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NEAR to Hire Artificial-Intelligence Engineers as Part of AI Roadmap

[Apr 10, 2024 12:50 PM] The company will begin its AI initiative in the next 3-6 months according to a document reviewed by CoinDesk.

The Protocol: How to Engineer Harder Money, or Just Make Your Own

[Apr 10, 2024 12:10 PM] Bitcoin's supply growth is set to automatically drop by 50% when next week's "halving" arrives, Ethereum is pondering a cut in ETH issuance, and meme coin issuers are just no-holds-barred spinning up new ones. Blockchain tech is enabling all sorts…

Bitcoin Payment Processor BTCPay Server To Debut Origin Story Documentary In Poland

[Apr 10, 2024 11:11 AM] BTCPay Server, an open-source bitcoin payment processor, is set to premiere a feature documentary titled "My Trust In You Is Broken" at the Bitcoin Film Fest in Warsaw, Poland, on April 19.The documentary, directed by Parker Worthington, delves…

Binance 'Working Collaboratively' With Nigerian Government to Free Detained Executive, Compliance Chief Says

[Apr 10, 2024 9:55 AM] Binance is “working as collaboratively as we can” with the Nigerian government to secure the release of its jailed financial crimes investigations chief, Tigran Gambaryan, the exchange’s chief compliance officer Noah Perlman said Wednesday.

Crypto Derivatives Exchange Stream Trading Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding

[Apr 10, 2024 9:44 AM] The funding round values the company at $20 million.

Half of Solana Pre-Sales Are Scams, Blockaid Says

[Apr 10, 2024 9:42 AM] Blockchain security firm Blockaid said 50% of recent pre-sale token launches on Solana have been malicious.

Ripple-Owned Metaco Sees Most of Execs and Marketing Teams Depart: Source

[Apr 10, 2024 9:23 AM]

EU's MiCA Rules Have Had Little Influence on the European Crypto Market, Regulator Says

[Apr 10, 2024 9:22 AM] The rules, which take effect at the end of the year, have yet to spur increased euro-based transactions in crypto markets.

Alpen Labs Looks to Scale Bitcoin With Zero-Knowledge Proofs Using $10.6M Funding

[Apr 10, 2024 9:11 AM] Alpen Labs has emerged from stealth mode following the funding round, having spent the last year developing Bitcoin rollup infrastructure to bring smart contract functionality to the network.

Staking Provider P2P Launches Staking-as-a-Business for Institutions

[Apr 10, 2024 7:00 AM] The platform also recently surpassed $7.4 billion in total value locked, or TVL.

U.S. CPI Comes in Faster Than Hoped, Rising 0.4% in March, 3.5% Y/Y

[Apr 10, 2024 6:36 AM] Stubbornly high inflation has shattered Wall Street expectations for a long series of rate cuts in 2024.

First Mover Americas: Meme Coin Indexes Are Here

[Apr 10, 2024 6:01 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 10, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

New Zealand Crypto Policy Should Support Industry, Minister for Commerce Says

[Apr 10, 2024 6:00 AM] The country's "wait and see" approach to regulating crypto could risk New Zealand missing out on the benefits of industry developments, a government inquiry found.

Crypto Miners Run Down Bitcoin Inventory to 3-Year Low in a Strategic Pre-Halving Move

[Apr 10, 2024 5:39 AM] Bitcoin miners have been running down inventory in a rising market, moving away from the accumulation strategy seen ahead of prior halving in May 2020.

Bitcoin Falls Below $69K Ahead of U.S. CPI; Cardano, Dogecoin Lead Losses in Altcoins

[Apr 10, 2024 4:38 AM] One analyst said profit taking by long-term holders spiked meaningfully into the $73,000 level and has cooled down in recent weeks, supporting a bullish bias in the future.

Grayscale CEO Says Bitcoin ETF Outflows Are Reaching Equilibrium: Reuters

[Apr 10, 2024 4:16 AM] Sonnenshein said that some of the selling connected to settlements of bankrupt crypto companies like FTX are "largely behind us."

Hong Kong Said Likely to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETFs Next Week: Reuters

[Apr 10, 2024 4:14 AM] Hong Kong regulators are likely to approve the first set of applications for spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds next week, making it possible that the products could be ready for an April launch, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing two people…

Bitcoin’s Bullish Quarter Eases Consumer Skepticism: Deutsche Bank

[Apr 10, 2024 3:56 AM] While 40% of respondents to the German bank’s survey said bitcoin will thrive in the coming years, 38% said they expect the cryptocurrency to disappear.

WOO X Introduces Meme Coin, Layer 2 Index Perpetuals in Partnership With Wintermute, GMCI

[Apr 10, 2024 3:00 AM] Indices provider GMCI’s MEME index includes top meme coins like SHIB, PEPE and DOGE, while the L2 index monitors leading blockchain scaling tokens like MATIC, IMX and OP.

Friend.Tech Money Metrics Surge Ahead of Potential Airdrop, V2 Release

[Apr 10, 2024 2:27 AM] The social application was one of the biggest blockchain-based platforms by revenue for a short period last year before usage dropped off. A new version is bringing the hype back.

Hong Kong-Based First Digital's $3B Stablecoin Arrives to Sui Network in DeFi Push

[Apr 10, 2024 1:00 AM] FDUSD has quickly become the fourth-largest stablecoin since its launch in July under Hong Kong's digital asset regulations, benefitting from crypto exchange giant Binance's trading promotion.

Paradigm Drives $225M Funding Round For Monad Labs, Blockchain Rival To Ethereum, Solana

[Apr 9, 2024 4:00 PM] Venture Capital (VC) firm Paradigm is leading a substantial $225 million funding round for a new Layer 1 (L1) network, that aims to compete with the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. Other notable participants include VC firms Electric Capital and…

VanEck CEO Says Transaction Fee Is Bigger Story Than Bitcoin or Ethereum ETFs

[Apr 9, 2024 3:52 PM] Jan Van Eck told CoinDesk TV's Jen Sanasie that not hearing back from the SEC is a sign that ETH exchange-traded funds likely wont make the May deadline.

EigenLayer and EigenDA Launch on Ethereum Mainnet

[Apr 9, 2024 12:10 PM] The launch comes after $12 billion has already been deposited into the protocol.

GBTC Drops Nearly 3,000 BTC in a Day as Blackrock, Fidelity Command Record Inflow Streaks

[Apr 9, 2024 11:24 AM] Recent market data highlights that spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States experienced a net outflow of $223.8 million on April 8, while Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) saw a substantial outflow of $303 million. GBTC…

Republican Sen. Tillis Calls for ‘Light’ Crypto Regulatory Framework Ahead of Presidential Election

[Apr 9, 2024 11:07 AM] Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle urged the need for new crypto laws on Tuesday, as Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo asked for “additional tools” to effectively crack down on illicit crypto financing.

DeFi Trader Eisenberg 'Wasn't Borrowing, He Was Stealing,' Prosecutor Says in Opening Argument

[Apr 9, 2024 10:52 AM] The defense countered that Eisenberg "risked 13 million of his own dollars" to net $110 million from Mango Markets.

Lummis: Crypto Will Erupt as Big Issue in Senate Races Including Banking Chair Brown's

[Apr 9, 2024 10:33 AM] U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) said that the high-stakes Ohio election that could decide both the Senate majority and the leadership of the Senate Banking Committee is likely to dig into cryptocurrency issues, and she encouraged industry…

Venture Firm A16z Releases Jolt, a 'Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine'

[Apr 9, 2024 10:00 AM] The release is the product of a16z's first foray into deep tech research.

Bitcoin Buckles Below $69K as Crypto Bulls Endure $175M Liquidations

[Apr 9, 2024 9:57 AM] Bitcoin is showing resilience despite the slip, but the corrective period might continue for a while before a return to growth, one observer noted.