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Dark Pools Dominate Ethereum as Private Transactions Surge – at Least by One Measure

[Aug 20, 2024 1:00 PM]

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Returns to $61K, Outperforms Broader Crypto Market

[Aug 20, 2024 12:01 PM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 20, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Continue to Fall, No Longer Signal Recession

[Aug 20, 2024 10:36 AM] The U.S. recession fears were partly responsible for the early August slide in stocks and cryptocurrencies.

State Street Selects Taurus for Crypto Custody, Tokenization

[Aug 20, 2024 10:30 AM] The bank will start with tokenization and plans to offer digital asset custody once the U.S. regulatory environment improves.

U.S.-Listed Bitcoin Miners Have the Upper Hand Over Unlisted Peers: Bernstein

[Aug 20, 2024 10:19 AM] The ability to raise debt or equity in the world's deepest capital markets is a major advantage, the report said.

Metaplanet Buys Additional ¥500 Million Worth of Bitcoin

[Aug 20, 2024 8:50 AM] Metaplanet, a publicly traded Japanese company, has purchased another ¥500 million ($3.7 million) worth of bitcoin. This latest buy comes after the firm secured a ¥1 billion loan last week to acquire Bitcoin.JUST IN: Japanese public company…

Floki Scores Major Deals With English Premier League Teams

[Aug 20, 2024 8:48 AM] Ecosystem tokens and its flagship Valhalla game will be widely featured on stadium screens and as uniform sponsors, boosting the project's visibility as part of an initial one-year contract.

Bitcoin Pops Over $61K, XRP Leads Gains Among Majors

[Aug 20, 2024 7:09 AM] Some traders expect market movements nearer to Friday when Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak at the Jackson Hole symposium.

U.S. Elections-Linked Bitcoin Options Draw Nearly $350M in Open Interest

[Aug 20, 2024 6:26 AM]

Kamala Harris’s Alleged ‘Crypto Reset’ Absent in Democratic Agenda

[Aug 20, 2024 1:30 AM] While the Republican platform addresses the issue of cryptocurrency and bitcoin, the Democratic Party’s latest platform remained silent on the matter. Adding to the buzz, there are whispers that Kamala Harris’s campaign might be eyeing Gary…

Solana's Former Top Decentralized Crypto Exchange Faces SEC Securities Violations

[Aug 20, 2024 1:05 AM] Mango Markets' governing body is looking to offer a settlement to the SEC.

NY Judge Rejects SEC’s Efforts to Stymie Tron’s Arguments in Ongoing Securities Suit

[Aug 19, 2024 8:51 PM] A New York judge has rejected a request from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to force a pre-trial conference or to require the filing of an additional response in its ongoing securities fraud lawsuit against the Tron Foundation…

Democrats Exclude Bitcoin And Crypto From 2024 Platform, Aligning With Past Hostility

[Aug 19, 2024 4:28 PM] The Democratic Party's official 2024 platform was released today on day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), without any mention of Bitcoin or cryptocurrency. This decision aligns with the past four years of the Biden-Harris…

Ethereum Fees Plummet—Etherscan Adds Decimals to Keep Up With Gas Drop

[Aug 19, 2024 4:20 PM] Over the past few months, both Bitcoin and Ethereum users have noticed a noticeable drop in transaction fees. Ethereum’s network transfer fees, in particular, have fallen to such low levels that Etherscan, a leading Ethereum block explorer…

Harris Leads Trump on Polymarket as DNC Begins, but They Got Tied Earlier Amid Volatility

[Aug 19, 2024 4:00 PM] Plus, bettors see RFK dropping out by November without a Trump endorsement, and China's 'bitcoin ban' is more complicated than what Justin Sun thinks.

Bitcoin Staking Platform Babylon to Start Phased Mainnet Launch This Week

[Aug 19, 2024 4:00 PM] Allnodes, Figment and Galaxy Digital are among the finality providers.

Australian Securities Regulator Nabbed More Than 600 Crypto Investment Scams in a Year

[Aug 19, 2024 3:55 PM] The cypro scams amounted to about 9% of the total fake investment platforms taken down in the first year of its investment scam disruption program.

Bitwise Acquires ETC Group, Europe's Largest Physical Bitcoin ETP Issuer

[Aug 19, 2024 2:41 PM] Bitwise Asset Management has announced the acquisition of London-based ETC Group, the issuer of Europe’s largest physical Bitcoin ETP (BTCE), according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This acquisition not only expands Bitwise’s global�

Fabric, Startup Building 'VPU' Chips for Cryptography, Raises $33M

[Aug 19, 2024 2:33 PM]

Crypto's Bet on Election Betting Expands to Solana

[Aug 19, 2024 2:15 PM] Perpetuals trading hub Drift protocol is adding a Polymarket-style prediction market – with some DeFi twists.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Drops 5.8% as Index Trades Lower

[Aug 19, 2024 2:01 PM] UNI falls 5.8% while NEAR loses 2'8% in mixed performance for CoinDesk 20's top assets.

Bitwise Acquires London-Based ETP Provider ETC Group to Enter Europe

[Aug 19, 2024 1:59 PM] The acquisition of ETC Group's $1 billion in assets under management takes Bitwise's AUM above $4.5 billion.

Coin Center Wins Right to Sue U.S. Treasury, IRS Again Over Controversial Tax Reporting Rule

[Aug 19, 2024 1:09 PM] Crypto think tank Coin Center will get another shot at suing the U.S. Treasury Department over what it says is an “unconstitutional” amendment to the tax code that would require Americans to disclose the details of certain crypto transactions to…

Nigeria Planning to Present Law to Tax Crypto by September: Report

[Aug 19, 2024 12:19 PM] Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) plans to bring a bill for taxing the crypto industry to parliament by September, news outlet Punch Nigeria reported on Saturday.

First Mover Americas: XRP Outperforms as Digital Assets Start Week in the Red

[Aug 19, 2024 12:18 PM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 19, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

What a Dubai Court Ordering a Company to Pay Its Employee in Crypto Means

[Aug 19, 2024 10:57 AM] A court in Dubai ordered a company to pay an employee using a cryptocurrency token, as agreed in the employment contract. The ruling raises several questions even as it lends some legitimization to crypto in the region.

94% of Bitcoin's Supply Has Now Been Issued

[Aug 19, 2024 10:13 AM] A milestone has been reached in Bitcoin's supply schedule - 94% of the total Bitcoin supply has now been issued through mining. Out of a hard-capped total of 21 million BTC, over 19.74 million have been mined so far. Bitcoin's supply is issued…

Attention Bitcoin Traders, the Japanese Yen Is Strengthening Again

[Aug 19, 2024 8:59 AM] A similar yen outperformance early this month, triggered carry unwind and rocked risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

TON Leads Crypto Majors as BTC, ETH Remain Flat

[Aug 19, 2024 7:49 AM] GameFi heavy TON outperformed the CoinDesk 20 during the Monday trading day in Asia.

Shaquille O'Neal Will Have to Defend Some of the Allegations Against Him in the Astrals NFT Lawsuit

[Aug 19, 2024 7:34 AM] A U.S. court has granted one part and dismissed another part of a class action lawsuit against legendary basketball player Shaquille O'Neal for his role in the NFT project Astrals, according to court documents.