pumping Coin Associated With Brian Armstrong’s Dog

[Oct 23 8:03 PM]

Scroll's Token Declines 32% as Whales Scoop Up Airdrop

[Oct 23 3:18 PM] After more than a year of hype and expectation, layer-2 network Scroll's governance token launch is beginning to fall short of expectations after being plagued by token allocation issues.

Bitcoin Miners Are Pivoting to AI to Survive. Core Scientific Entered the Race Years Ago

[Oct 23 1:52 PM] AI clusters and bitcoin mining operations have vastly different needs. Core Scientific's chief development officer gets down to the nitty gritty.