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Brothers Accused of $25M Ethereum Exploit as U.S. Reveals Fraud Charges

[May 15, 2024 10:24 AM] The alleged 12-second attack related to the controversial practice known as MEV, or maximal extractable value.

House Resolution to Overturn Controversial SEC Rule Likely to Pass in Senate: Sources

[May 15, 2024 10:04 AM] A House proposal to revoke the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 is likely to pass through the Senate in a vote on Thursday, multiple people familiar with the situation told CoinDesk.

Nasdaq, After Pivoting Crypto Ambitions to Tokenized T-bills, Sees Staffers Exit Amid Delays: Sources

[May 15, 2024 9:43 AM] After ending its crypto custody plan, Nasdaq pivoted to tokenized U.S. Treasuries, but progress was too sluggish for some now-former employees, a person familiar with the matter said.

Humanity Protocol Raises $30M at $1B for Decentralized Identification to Rival Worldcoin

[May 15, 2024 9:17 AM] While Worldcoin's technology is based on iris scans, Humanity Protocol uses palm prints.

Volcano Bitcoin Mining Gives El Salvador $29 Million Boost

[May 15, 2024 8:36 AM] El Salvador has mined nearly 474 bitcoins worth around $29 million since September 2021 using geothermal energy from the Tecapa volcano, official data revealed. This boosts the country's total bitcoin holdings to 5,750 BTC valued at over $360…

Data Indexer Subsquid Plans to Launch SQD Token Friday

[May 15, 2024 7:47 AM] The decentralized indexing protocol has raised over $17 million lifetime from venture capital firms and community investors.

Adaptive Blocksize Limit Algorithm Goes Live on Bitcoin Cash Network

[May 15, 2024 7:30 AM] The Bitcoin Cash network has completed its latest upgrade which essentially implemented the highly anticipated adaptive blocksize limit (ABL) algorithm. The new feature will make it much easier to change the block size limit in order to meet the…

U.S. CPI Softer Than Expected at 0.3% in April; Bitcoin Rises to $63.7K

[May 15, 2024 6:42 AM]

Hyperion Decimus' Newest Fund to Leverage CoinDesk Indices' Bitcoin and Ether Trend Indicators

[May 15, 2024 6:30 AM] Aimed at institutional investors, the systematic-based fund will seek to profit off uptrends in crypto markets while sidestepping the downtrends.

Bitcoin Hovers at $62K While Pepe Hits Record High as GameStop Extends Rally

[May 15, 2024 6:10 AM] Dog-themed floki (FLOKI) zoomed 12%, the highest among the top 50 tokens by market capitalization, while pepe (PEPE) jumped 5% to a new lifetime peak.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Approaches $63K Ahead of U.S. CPI Data

[May 15, 2024 6:00 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 15, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Ex-BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Lead Appointed New Vanguard CEO

[May 15, 2024 5:48 AM] Vanguard, one of the world's largest investment firms, has named a new CEO: Salim Ramji, who previously led BlackRock's ETF business and helped launch its spot bitcoin ETF, IBIT in January.JUST IN: Vanguard appoints Salim Ramji as a new CEO, a…

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Files to Shift Legal Home to U.S. From Ireland Ahead of Planned IPO: Bloomberg

[May 15, 2024 5:12 AM] Circle recently filed court paperwork to make the move, according to a company spokesperson.

Bitcoin Nears $63K as Bulls Chew Through 'Taker Selling'

[May 15, 2024 4:38 AM] A taker order is the

Huobi Hong Kong Withdraws License Application for the Second Time

[May 15, 2024 4:18 AM]

Galaxy Digital Has Strong Momentum Across All Business Lines: Canaccord

[May 15, 2024 4:17 AM] The approval of spot bitcoin ETFs was a catalyst for the increase in counterparty engagement in the first quarter as more traditional asset managers and hedge funds entered the industry, the report said.

Cahill Gordon & Reindel Beefs Up Crypto Practice, Adds 3 Crypto-Native Lawyers Including Lewis Cohen

[May 15, 2024 4:00 AM]

Degen Chain Back Online After Two-Day Hiatus

[May 15, 2024 3:47 AM] The layer-3 blockchain for meme coins was offline for over 50 hours.

Sonne Finance Token Drops 60% After $20M Exploit on Optimism

[May 15, 2024 3:11 AM] Attackers stole ether, velo and stablecoins before developers mitigated the hack and paused operations. Sonne’s markets on the Base blockchain were not affected.

Bitcoin DeFi Tool Alex Lab Loses $4.3M in Hack, Offers 10% Bounty for Stolen Funds

[May 15, 2024 1:51 AM] The ALEX team proposed a 10% bounty on the total stolen funds in exchange for the return of 90% of assets.

Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Asks for Lenient 18 Months in Prison

[May 14, 2024 11:46 PM] Attorneys for former FTX executive Ryan Salame are asking for 18 months in prison, citing his cooperation with authorities and remorse.

Moonpay Donates $1 Million to Stand With Crypto

[May 14, 2024 10:05 PM] Moonpay, one of the largest cryptocurrency onramp and offramp providers, has donated $1 million to Stand With Crypto, a nonprofit that seeks to rally American voters around the cryptocurrency cause. Moonpay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright stated that the…

Industry Experts Foresee Massive Growth for Crypto Market, Predictions up to $100 Trillion

[May 14, 2024 8:47 PM] Raoul Pal, a well-known financial sector figure, predicts a significant expansion of the cryptocurrency market, forecasting its market capitalization could reach $100 trillion due to global liquidity trends and technology adoption. His analysis is…

Vanguard, Avowedly Anti-Crypto, Names Bitcoin-Friendly Ex-BlackRock Exec as CEO

[May 14, 2024 4:35 PM]

Lido Co-Founders, Paradigm Secretly Back EigenLayer Competitor as DeFi Battle Lines Form

[May 14, 2024 4:32 PM] The popularity of new blockchain “restaking" protocols led by EigenLayer has drawn a response from the principals behind the liquid staking platform Lido, which itself burst onto the scene a couple of years ago to become the largest project in…

Andrew Tate Pours $6M Into Gamestop as Meme Stock Craze Continues to Shock Wall Street

[May 14, 2024 4:29 PM] The frenzy surrounding GME and AMC remains ongoing, with both stocks experiencing increases of 200% and 150%, respectively, over the past five days. In the midst of this excitement, CNBC’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer suggested that the companies…

Insider at Solana's Cypher Protocol Admits to Stealing $300K

[May 14, 2024 3:13 PM] Core contributor Hoak blamed his actions on a "crippling gambling addiction."

Vitalik Buterin's Ethereum Wallet Proposal, Scribbled in 22 Minutes, Gets Positive Reviews

[May 14, 2024 1:47 PM] After a technical proposal to improve Ethereum wallets met with some opposition, a familiar figure swooped in last week to devise an alternative.

Roaring Kitty Return Continues to Fuel Meme Stock and Crypto Frenzy: GME, AMC, and Meme Coins Soar

[May 14, 2024 10:30 AM] On Tuesday, shares of Gamestock and AMC Entertainment Holdings continued to soar, fueled by retail investors following the reappearance of Keith Gill’s online persona, ‘Roaring Kitty.’ This upward momentum also spilled over into the…

DeFi Lender Liquity Unveils New Stablecoin With User-Set Borrowing Rates in White Paper

[May 14, 2024 9:45 AM] Liquity V2 will allow borrowers to set their borrowing costs, a novel approach in DeFi, and pays the lion's share of protocol revenues back to liquidity providers.