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U.S. Treasury Sanctions North Korean-Owned Binance Wallets; Says Entities Used Funds to Support WMD Programs

[May 23, 2023 9:25 AM] The Binance-hosted wallets received more than $2 million worth of various cryptocurrencies that were then sent on to North Korean entities, OFAC alleged

Bitcoin Jumps to Key Price Resistance as Hong Kong Opens Crypto Trading for Retail Investors

[May 23, 2023 8:28 AM]

Multicoin Leads $2.3M FastLane VC Deal, Continuing Its Bet on MEV Infrastructure

[May 23, 2023 8:00 AM] The crypto-focused investment firm has now backed three projects centered around maximal extractable value (MEV), a way for validators to earn extra money from traders.

Crypto Wallet Provider Ledger Delays Key-Recovery Service After Uproar

[May 23, 2023 8:00 AM] After criticism from the crypto community, the firm pledged to open-source the Ledger Recover code before releasing the controversial update.

LabDAO Raises $3.6M to Decentralize Drug Discovery

[May 23, 2023 7:30 AM] The project also launched its new PLEX client that eases the burden of resource-intensive computations for scientific data.

Justin Sun Moves $4.3M of MakerDAO's Tokens to Binance: Blockchain Data

[May 23, 2023 7:24 AM] Tron founder Justin Sun’s potential sale of MakerDAO’s token – movements of tokens to an exchange often come before sales – coincide with the DeFi protocol’s controversial restructuring.

First Mover Americas: Interest in Staking Ether Ramps Up

[May 23, 2023 6:16 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 23, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Come in and Register? These Firms Say They Found an SEC-Friendly Crypto Path

[May 23, 2023 6:00 AM] The beginnings of a fully compliant U.S. crypto infrastructure may be forming on the industry’s fringes as a watchdog backed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) quietly issues significant approvals for companies trying to stick to the…

South Korea's Ruling Party Calls to Expedite Bill on Lawmakers' Crypto Disclosures: Report

[May 23, 2023 4:42 AM] The leader of South Korea's ruling People Power Party wants a new bill requiring lawmakers and high-level government officials to declare their cryptocurrency-related assets to be implemented within two months.

MicroStrategy Shares Offer Better Exposure to Crypto Than Coinbase: Berenberg

[May 23, 2023 4:30 AM] Macro drivers of demand for bitcoin are bullish for MicroStrategy shares, the report said.

Hong Kong Securities Regulator to Accept License Applications for Crypto Exchanges Starting June 1

[May 23, 2023 4:20 AM] The Securities and Futures Commission's guidelines explicitly ban crypto gifts to incentivize retail investments, which likely includes airdrops.

DCG Fails to Make $630M Payment to Creditors Amid Genesis Negotiations, Says Gemini

[May 23, 2023 4:00 AM] In the midst of the financial dispute between crypto exchange Gemini and Digital Currency Group (DCG), Gemini has alleged that DCG failed to make a payment of around $630 million that was due last week. In response, Gemini has stated that it may…

Crypto Market Near-Term Upside Is Likely Capped: Bank of America

[May 23, 2023 2:51 AM] The bank expects digital asset trading volumes to remain subdued, with retail investors remaining on the sidelines.

Latam Insights — Venezuela’s Maduro States De-Dollarization Is ‘Inevitable,’ Argentina Raises Interest Rates to Close to 100%

[May 23, 2023 2:30 AM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue, Venezuela makes a push for de-dollarization, the Central Bank of Argentina raises interest…

Number of Ether Staked Has Surged by 4.4 Million Since Shapella Upgrade

[May 23, 2023 2:08 AM] Staking refers to locking coins in the blockchain network in return for rewards.

International Securities Regulator IOSCO Proposes Policy Recommendations for Crypto

[May 23, 2023 1:25 AM] The consultation period closes on July 31.

Crossover Markets Teams With Credit Network Hidden Road to Enable Crypto Trading

[May 23, 2023 1:00 AM] The aim of the collaboration is to avoid conflicts of interest by decoupling trade execution from custody and brokerage.

Aave V2 Users Temporarily Unable to Access $120M on Polygon After Governance Bug

[May 23, 2023 12:56 AM] All funds remain safe and a governance proposal is underway to update the faulty strategy, developers said.

Crypto Exchange OKX Targets France as Regional Hub With Plan to Hire 100 People

[May 23, 2023 12:00 AM] OKX has applied for a Digital Asset Service Provider license to join dozens of companies that have already won approval.

Shiba Inu’s Puppynet Testnet Logs 10M Transactions, Putting Ecosystem Tokens in Focus

[May 22, 2023 11:52 PM] Ecosystem tokens shiba inu, leash and bone will be used to transact on the upcoming Ethereum-based blockchain.

FTX CEO's Legal Billings Continue to Hint at '2.0 Reboot'

[May 22, 2023 11:02 PM] John Ray III billed just over 6.5 hours in his last cycle reviewing and working on what appears to be FTX 2.0 materials

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $27K as Investors Weigh Debt Ceiling Developments

[May 22, 2023 6:30 PM] ALSO: Former CoinDesk head of research writes that despite government efforts in such large, emerging countries as Pakistan and Nigeria to curb crypto activity, citizens there seem to be turning to digital assets as a hedge.

Core Scientific Hopes to Emerge from Bankruptcy by September, Lawyers Say

[May 22, 2023 4:55 PM] Core Scientific should “trim” its restructuring timeline by “at least [one] month,” the federal judge overseeing the crypto miner's bankruptcy said during a Monday hearing as creditors called for the insolvent crypto miner to fast-track its plans�

Dash Blockchain Halts After Upgrade Attempt, Possible Fork Detected

[May 22, 2023 4:30 PM] Multiple sources have reported that the Dash blockchain came to a standstill at block height 1,874,879 following an attempted upgrade to version 19 by the developers. As of now, data indicates that the most recent block verified on the network was…

In NFT Sales, Bitcoin Jumps to No. 2 Spot in a Matter of Months

[May 22, 2023 4:19 PM] According to data platform CryptoSlam, NFTs on Bitcoin have grossed about $167 million in the past thirty days, creeping up on Ethereum’s number one position, which was roughly $397 million over the same period.

Crypto Hacks Are Down and Hackers Tend to Return Stolen Money: TRM Labs Report

[May 22, 2023 3:41 PM] The sanctions against Tornado Cash, as well as last year's arrest of the Mango Markets infiltrator, motivate hackers to return their loot, researchers believe.

New Book Reveals Central Banks’ Role in Libor and Euribor Rate-Rigging Scandals

[May 22, 2023 3:30 PM] According to an extract from a book called “Rigged,” central banks and global policymakers helped coordinate the rate-rigging scandals Libor and Euribor on a large scale. Written by Andy Verity, the book exposes how various central banks and…

Bitcoin Developer Introduces Ark, A Layer 2 Protocol For Fast And Efficient Payments

[May 22, 2023 2:58 PM] A Bitcoin developer by the name of Burak recently unveiled Ark, a Layer 2 protocol designed to enable fast and secure transactions. According to a post on the Bitcoin dev mailing list, Ark offers an alternative scaling approach that allows users to…

Bitcoin Spurs 5th Consecutive Week of Outflows at Crypto Investment Funds: CoinShares

[May 22, 2023 2:08 PM] The outflows totalled $32 million last week, pushing total during the streak to $232 million.

Dormant Bitcoin Wallet From 2010 Makes Rare Transaction on 13th Anniversary of Bitcoin Pizza Day

[May 22, 2023 1:30 PM] As bitcoin enthusiasts commemorate Bitcoin Pizza Day, marking the 13th anniversary of Laszlo Hanyecz’s acquisition of two pizzas for 10,000 BTC on May 22, a dormant sleeping bitcoin wallet from July 2010 has made a transaction of 50 BTC…