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TRUMP Token Sinks After Former U.S. President Is Found Guilty in New York

[May 30, 2024 3:27 PM]

Sen. Warren Wants to Know How Drug Agencies Are Pursuing Crypto Ties to Fentanyl

[May 30, 2024 2:07 PM] The Massachusetts Democrat called for answers from the U.S. drug agencies today on progress in the crackdown on drug traffickers' use of crypto.

Franklin Templeton's Jenny Johnson on Bitcoin ETFs, RWA Tokenization and Blockchain's Potential for TradFi

[May 30, 2024 1:02 PM] The president and CEO of the asset management giant said blockchains are "transformational tech" that can help drive down operational costs during a panel discussion at Consensus 2024.

Aptos Integrates Chainlink's CCIP and Data Feeds to Boost Decentralized App Development

[May 30, 2024 12:30 PM] Aptos will be the first blockchain that uses the Move coding language to integrate Chainlink's services, according to the announcement at Consensus 2024 in Austin.

Elon Musk Counsels Donald Trump on Crypto Policy to Reach New Voters: Bloomberg

[May 30, 2024 10:27 AM] Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump are in discussions about cryptocurrency policy as Trump increasingly highlights Bitcoin and other digital assets on the campaign trail, Bloomberg reported today. According to sources familiar with the…

Terraform, Do Kwon Agree in Principle to Settle Fraud Case With SEC: Court Filing

[May 30, 2024 10:04 AM] Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon have tentatively agreed to settle a fraud case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a court filing Thursday.

A16z Boosts Crypto's Election Fund by Another $25M to Seek Friendly Congress

[May 30, 2024 9:35 AM] A $25 million donation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) hit the campaign coffers of the industry's U.S. political action committee (PAC), according to a Thursday announcement from the firm, putting the amount raised by some of crypto's biggest names…

NYDFS Issues New Crypto Firm Guidance for Consumer Complaints

[May 30, 2024 9:12 AM] New York’s top financial regulator has issued new guidance which requires cryptocurrency service providers to collect relevant data to assess whether they are resolving customer service requests and complaints in a timely and fair manner, it…

Ether Spot ETFs to See Much Lower Demand Than Bitcoin Versions, JPMorgan Says

[May 30, 2024 8:33 AM] Ether spot ETFs could attract as much as $3 billion of net inflows this year, the report said.

Is Semler Scientific Adopting MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Treasury Playbook?

[May 30, 2024 8:09 AM] On Tuesday, Semler Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMLR), a medical software company, announced that it had purchased 581 bitcoins for approximately $40 million as part of its “bitcoin treasury strategy.” In the wake of the announcement, some paralleled…

Bitcoin Staking Project Babylon Raises $70M Led by Paradigm

[May 30, 2024 7:54 AM] The funding round included contributions from Polychain Capital and the venture arm of crypto exchange and CoinDesk parent company Bullish.

Crypto Hacks, Rug Pulls Led to $473M Worth of Losses in 2024: Immunefi

[May 30, 2024 7:35 AM] More than $473 million worth of cryptocurrency has been lost to hacks and rug pulls in 2024, according to a report by security researcher Immunefi

Goldman Sachs: Bitcoin ETFs Are an 'Astonishing Success'

[May 30, 2024 7:20 AM] Goldman Sachs is striking an increasingly positive tone on Bitcoin calling the new spot Bitcoin ETFs an "astonishing success" after years of scepticism.JUST IN: Goldman Sachs says the #Bitcoin ETF approval was a "big psychological turning…

World’s Largest Bitcoin Conference Launches CLE Program in Nashville

[May 30, 2024 7:00 AM] BTC Media, LLC, the organization behind the world’s largest Bitcoin conference,  recently announced the introduction of a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program as part of its Bitcoin 2024 conference. The CLE program is set to take place on July…

Ether Put-Call Ratio Hits One-Year High, Hints at Bullish Bias Despite Pause in Rally

[May 30, 2024 6:16 AM] The uptick signals a bullish outlook, according to Wintermute.

First Mover Americas: Crypto in the Red Ahead of Friday's U.S. Inflation Data

[May 30, 2024 6:01 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 30, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Bitcoin Traders Warn of Pullback as U.S. Inflation Data Looms; Dogecoin Leads Majors Slide

[May 30, 2024 4:58 AM] Crypto markets are expected to remain shaky ahead of Friday’s U.S. inflation data release, one trading desk said.

Singapore's Largest Bank DBS Is an Ether Whale With Nearly $650M in ETH: Nansen

[May 30, 2024 3:41 AM] The address has already made $200 million from its ether holdings.

Chiliz's CHZ Token Pre-UEFA Euro Price Surge Revives FIFA Memories

[May 30, 2024 1:01 AM] CHZ has surged over 20% in seven days, the third-biggest gain among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market value.

BlackRock Amends Ethereum ETF Application; Bloomberg’s Balchunas Sees ETF Going Live By June

[May 30, 2024 12:43 AM] A 'Seed Capital Investor' has purchased 400,000 shares of the proposed filing, BlackRock revealed in its document.

U.S. Lawmaker at Center of Crypto Negotiation Predicts Digital Assets Law by Next Year

[May 29, 2024 4:55 PM] Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) vowed the crypto industry won't have long to wait to get U.S. regulations, now that the U.S. House of Representatives has shown the way.

U.S. Treasury Isn’t Trying to Ban Crypto Mixers, Top Official Says

[May 29, 2024 4:41 PM] FinCEN’s 2023 proposal to require crypto companies to report transactions that involved mixing is about transparency, not banning mixers, said Brian Nelson, U.S. Treasury undersecretary.

NYSE Would Consider Crypto Trading If Regulatory Picture Were Clearer, President Says at Consensus 2024

[May 29, 2024 3:14 PM] NYSE President Lynn Martin and Bullish CEO Tom Farley discussed crypto regulations, changing U.S. politics and the limitations and opportunities of blockchain tech to improve traditional markets.

Web3 Digital Identity Network Galxe Crafts Own Layer-1 Blockchain Gravity

[May 29, 2024 3:00 PM] Gravity's first iteration will go live this June, with plans for the final version with staking and restaking to launch in the second quarter of 2025.

U.S. Treasury Describes NFTs as 'Highly Susceptible to Use in Fraud and Scams'

[May 29, 2024 1:00 PM] "The report determines that illicit actors can use NFTs to launder proceeds from predicate crimes," the Treasury said.

TradFi Rushes In: Goldman Sachs Digital Assets Lead Matthew McDermott on the Institutional Embrace of Tokenization

[May 29, 2024 12:18 PM] The financial industry veteran discusses ETFs, tokenization and future banking blockchain opportunities at Consensus 2024.

The Protocol: Behind the Scenes as Big-Tent Consensus Goes Up

[May 29, 2024 12:03 PM] We took a spin through some of the side events and preparations taking place Tuesday ahead of CoinDesk's annual conference, which starts Wednesday in Austin.

U.S. House's Emmer Says Best Hope For Crypto Legislation Is Year-End Session

[May 29, 2024 11:56 AM] Despite the crypto industry's high-profile recent wins in Congress, major legislation faces a massive practical roadblock in the Senate, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) acknowledged Wednesday, saying that chamber will want its own say in a big crypto…

Cathie Wood Says Ether ETF Filings Were Approved Because Crypto Is an Election Issue

[May 29, 2024 11:41 AM] Wood says the filings in support of ether ETFs were not approved in a regular way.

Mastercard Crypto Credential Launches with "First Peer-to-Peer Pilot Transactions"

[May 29, 2024 10:40 AM] Mastercard has launched its Mastercard Crypto Credential, enabling its "first peer-to-peer (P2P) pilot transactions" using aliases instead of long and complex blockchain addresses. This new system aims to simplify cryptocurrency transactions for…