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Tokenized Real-World Assets (Excluding Stablecoins) Market Value Hits Over $12B: Binance Research

[Sep 13 11:40 AM] RWAs continue to experience growth led by tokenized U.S. Treasuries.

Bitcoin and Crypto Exchange HTX To Integrate Lightning Network

[Sep 13 10:28 AM] HTX, one of the largest Bitcoin and crypto exchanges globally, announced it will be integrating the Bitcoin Lightning Network in partnership with Bitcoin firm IBEX.JUST IN: Bitcoin and crypto exchange HTX to integrate #Bitcoin Lightning into its…

Starknet Token Holders Ratify Plan to Implement Staking, in Landmark Decentralized Election

[Sep 13 9:06 AM] The new mechanism on Starknet means that anyone holding more than 20,000 STRK will be able to stake on the network, from the fourth quarter of this year.

Kraken Seeks Jury Trial in SEC Lawsuit, Presents Defense Arguments

[Sep 13 6:39 AM] Crypto exchange Kraken has demanded a jury trial in the case brought against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a court filing Thursday showed.

World Liberty, Crypto Project Helmed by Donald Trump's Family, Will Release on Sept. 16

[Sep 13 5:58 AM] World Liberty Finance is helmed by Trump’s sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, and the 18-year-old Barron Trump is the project's "DeFi visionary.”

Kalshi's New Political Prediction Markets Halted as CFTC Appeals Loss

[Sep 13 4:14 AM] The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission appealed its loss against prediction markets platform Kalshi to the D.C. Appeals Court late Thursday.

DeFi Lending Giant Sky Sets Vote to Offload Wrapped Bitcoin as Justin Sun Concerns Linger

[Sep 12 11:43 PM] The action could impact $200 million of DeFi loans in the Sky ecosystem should the proposal pass.

Coinbase Launches Wrapped Bitcoin for Ethereum and Base Networks

[Sep 12 6:30 PM] Coinbase has unveiled Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC), giving users a gateway to decentralized finance (defi) apps on Ethereum and Base, using bitcoin (BTC). The cbBTC token is essentially a wrapped version of bitcoin, fully backed by BTC held in…

Federal Judge Threatens Ryan Salame With Sanctions After Former FTX Exec Says He Lied About Plea Deal Last Year

[Sep 12 6:01 PM] A federal judge on Thursday told former FTX executive Ryan Salame that he could be hit with sanctions after Salame lied to the judge about prosecutors not making promises to him as part of his plea deal last year, CNBC reported.

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Amps Up Pressure on Layer-2 Networks to Decentralize Further

[Sep 12 4:59 PM] In 2022, Buterin proposed a set of stages for rollups, to classify them in their pursuit of decentralization. The criteria is meant to showcase that rollups tend to rely on “training wheels” and deploy their protocols to users before it's ready to…

Stablecoins Increasingly Used for Savings, Payments in Emerging Countries, but Crypto Trading Still Leads: Report

[Sep 12 4:45 PM] The report surveyed more than 2,500 cryptocurrency users in Brazil, Nigeria, Turkey, Indonesia and India.

Stablecoin Giant Circle Is Moving Its Headquarters to New York City

[Sep 12 4:20 PM] The USDC issuer will move into One World Trade Center, and New York Mayor Eric Adams – who has sought to make the city a crypto hub – will attend the Friday ribbon cutting.

Kalshi Lists Long-Sought Election Contracts After Beating CFTC in Court

[Sep 12 4:12 PM] The agency plans to appeal the case brought by the trading platform, and could still ask the higher court to stop the firm from listing the contracts.

YieldNest Unveils First Liquid-Restaking Token on BNB Chain as Return-Boosting Strategy Gains Ground

[Sep 12 4:00 PM] Restaking protocol YieldNest is introducing ynBNB, the first liquid-restaking token on BNB Chain.

Trump Election Victory Could Send Bitcoin to $125,000, Says Standard Chartered Analyst

[Sep 12 3:49 PM] According to Geoff Kendrick, Head of Crypto Research at Standard Chartered bank, a Donald Trump victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election could drive Bitcoin to $125,000. However, Kendrick notes that new all-time highs (ATHs) for Bitcoin are…

WeWork Founder's Climate Firm Refunds Crypto Token Holders After Failed Launch: Forbes

[Sep 12 3:40 PM] Flowcarbon, which raised $70 million from investors like Andreessen Horowitz, aims to tokenize carbon credits, but the token never launched.

Coinbase's Version of Wrapped Bitcoin, 'cbBTC,' Goes Live

[Sep 12 3:07 PM] The token will initially be offered on Ethereum and Coinbase’s Base networks, with plans to expand to more blockchains in the coming months.

Tune.FM, Music Streaming Project on Hedera Blockchain, Gets $50M Capital Commitment

[Sep 12 3:00 PM] The news comes just eight months after Tune.FM shared it had raised $20 million in a funding round.

CFTC Has No Authority to Second-Guess Election Contracts, Judge Says

[Sep 12 1:44 PM] Elections are not a form of "gaming," so the agency should not have conducted a public review of Kalshi's political prediction markets, the judge wrote.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XRP Rallies 5.3%, Leading Index Higher

[Sep 12 1:30 PM] NEAR also jumped 5.0%, joining Ripple as a top performer.

Will Trump and Harris Debate Again? Polymarket Bets Say There’s a 60% Chance

[Sep 12 1:30 PM] According to Polymarket’s betting odds, there’s a 60% chance we’ll see another debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, even though no additional debates are currently scheduled beyond the one held on Sept. 10�

EToro Reaches $1.5M SEC Settlement, Agrees to Stop Trading Most Cryptocurrencies

[Sep 12 1:30 PM] The only crypto assets U.S. customers will be able to trade on the company’s platform are bitcoin, bitcoin cash and ether.

XRP Spikes 8% as Grayscale Launches XRP Trust in the U.S.

[Sep 12 1:14 PM] The fund will offer investors exposure to XRP tokens.

Build-on-Bitcoin Trend Imports Another Concept from Ethereum: the DAO

[Sep 12 1:02 PM] RootstockCollective, the first DAO on the Bitcoin layer 2, is designed to encourage builders and users of Rootstock

Crypto Bank Anchorage Digital, BitGo Take on Custody for ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF

[Sep 12 1:00 PM] The first and only U.S. federally chartered crypto bank, Anchorage Digital, is taking on the custody role for a leading issuer of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), 21Shares, the companies said in a Thursday statement.

Rebranded Fantom Project, Sonic Labs, Set to Redefine Blockchain Speed With 720ms Finality

[Sep 12 12:35 PM] Earlier this year, the blockchain project previously known as Fantom rebranded as Sonic Labs, generating significant buzz within the crypto community. Recently, Sonic Labs’ chief technology officer Andre Cronje showcased the network’s testnet…

Mining New Bitcoin Is More Difficult Than Ever. Here's How it Could Impact BTC Prices

[Sep 12 12:03 PM] The next difficulty adjustment is expected to decrease mining difficulty, potentially relieving some pressure on miners. But market sentiment and broader financial conditions could influence bitcoin's price, with possible selling pressure if the…

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $58K After U.S. Tech Stocks Rise

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

Russian Central Bank Targets July 2025 for Widespread Digital Ruble Use

[Sep 12 11:55 AM] The central bank wants to promote the widespread use of the digital ruble.

Bitcoin Could Hit $125K by Year-End if Trump Becomes President, $75K if Harris Triumphs: Standard Chartered

[Sep 12 11:36 AM] Bitcoin is expected to end the year at new all-time highs regardless of who wins the U.S. election, the report said.