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SEC Committed 'Gross Abuse of Power' in Suit Against Crypto Company, Federal Judge Rules

[Mar 18, 2024 5:30 PM] A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must pay legal costs for Debt Box, a Utah-based crypto company the SEC brought a suit against, finding that the regulator had committed a "gross abuse of power" in its efforts…

Fidelity Adds Staking to Ether ETF Application, Sending LIDO Up 9%

[Mar 18, 2024 3:59 PM] Money management giant Fidelity wants to allow traders of its potential ethereum fund to be able to stake some of the assets, it wrote in an amendment with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Crypto Firm Bakkt Shakes Up Leadership, Names Board Member Andy Main New CEO

[Mar 18, 2024 3:50 PM] The current CEO Michael will step down “to pursue other opportunities.”

Tether's USDT Gets Delisted on Crypto Exchange OKX for EU Users

[Mar 18, 2024 2:32 PM] The action may foreshadow regulatory restrictions in the region for the largest stablecoin by market capitalization and trading volume, as upcoming E.U. rules will require stablecoin issuer to be licensed electronic money institutions.

FTX Claims Holder Attestor Takes Creditor to Court Over Alleged 'Seller’s Remorse'

[Mar 18, 2024 11:45 AM] London-based investment firm Attestor Capital, a top holder of FTX bankruptcy claims, has filed suit against a FTX creditor who allegedly promised to sell the firm two FTX accounts, only to back out of the deal once the value of its claims…

Fidelity’s Bitcoin Fund Becomes Fifth Most Popular of All ETFs in 2024

[Mar 18, 2024 11:20 AM] Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) is the fifth most popular exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the market right now, attracting more than $6.9 billion since its introduction on Jan. 12, according to data from Bloomberg Intelligence.

Bitcoin Correction May Continue if ETF Inflows Disappoint in Next Few Days: 10x Research

[Mar 18, 2024 10:02 AM] Bitcoin ETF inflows on Monday and Tuesday will be the "real test" for what's next for the largest crypto asset's price, Markus Thielen wrote.

Solana Meme Slerf Notches $1.7B in Volume After Developer Loses All Presale Funds

[Mar 18, 2024 8:28 AM] Some called the move a marketing trick, as news of the burn went viral on X.

Influential Trader GCR Buys Original Dogwifhat Meme for $4M; WIF Rises

[Mar 18, 2024 6:34 AM] WIF pieces have surged in the past hour as X users found out the trader user now holds the original image.

Lure of Quick Money Sees $100M Flow to Solana Meme Coin 'Presales'

[Mar 18, 2024 6:08 AM] Some onchain watchers estimate that over $100 million worth of tokens were sent to various meme coin presales over the weekend.

Ether.Fi's Token Falls 20% After Debut

[Mar 18, 2024 6:06 AM] Liquid restaking protocol Ether.Fi has issued its governance token (ETHFI) in the form of an airdrop and an over-subscribed Binance Launchpad round.

Binance CEO Richard Teng Sees Bitcoin Crossing $80K by Year End

[Mar 18, 2024 5:13 AM] Binance's fairly new boss Richard Teng has said Bitcoin (BTC) will exceed his previous expectations of hitting the $80,000 mark by the end of this year, according to Bloomberg.

Standard Chartered Raises Year-End BTC Forecast to $150K, Sees 2025 High of $250K

[Mar 18, 2024 4:48 AM] The bank also predicted that approval of an ether ETF could be expected on May 23, leading to as much as $45 billion of inflows in the first 12 months and ETH climbing to $8,000 by the end of 2024.

Nigeria's SEC Proposes 400% Increase to Crypto Firm Registration Fees

[Mar 18, 2024 4:17 AM] The regulator proposed increases to all supervision fees as the country cracks down on the crypto industry.

Reddit Community Token MOON Hits Record High Ahead of Celer's Multidirectional Bridge Launch

[Mar 18, 2024 3:10 AM] From March 20, interoperability protocol Celer will allow MOON holders to move coins to Arbitrum One.

SOL Crosses $200 as Meme Coin Frenzy Bumps Demand for Solana Network

[Mar 18, 2024 2:03 AM] Scores of newly issued tokens boast trading volumes of tens of millions, showcasing network usage and demand for blockspace.

SOL, BOME Trend on Social Media as Ether, Bitcoin Lag

[Mar 18, 2024 12:34 AM] Increased crowd chatter may be a sign of an impending retail investor frenzy.

Indonesia’s Crypto Market Booms as Transactions Hit $1.92B in February

[Mar 17, 2024 11:52 PM] The country's registered crypto investors also surged to 19 million users last month.

Bitcoin Back Above $67K as Memecoins Push up SOL and AVAX

[Mar 17, 2024 10:10 PM] Memecoins soared past $55 billion in market cap, up 11% as traders doubled down on SHIB, WIF, BONK, and newcomer CORGIAI

Prediction Market Kalshi to Take Bets on Crypto (Settled in Dollars)

[Mar 17, 2024 8:41 PM] The CFTC-regulated platform will let traders bet on whether BTC will outperform ETH this year and other price outcomes amid renewed interest in both crypto and prediction markets.

Latam Insights: Tim Draper’s Bitcoin Prophecy for El Salvador, Bukele’s Bitcoin Rush

[Mar 17, 2024 5:30 PM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Tim Draper predicts bitcoin will make El Salvador a rich country, President Nayib Bukele vows to keep…

9 New Bitcoin ETFs Surpass GBTC by Accumulating 450,000 BTC Worth Over $30B

[Mar 17, 2024 10:00 AM] The latest statistics on bitcoin reserves from the nine new spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reveal they currently possess 453,503.98 bitcoins, valued at approximately $30.29 billion based on the current exchange rates. The 9 New ETFs Hold…

Sam Bankman-Fried Should Spend 40-50 Years in Prison, DOJ Says

[Mar 15, 2024 12:32 PM] Prosecutors recommended that a federal judge sentence FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to at least 40 and as many as 50 years in prison for his conviction on fraud and conspiracy charges tied to the collapse of what was once one of the…

Billion-Dollar Volumes and Then a Steep Drop Prompts Allegations of Wash Trading on Aevo

[Mar 15, 2024 11:55 AM] In response, Aevo says customers suddenly traded more on its decentralized exchange to try to get some of its airdrop.

Cosmos-Based Canto Blockchain Reverses Course on Polygon Layer-2 Plans, Unveils New Roadmap

[Mar 15, 2024 8:00 AM] The Cyclone Stack will include upgrades aimed at scaling and improving performance of the blockchain.

Ether Could Be a Meaningful Earnings Driver for Coinbase, JPMorgan Says

[Mar 15, 2024 7:30 AM] The bank raised its price target for the crypto exchange to $150 from $95.

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Prices Upsized $525M Debt Offering to Buy More Bitcoin

[Mar 15, 2024 7:01 AM] The firm announced its plans to raise $500 million in a debt offering on Wednesday only days after purchasing 12,000 BTC with the proceeds of a previous $700 million offering.

First Mover Americas: El Salvador Holds More BTC Than Expected

[Mar 15, 2024 6:10 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 15, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Bitcoin Trader Sees Prices Slumping to $60K as Crypto Bulls See $650M in Liquidations

[Mar 15, 2024 5:41 AM] The CoinDesk 20, a broad-based index of the most liquid crypto tokens, was down 8.25%.

Hong Kong Regulator Says Crypto Exchange MEXC Has Been Operating Without a License

[Mar 15, 2024 4:43 AM] Last year, regulators in Japan and Germany also alerted consumers the exchange was unlicensed.