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U.S. Sen. Warren Leads Lawmakers to Push Administration on Crypto-Backed Terrorism

[Oct 18, 2023 9:16 AM] U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led more than a hundred lawmakers in demanding top officials share their plans for heading off crypto-financed terrorism.

'Oh, Yes': Accounting Prof Says Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Definitely Mishandled Customers' Money

[Oct 18, 2023 9:15 AM] Former FTX lobbyist Eliora Katz appeared to mostly be on the stand to allow prosecutors to bring attention to Bankman-Fried's tweets and House testimony, and how they differed from the secret reality that led to the crypto exchange's demise.

Stellar, Early Blockchain Built for Payments, Adds Smart Contracts to Take on Ethereum

[Oct 18, 2023 9:00 AM] The nine-year-old project, one of the earliest major blockchains, is getting a facelift to incorporate "smart contracts," that theoretically could attract new applications and users – and potentially more demand for the XLM token.

Digital Euro Project Moves to 'Preparation' Phase

[Oct 18, 2023 8:09 AM] The move is not a decision to issue a central bank digital currency, the European Central Bank said Wednesday.

U.S. Treasury Targets Gaza Crypto Business in Sanctions to Squeeze Hamas

[Oct 18, 2023 8:05 AM] The Treasury Department issued a list of sanctions that included a business providing money transfers and digital assets exchange services in Gaza.

Bitcoin Financial Services Firm Unchained Looks to Attract Wealthy Clients With New Advisory Service

[Oct 18, 2023 7:55 AM] The service will offer a network of "bitcoin-competent" financial planners to help HNWIs build distribution and utilization strategies and address potential tax and inheritance issues, Unchained said.

U.S. Crypto Regulatory Fog Keeps Standard Chartered Rooted in UAE, Asia

[Oct 18, 2023 7:54 AM] Standard Chartered chose Dubai to launch crypto services from. However, reading between the lines, almost anywhere is preferable to the U.S. – that’s the message coming from banks and large institutions.

Investment Manager Methodic Unveils Ether Staking Fund Offering Exposure to ETH Price and Yield

[Oct 18, 2023 7:00 AM] The Methodic CoinDesk ETH Staking Fund offers institutional exposure to spot ETH price and staking yields.

Floki Developers Propose Staking and Utility Token Plans

[Oct 18, 2023 7:00 AM] The move could help amp up investor interest in FLOKI tokens, which form part of the Floki DAO ecosystem.

Ether.Fi Rolls Out Liquid Staking Token eETH, That Can be Restaked on EigenLayer

[Oct 18, 2023 6:59 AM] Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol ether.fi has rolled out a liquid staking token that allows users to generate rewards through ether (ETH) staking and automatically restake rewards on EigenLayer.

DLT Securities Rules Are Here to Stay, EU Official Says

[Oct 18, 2023 6:20 AM] New European laws took effect in April, but fears over its limited scale may have inhibited take-up.

First Mover Americas: GBTC Discount Continues to Narrow; Reddit’s Crypto Tokens Plummet

[Oct 18, 2023 6:10 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 18, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Korean Giant SK Telecom Releases Crypto Wallet With CryptoQuant as Partner

[Oct 18, 2023 5:11 AM] The wallet will feature on-chain data analysis tools that may inform users' market decisions.

EU Privacy Watchdog Takes Aim at ‘Excessive Centralization’ of Digital Euro

[Oct 18, 2023 4:46 AM] The central bank digital currency has met significant opposition from lawmakers worried over excessive state snooping

Bitcoin Nears $29K as Fidelity ETF Amendment Bumps Bullish Sentiment

[Oct 18, 2023 2:48 AM] Some analysts said the amendments show the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is holding active discussions with related parties.

IMF Boss Kristalina Georgieva Calls to Accelerate ‘Financial Inclusion’ Through Digitalization

[Oct 18, 2023 1:30 AM] Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has argued that digitalization could help to scale up “financial inclusion.” During a keynote, Georgieva stated that digitalization worked well in this…

Coinbase Trading Volume Slows Further as Crypto Winter Continues: Berenberg

[Oct 18, 2023 1:24 AM] “We continue to view COIN’s consumer take rate as being at risk of compression due to competition for market share within a lower volume crypto space,” the bank said.

Fed Governor Questions Need for US Central Bank Digital Currency

[Oct 18, 2023 12:00 AM] A top Federal Reserve official said Tuesday she has yet to be convinced there is a need for the U.S. central bank to develop a digital currency. Fed Governor Remains Unconvinced on U.S. CBDC, Cites Existing Innovations and Risks In a discourse at…

Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals Could Add $1 Trillion to Crypto Market Cap, CryptoQuant Says

[Oct 17, 2023 11:13 PM] Blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant’s models predict that $155 billion will flow into the bitcoin market cap should the ETFs be approved.

SBF Dined With Eric Adams at NYC Mayor’s Go-To Italian Restaurant

[Oct 17, 2023 4:32 PM] The erstwhile crypto titan and avowed vegan was also scheduled to meet Empire State Gov. Kathy Hochul at The Capital Grille steakhouse, according to FBI trial testimony.

Bitcoin Beats Rest of Crypto Market as Ether, DeFi Tokens Struggle

[Oct 17, 2023 4:05 PM] Bitcoin's market share of all cryptocurrencies rises to highest since April 2021.

Bahamian Prime Minister Asked Sam Bankman-Fried to Give His Son Advice on NFT Project

[Oct 17, 2023 3:35 PM] The email from Philip Davis was presented in court on Tuesday as part of prosecutors’ fraud case against the FTX founder.

Salvadoran Vice President Felix Ulloa: Bitcoin Adoption Fueled El Salvador’s ‘Rebirth’

[Oct 17, 2023 3:00 PM] The Salvadoran vice president, Felix Ulloa, has given his opinion about the relationship between the “rebirth” of the country and the adoption of bitcoin as legal tender in a recent interview. For Ulloa, bitcoin has been an important…

Bitcoin ETF Hopes Push Grayscale's GBTC Discount to Narrowest Since 2021

[Oct 17, 2023 2:44 PM] The fund’s shares have traded at a discount to NAV since December 2021.

Reddit-Based Tokens Plunge on Report of Wind Down of Community Points

[Oct 17, 2023 1:35 PM] MOON, BRICK and DONUT are each lower by 60%-90%.

Bitcoin Changing Hands Cycle Signals Bear Market Recovery, Glassnode Study Shows

[Oct 17, 2023 1:30 PM] New research shows bitcoin investors are rotating from long-term holders to short-term speculators, indicating the cryptocurrency market is recovering from the lengthy bear market. Study Indicates Crypto Winter Recovery as Long-term Holders Give…

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Digital Footprint Jumps Amid Trial, But Fails to Surpass FTX Collapse Peak

[Oct 17, 2023 12:00 PM] According to Google Trends statistics, Sam Bankman-Fried’s search popularity surged just before his trial, maintaining an upward trend. Yet, it hasn’t matched the peak seen during FTX’s November 2022 collapse and his arrest that…

Sui Foundation Calls Report of Supply Manipulation 'Materially False'

[Oct 17, 2023 11:58 AM] SUI, the native token of the blockchain that was built by former Meta (META) employees, has tumbled by 5% on Tuesday after the community raised concerns over whether the team had been selling staking rewards on Binance.

BC Technology Denies Report of $128M Crypto Exchange Sale

[Oct 17, 2023 11:19 AM] Firm calls report by Bloomberg “factually inaccurate and highly misleading.”

EU Formally Agrees on New Crypto Tax Data Sharing Rules

[Oct 17, 2023 10:52 AM] The finalized rules, set to be published in the EU's official journal, force crypto firms to report on customers' holdings to be shared between tax authorities.