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SEC Places Heavier Scrutiny on Binance's Token Listing, Trading Process in Proposed Amended Complaint

[Sep 16 11:00 AM] The SEC filed its proposed amended complaint against Binance on Thursday with a greater emphasis on the exchange's token listing process.

Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Comes Out of Social Media Retirement to Take a Swing at GameFi

[Sep 16 10:48 AM] Flappy Birds is back, but without the support of its original creator.

Crypto Broker DeltaPrime Drained of Over $6M Amid Apparent Private Key Leak

[Sep 16 7:40 AM] The project is offered on both Arbitrum and Avalanche blockchains. Monday’s exploit impacted only the version on Arbitrum as of European morning hours.

Bitcoin Slips to $58K as Fed Faces Split Rate Cut Expectations

[Sep 16 7:15 AM] "Rarely has the market gone into the Fed meeting with maximum uncertainty (halfway between 25bps and 50bps)," Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex

Bitcoin, Ether Plunge 5% Ahead of Widely-Anticipated Fed Rate Cuts

[Sep 16 6:26 AM] PLUS: Sony’s Soneium blockchain is growing, with Circle announcing that USDC will be listed on the chain.

Latam Insights: Brazilian Federal Police Cracks Down on $9.7 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Rings, Brazil Uses AI to Detect Crypto Tax Fraud

[Sep 16 4:30 AM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Brazilian police dismantle $9.7 billion crypto laundering rings, Brazil uses an artificial intelligence (AI)…

Economist Peter Schiff Criticizes Lackluster Media Coverage of Gold’s Bull Market

[Sep 15 7:30 PM] Peter Schiff, Chief Economist and Global Strategist at Europac, has criticized the lack of coverage that major economic media outlets have given to the recent surge in gold prices to record highs. However, Schiff characterized this lackluster…

$135.4M in Dormant Bitcoin Revived by Mid-Sept., 2016 Wallets Dominate Activity

[Sep 15 1:30 PM] According to the latest figures, 32 dormant bitcoin transactions have surfaced during the first two weeks of September 2024, with a hefty 2,253.54 BTC spent so far. When it comes to the biggest spenders, btcparser.com shows wallets dating back to…

'An Explosion of Election Gambling' Is Nigh, CFTC Warns Appeals Court

[Sep 15 2:10 AM] The regulator pleaded with the court to halt Kalshi's political prediction markets for the duration of the CFTC's appeal.

Rives Launches Doom Olympics: A Competitive Onchain Gaming Event

[Sep 14 4:35 PM] Rives, a blockchain gaming project, has announced the launch of its Doom Olympics, a unique competition built on the Cartesi platform. The tournament will feature seven distinct challenges inspired by the classic video game Doom, rewarding top…

Bettors on Polymarket See 69% Chance of Trump Launching a Token Before Election

[Sep 14 3:05 PM] Two days ago, former President Donald Trump made headlines by announcing his family’s decentralized finance (defi) platform, World Liberty Financial, boldly claiming the initiative is “embracing the future with crypto.” Meanwhile, over on…

FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Retrial, Alleges Legal Errors

[Sep 14 1:45 PM] Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of FTX, has filed an appeal against his conviction, arguing that key evidence was improperly excluded from his trial. His attorneys claim that legal errors denied him a fair trial and seek a retrial with a different…

Even Temporarily Blocking Election Contracts Risks 'Irreparable' Harm, Kalshi Argues

[Sep 13 11:10 PM] Prediction market company Kalshi pushed back against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's move to block its new election contracts, saying they would harm the company.

Detroit Aims to Drive Digital Asset Innovation on Day Three of the America Loves Crypto Tour

[Sep 13 8:20 PM] Crypto-natives and fans of Detroit rapper Big Sean flocked to the Lager House, just outside of downtown Detroit, for the third stop of the America Loves Crypto Tour. The event provided both an evening of live entertainment and a call to action to…

Bitcoin Surges to $60,000 as Markets Brace for Potential Fed Rate Cut

[Sep 13 8:09 PM] Bitcoin has climbed back to $60,000, fueled by anticipation of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut expected next week. Bitcoin's rally comes as markets prepare for the possibility of a 25-50 basis point rate reduction, a move that many believe…

Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Fraud Conviction, Requests New Trial: NYT

[Sep 13 7:44 PM] The FTX founder is six months into a 25-year prison sentence.

Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2Me Obtains License in Argentina as a Virtual Asset Service Provider

[Sep 13 7:40 PM] The registry, launched in March by Argentina's National Securities Commission, already has 79 approvals.

Bitcoin Eyes $60K and Likely Has More Room to Rally, Analyst Says

[Sep 13 6:33 PM]

Bitcoin Left Out as Stocks, Bonds and Gold Party on Global Monetary Easing

[Sep 13 5:29 PM] Markets are rallying as might be expected on a new rate cut cycle, but crypto continues to struggle.

Tether Hires PayPal Government Affairs Ace as U.S. Scrutiny Unresolved

[Sep 13 4:55 PM] Tether hired a government-affairs veteran from PayPal and Chainalysis, Jesse Spiro, to head its own shop as the issuer of the leading {{USDT}} stablecoin has long been under a cloud of reported U.S. investigations.

Latin American Crypto Exchange Ripio Unveils DeFi Credit Card With Visa

[Sep 13 3:29 PM] The product will allow users to access up to 30% of blocked assets in a liquidity pool.

Polygon's POL (MATIC) Token Spikes 15% on Binance Listing

[Sep 13 2:44 PM] Polygon introduced last week the upgraded version the network's token, POL, migrating from its longstanding token MATIC with some tokenomics changes.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ICP and RNDR Each Drop 3.6%, Leading Index Lower

[Sep 13 1:38 PM] The CoinDesk 20 inched lower, despite 10.6% gains by Polygon.

Odds of 50 Basis Point Fed Rate Cut Next Week Jump to 45%

[Sep 13 1:15 PM] A decent jobs report last week and speedier than expected inflation data this week had most assuming the U.S central bank would initially proceed cautiously as it begins a monetary easing cycle.

MicroStrategy Buys Additional $1.11 Billion Worth of Bitcoin

[Sep 13 1:02 PM] MicroStrategy announced it had purchased 18,300 Bitcoin for $1.11 billion, boosting its total holdings to 244,800 BTC acquired for $9.45 billion.BREAKING: MicroStrategy buys an additional 18,300 #Bitcoin for $1.11 billion…

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Purchased 18.3K More Bitcoins for $1.1B

[Sep 13 12:36 PM] The firm now holds over 244,800 bitcoin, founder Michael Saylor said in an X post.

XRP, DOGE Lead Market Gains as Bitcoin Dips Under $58K

[Sep 13 12:28 PM] XRP started to rise on Thursday after investment fund Grayscale launched a professional fund that holds the token in the U.S., while DOGE gained on no apparent catalyst.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Little Changed Above $58,000

[Sep 13 12:07 PM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 13, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Polymarket Bettors See 84% Chance of Donald Trump Starting His Own Token

[Sep 13 11:54 AM] The bump came as Trump said he would launch the family-helmed World Liberty Financial project on Monday.

English High Court Rules Tether's USDT Stablecoin Counts as Property

[Sep 13 11:47 AM] USDT attracts property rights as it can be the subject of tracing and can constitute trust property in the same way as other property, a judge in England declared.