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Elon Musk Will Likely Remain Tesla CEO, and Tweet Non-Stop: Prediction Markets

Also: Trump faces likely conviction, per Polymarket punters; CFTC hearing to discuss political betting ban.

May 6, 2024 at 12:34 p.m. UTC
Less Than 10% of Stablecoin Transaction Volume Coming from Real Users: Report

The stablecoin market supply currently stands at about $150 billion.

May 6, 2024 at 6:48 a.m. UTC
Australian Court Hands Win to Market Regulator in Case Against Qoin Blockchain, But There is a Catch

Part of this case was ASIC's allegation that the Qoin Blockchain and the Qoin Wallets constituted one single scheme but the court disagreed.

May 6, 2024 at 10:56 a.m. UTC
Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF Sees First Inflow After Billions Lost Since January

GBTC, the biggest spot bitcoin ETF, has seen its assets under management lead over BlackRock's IBIT shrink.

May 4, 2024 at 12:04 a.m. UTC
Jack Dorsey's Block Adding More Bitcoin to Balance Sheet, Presents Road Map for Others

The company announced the news alongside its first quarter earnings report on Thursday afternoon.

May 2, 2024 at 8:46 p.m. UTC
Full Transcript: Why MoonPay and PayPal Partnered to Expand Crypto Adoption in the U.S.

MoonPay co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie in CDTV's "First Mover" to discuss MoonPay's recent partnership with PayPal.

May 3, 2024 at 7:38 p.m. UTC

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Why EigenLayer Gave Away More Tokens After Widespread Criticism of Its Stakedrop

Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer, and the Eigen Foundation’s Robert Drost explain everything about the recently announced EIGEN token and how they are responding to criti...

May 3, 2024
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May 3, 2024
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CoinDesk Markets Week in Review

CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from an industry expert.

May 3, 2024
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High Stakes | Intense Competition Among Layer Two Solutions

The battle for supremacy among layer two solutions in crypto has projects vying to showcase their tech. Despite criticism, airdrops and token launches by Ren and Eigenlayer ha...

May 2, 2024
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Decentralization in the Web | Building a Web of Trust

Philip Rosedale of High Fidelity discusses the benefits of experimentation and exploration in the metaverse for improving governance and communal living.

May 2, 2024
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‘It's Modding, But on Steroids’: Mark Long on the Future of Web3 Gaming

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 2...

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Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Johnny Bhalla on Unsplash)

Australian Court Hands Win to Market Regulator in Case Against Qoin Blockchain, But There is a Catch

Part of this case was ASIC's allegation that the Qoin Blockchain and the Qoin Wallets constituted one single scheme but the court disagreed.

May 6, 2024
The supply of stablecoins USDT and USDC  grew by $10 billion in a month, 10x research noted. (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)

Less Than 10% of Stablecoin Transaction Volume Coming from Real Users: Report

The stablecoin market supply currently stands at about $150 billion.

May 6, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice charged Cred's executives with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and related charges. (Getty Images).

Former Cred Executives Indicted on Wire Fraud, Other Charges

The defunct crypto lender filed for bankruptcy in 2020.

May 3, 2024
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BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Charge

Vinnik was first arrested in 2017, but faced a lengthy extradition process that saw him spend time in Greece and France before being sent to the U.S.

May 3, 2024
Labour Leader Keir Starmer (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

UK Local Elections Show Swing to Labour With General Election Pending

The government, which has adopted a pro-crypto stance, must hold a general election by end-January.

May 3, 2024
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Tether Enters Transaction Surveillance Partnership with Chainalysis as Regulatory Pressure Mounts

The monitoring system would help Tether identify risky crypto addresses that could be used for bypassing sanctions or illicit activities like terrorist financing, the company...

May 2, 2024