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Sahara co-founders Tyler Zhou and Sean Ren (Sahara)
USC Professor's Crypto Startup 'Sahara' Raises $6M to Reward AI Trainers
Sahara co-founder Sean Ren, a computer science professor at the University of Southern California, says his tech can help workers and businesses get compensated for their know...
Sahara co-founders Tyler Zhou and Sean Ren (Sahara)

Crypto PAC Fairshake is asking California crypto voters to oppose Rep. Katie Porter in the U.S. Senate race there. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Crypto Political Operation Targets California's Katie Porter by Undermining Her Base
A leading industry super PAC, Fairshake, is appealing directly to young crypto holders in Porter's state to reject the congresswoman's Senate bid
Crypto PAC Fairshake is asking California crypto voters to oppose Rep. Katie Porter in the U.S. Senate race there. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Crypto political action committee Fairshake is targeting Sen. Katie Porter in California. (CoinDesk screen capture from Fairshake ad)
Crypto Political Group Fairshake Targets California Senate Candidate Katie Porter
The super PAC said it's spending millions to oppose the Democrat lawmaker in her Senate race, but her campaign says it's a "scheme to mislead voters."
Crypto political action committee Fairshake is targeting Sen. Katie Porter in California. (CoinDesk screen capture from Fairshake ad)

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Alleged Crypto Investment Scam Worth $80M Sees Four People Charged With Money Laundering in U.S.
The four allegedly obtained the money through so-called pig-butchering and other fraudulent schemes.
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Crypto insiders credit California Governor Gavin Newsom's administration as good listeners as they work on their own version of New York's BitLicense. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Crypto World Hopeful as California Chases BitLicense in Absence of U.S. Feds
The BitLicense axis between New York and California may draw in other jurisdictions as the states solidify their position as the only regulatory option for crypto businesses i...
Crypto insiders credit California Governor Gavin Newsom's administration as good listeners as they work on their own version of New York's BitLicense. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Key Driver Behind Bitcoin's Price Spike; California's Crypto Licensing Bill Signed Into Law
Key Driver Behind Bitcoin's Price Spike; California's Crypto Licensing Bill Signed Into Law
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including the factors that caused bitcoin to briefly spike to $30,000. When will a crypt...
Key Driver Behind Bitcoin's Price Spike; California's Crypto Licensing Bill Signed Into Law

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs crypto bill (Mario Tama/ GettyImages)
California 'BitLicense' Bill Signed by Gov. Newsom
The Digital Financial Assets Law will take effect on July 1, 2025.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs crypto bill (Mario Tama/ GettyImages)

Federal Reserve examiners should have been more aggressive about Silvergate Bank, the Fed's inspector general concluded. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Fed Report: Silvergate Bank Got Fatally Ensnared in Crypto While Examiners Shrugged
The Federal Reserve's inspector general studied the bank’s collapse and concluded the Fed’s examiners failed to quickly flag its problems and managers were “ineffective.”
Federal Reserve examiners should have been more aggressive about Silvergate Bank, the Fed's inspector general concluded. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Kim Kardashian. (James Devaney/GC Images/Getty)
Kim Kardashian EMAX Suit to Proceed as Court Considers Updated Complaint
A California judge backtracked on a tentative ruling to dismiss the allegations against the reality TV star after receiving a more detailed complaint.
Kim Kardashian. (James Devaney/GC Images/Getty)

Liability of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) Explored in U.S. Court
Liability of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) Explored in U.S. Court
A U.S. court in California has ruled in favor of plaintiffs who alleged that the bZx protocol and governance token-holding members of its decentralized autonomous organization...
Liability of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) Explored in U.S. Court