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Bitcoin Payments Firm Strike Moves Custody In-House After Ditching Third-Party Services
9.6.2023
The move is a “culmination of over two years of effort,” according to Strike CEO and cofounder Jack Mallers
The New Crypto Bill Gary Gensler Doesn’t Want You to Know About
9.6.2023
U.S. law doesn’t let appointed regulators trump elected officials. But the SEC head may be doing exactly that
Crypto.com Winding Down U.S. Institutional Business
9.6.2023
Singapore-based crypto exchange Crypto.com will no longer be offering its service to institutional clients in the U.S. due to “limited demand,” the company announced Friday
The SEC Has Started an All-In Political Battle Over Crypto
9.6.2023
The SEC's lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase are likely to be play across the U.S.'s legal and political system over several years, says Michael Casey
Louis Vuitton’s Soulbound Luxury NFTs, Apple’s Expensive Vision
9.6.2023
Sotheby’s will sell Dmitri Cherniak's “The Goose” NFT at a live auction this month, while Mercedes Benz released a collection inspired by its luxury vehicles
Ethereum’s Buterin Releases Roadmap Addressing Scaling, Privacy, Wallet Security
9.6.2023
In his blog post, Buterin shares that the network needs to address these components simultaneously, otherwise the blockchain fails
Mt. Gox's Hackers Are 2 Russian Nationals, U.S. DOJ Alleges in Indictment
9.6.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice charged Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner with hacking Mt. Gox in 2011, at the time one of the biggest thefts in the crypto industry
Ether Options Market Makers Are 'Long Gamma' at $1.8K
9.6.2023
Traders said market makers are holding options with a $1,800 strike price and are likely to influence prices as they try to keep their portfolios direction-neutral
Curve Finance CEO Egorov Sued by 3 DeFi-Focused Venture Capital Firms
9.6.2023
Michael Egorov, the CEO of decentralized finance (DeFi) firm Curve Finance, is being sued for fraud by venture capital firms ParaFi Capital, Framework Ventures and 1kx in the U.S
Robinhood Ends Support for Some Tokens Named in SEC Lawsuit as Securities
9.6.2023
The popular trading platform will end support for Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC) and Solana (SOL) on June 27th
Former CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert Joins Circle as Chief Legal Officer
9.6.2023
Tarbert will guide the company’s global strategy as it contends with regulatory issues in the U.S
The Meaning of Community in Crypto Discussed at Consensus 2023
9.6.2023
Consensus 2023 participants explored how user-focused design, cultural understanding, and gradual decentralization can drive mainstream crypto adoption
Defiant by Default: Why Regulators Must Understand, Not Police, DeFi
9.6.2023
Consensus 2023 visitors discussed DeFi's growth, its need to comply with regulations, and the challenges of balancing crypto-native concepts with traditional finance requirements
First Mover Americas: Binance.US Suspends Dollar Deposits
9.6.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 8, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin Trades at Narrow Discount on Binance.US
9.6.2023
News of a possible halt in U.S. dollar withdrawals sparked an increase in bitcoin trading as customers looked to remove their assets from the exchange, one observer said
Hut 8 Says Repairs to Damaged Crypto Mining Equipment Are Taking Longer Than Expected
9.6.2023
The delays are impairing the miner's hashrate and bitcoin production
Free Promotional NFTs, Crypto Airdrops Would Be Banned Under New UK Rules, Official Says
9.6.2023
Crypto airdrops and NFTs themselves will not be banned, but using such incentives alongside promotions that encourage people to invest would be, said FCA's Matthew Long
EU Governments Friendly to Tough Crypto Bank-Capital Restrictions, Negotiator Says
9.6.2023
A deal on new banking laws may be imminent, and will likely treat lenders’ crypto holdings as highly risky
Hong Kong Monetary Authority to Prepare for Retail CBDC
9.6.2023
The regulator will start conducting in-depth studies and pilots on the implementation of a future e-HKD
Crypto Exchange OKX Burns $258M of OKB Tokens in Record Move
9.6.2023
OKX periodically buys back and burns the tokens to gradually reduce their supply on the open market