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An ETH ETF Wouldn’t Deliver Full-Returns to Investors
1.5.2024
An SEC approval for spot ETH ETFs looks unlikely but even if the SEC approves exchange traded funds for Ether, investors should learn about total return ETH investment products. That way, they can gain from staking rewards as well as the underlying asset, says Jason Hall, the CEO of Methodic...
‘Sell in May and Go Away’: The Seasonality of Crypto-asset Returns
1.5.2024
The summer months, between June and September, have historically brought significantly lower investor returns than other months of the year, says André Dragosch, head of research at ETC Group
Bitcoin Could Drop Further to as Low as $50K, Standard Chartered Says
1.5.2024
The cryptocurrency is now trading below the average spot ETF purchase price of about $58K, and this could trigger liquidations, the report said
RWA Tokenization Firm Securitize Raises $47M Led by Fund Partner BlackRock
1.5.2024
BlackRock and Securitize last month teamed up to create the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, which may prove to be geared toward RWA tokenization
As CZ Gets His Sentence, Michael Lewis Should Rewatch 'Star Wars'
1.5.2024
He likened FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried to Luke Skywalker and Binance's Changpeng Zhao to Darth Vader. Federal judges saw it differently
Blockchain Sleuth Elliptic Explores AI and Anti-Money Laundering Using 200M Bitcoin Transactions
1.5.2024
Patterns of illicit activity involving groups of bitcoin nodes and chains of transactions are described in a research paper by Elliptic and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Sinks Below $58K in Run-Up to Fed Decision
1.5.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 1, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Restaking 'Gold Rush' Spreads to Solana From Ethereum, With Jito and Others Joining In
1.5.2024
Restaking has taken hold of the Ethereum ecosystem. With Jito and a handful of other companies building for Solana, can the trend spread?
Crypto Was One of the Biggest Money Laundering Risks in 2022-2023: UK Govt. Report
1.5.2024
Between 2022 and 2023 Crypto alongside retail banking, wholesale banking and wealth management posed the greatest risk of being exploited for money laundering, a report by the U.K. Treasury department showed
Bitcoin Sinks Below $57K, Crypto Market Drops 9% in Run-Up to Fed Decision
1.5.2024
BTC is down nearly 9% in the last 24 hours having dropped below the $60,000 support level late on Tuesday
How CZ's 'Good Guy' Reputation Secured 4-Month Prison Sentence
1.5.2024
Judge Richard Jones said he spent the weekend pouring over the voluminous letters of support for the ex-CEO of Binance until the book they were contained in literally fell apart
House's McHenry Accuses SEC Chief Gensler of Misleading Congress on Ethereum
30.4.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler has been accused of misleading Congress by Rep. Patrick McHenry, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, who said Gensler's agency already knew it considered Ethereum's ether a security before he attended a hearing...
Bitcoin Tumbles Below $60K, Risking Deeper Pullback as Crypto Markets Endure Worst Month Since FTX Crash
30.4.2024
Recent U.S. economic data could prompt more hawkish forward guidance from the Federal Reserve
Why Eigenlayer’s Airdrop Is Controversial
30.4.2024
Although it’s actually conservative
Stablecoin Bill Unlikely to Get Pinned to FAA Reauthorization, Putting Effort On Hold Again
30.4.2024
Advocates for long-awaited U.S. stablecoin legislation tried to tie it onto an unrelated must-move reauthorization bill, but leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives are seeking to keep that effort clear of such attachments, according to a Democratic aide
Roger Ver Indicted for Tax Fraud
30.4.2024
Crypto’s Transition: Bringing Capital Onshore
30.4.2024
Today, offshore firms dominate the list of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges. Expect the center of gravity to come onshore going forward, says Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY
Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits
30.4.2024
There was a lot of news last week, but maybe the biggest news came Wednesday when the U.S. Department of Justice arrested two co-founders of Samourai Wallet, a bitcoin wallet that offered mixing services. The arrest ramps up the federal government's efforts to tamp down on what it sees as money...
Ether Holds Up Despite Correction in CoinDesk 20: CoinDesk Indices Market Update
30.4.2024
All 20 assets in the gauge posted declines over the past week, led by Solana, Cardano, and Aptos
‘It's Modding, But on Steroids’: Mark Long on the Future of Web3 Gaming
30.4.2024
Shrapnel, a blockchain-infused first-person shooter game, is expected to be released in 2025. Its creator gives a preview to Jeff Wilser ahead of his appearance at Consensus 2024