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Dogecoin Climbs 5.4%, Tops CoinDesk 20 This Week: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

[Apr 12, 2024 12:05 PM]

Hacker Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Stealing Over $12M From Crypto Exchanges

[Apr 12, 2024 9:53 AM] Shakeeb Ahmed, a security engineer who stole over $12 million from two different decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges built on Solana, was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of supervised release by a federal judge on Friday.

Asset Tokenization Draws Focus From Global Securities Watchdogs

[Apr 12, 2024 8:24 AM] The International Organization of Securities Commissions wants to analyse whether or not further policy direction is needed for tokenization.

First Mover Americas: BTC Holds Stable at $70K

[Apr 12, 2024 6:04 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 12, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Hong Kong Could Approve Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs as Early as Monday: Bloomberg

[Apr 12, 2024 5:56 AM] Hong Kong could approve approve spot bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds as early as Monday, Bloomberg said, citing two people familiar with the matter.

Australian Court Hands Over $41 Million of Crypto Held by Blockchain Mining Group at Regulator's Request

[Apr 12, 2024 5:25 AM] An Australian federal court agreed to a petition by markets regulator ASIC to hand over some US$41 million in digital assets invested by over 450 Australians with the mining companies to specialists from advisory and restructuring company…

Bitcoin Cash Sends Bitcoin Traders Warning Sign About Halving

[Apr 12, 2024 5:21 AM] Bitcoin cash has been seen a proxy for the upcoming halving of rewards on the Bitcoin blockchain.

TON Foundation Teams Up With HashKey to Drive Crypto On-Ramping in Telegram

[Apr 12, 2024 3:35 AM] HashKey and the Foundation are focussing their partnership on Hong Kong in the first phase.

Bitcoin Meme Coin PUPS Fuelled by Hype Ahead of Runes Release

[Apr 12, 2024 2:30 AM] Ordinals and Runes are both projects by long-time Bitcoin developer Casey Rodarmor, which has created trust and lent an idea of authenticity among users.

Ether.Fi Inks $500M Restaking Deal With RedStone Oracles

[Apr 12, 2024 2:00 AM] Under its deal with RedStone, Ether.Fi will dedicate $500 million to help secure RedStone's data oracles, which are used to pass information between blockchains and the outside world.

Hong Kong-Listed Bitcoin ETFs Could Unlock Up to $25B in Demand, Crypto Firm Says

[Apr 12, 2024 1:21 AM] Singapore-based Matrixport expects mainland Chinese investors to move billions into potential Hong Kong-listed spot BTC ETFs through the Stock Connect program.

Bitcoin Stable Near $71K as GBTC Outflows Pick Back Up

[Apr 12, 2024 12:12 AM] The Thursday total ETF flow was negative, with GBTC leading the pack

Top U.S. House Lawmakers Meet on Stablecoin Bill Strategy: Punchbowl

[Apr 11, 2024 4:34 PM] The U.S. congressional effort to establish regulations for stablecoins has become an increasing longshot for passage this year, but the lawmakers who've pushed legislation the farthest reportedly had a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Chuck…

Ondo Spikes 8% as Ondo Finance Tests Instant Conversion From BlackRock's Tokenized Fund to USDC

[Apr 11, 2024 3:55 PM] Stablecoin issuer Circle introduced a new smart contract function earlier Thursday to allow near-instant, around-the-clock redemptions from BlackRock's BUIDL fund for USDC stablecoins.

Thai Crypto Exchange Bitkub May Be Valued as High as $3B in IPO: CEO

[Apr 11, 2024 2:49 PM] Jirayut Srupsrisopa said earlier this month that an IPO was planned for next year.

Aptos Falls 16% Over Past Week, Lagging Ahead of $300M Token Unlocking Event

[Apr 11, 2024 2:21 PM] Nearly 25 million of locked-up APT tokens will be released Friday including to early investors, TokenUnlocks data shows.

Avi Eisenberg May Testify in $110M Crypto Fraud Trial, Defense Says

[Apr 11, 2024 1:14 PM] The crypto trader is facing up to 20 years in jail if convicted on all counts.

Craig Wright Drops Appeal Against Hodlonaut in Norway

[Apr 11, 2024 12:35 PM] Wright’s decision to drop his appeal comes a month after a U.K. court ruled that he was not Satoshi Nakamoto.

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Fraud Conviction

[Apr 11, 2024 12:25 PM] FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed to appeal his conviction and sentence for fraud and conspiracy charges on Thursday, hours before his deadline to do so.

Ethereum's Next Upgrade, 'Pectra,' Could Include Relief for Institutional Stakers, Wallet UX Improvements

[Apr 11, 2024 12:07 PM] Developers' aim with Pectra is to make some minor code changes while simultaneously working on a bigger code change, Verkle trees, for the following upgrade.

TD Bank Releases Commercial Explaining The Bitcoin Halving And Promotes ETFs

[Apr 11, 2024 12:04 PM] TD Bank subsidiary TD Direct Investing recently uploaded a video on its YouTube channel explaining in detail the upcoming Bitcoin halving event, expected around April 19 or 20. The commercial serves to educate viewers on the significance of this…

Chaos at MarginFi Shakes up Solana DeFi's Borrow-and-Lend Landscape

[Apr 11, 2024 12:03 PM] Solend and Kamino were the biggest winners in the Solana DeFi landscape.

Pepe Coin Spikes on Coinbase International Plan to List Perpetual Futures

[Apr 11, 2024 10:36 AM] The crypto exchange's off-shore arm will open perpetuals market for the popular meme coin on April 18.

Protocol Village: Tate Berenbaum Launches 'AO Ventures,' With $35M for Arweave Development

[Apr 11, 2024 10:21 AM] The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 11-17.

Chainlink Aims to Make Transfers Across Blockchains Safer with New Bridge App 'Transporter'

[Apr 11, 2024 10:00 AM] The bridge leverages Chainlink's CCIP tech, and allows users to transfer crypto assets across multiple blockchains, starting with Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Optimism, Polygon, and WEMIX.

Ether Spot ETFs Still Have No More Than 50% Chance of Approval in May: JPMorgan

[Apr 11, 2024 8:04 AM] There will probably be litigation against the SEC after May if ether ETFs aren’t approved, the report said.

Shiba Inu Joins CDSA to Battle AI-Driven Concerns Using Shibarium

[Apr 11, 2024 8:00 AM] Shiba Inu is the first layer 2 blockchain to join the media and entertainment association to develop blockchain technology for content security and distribution.

Bitcoin Startups Raised Nearly $1 Billion between 2021 And 2023: Report

[Apr 11, 2024 7:30 AM] Trammell Venture Partners (TVP), based in Austin, Texas, has unveiled its second annual findings from its in-depth research into the burgeoning Bitcoin-native startup and venture capital ecosystem. Despite a notable downturn in crypto venture…

'Bitcoin Sign Guy' Is Auctioning His Bitcoin Sign

[Apr 11, 2024 7:00 AM] Christian Langalis, whose 2017 photo-bombing of Janet Yellen became a viral meme, will use the proceeds to fund his Bitcoin/Lightning/Urbit startup.

First Mover Americas: Uniswap's Token Slides on SEC Lawsuit

[Apr 11, 2024 6:01 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 11, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.