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OP_CAT Proposal to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Finally Gets a 'BIP Number'

This marks the first step towards reintroducing functionality removed from Bitcoin by creator Satoshi Nakamoto in 2010.

Apr 24, 2024 at 10:03 p.m. UTC
Do Kwon's Huge Fine Shows the SEC Is Ratcheting Up Penalties Against Crypto Firms

Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past.

Apr 24, 2024 at 8:24 p.m. UTC
Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Get Official Approval in Hong Kong; 'Potential Fee War' Unfolding, Says Analyst

One of the issuers waived management fees for the first six months, undercutting rival offerings.

Apr 24, 2024 at 4:37 p.m. UTC
Hedera's HBAR Doubles on Misinterpretation of BlackRock Announcement, Then Falls 25%

The market gave back some of its earlier gains after realizing BlackRock wasn't directly involved in the tokenization on Hedera's blockchain.

Apr 24, 2024 at 7:09 a.m. UTC
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Should Spend 3 Years in Prison, DOJ Says

The DOJ wants Zhao to serve 36 months after his guilty plea last year.

Apr 24, 2024 at 5:43 a.m. UTC
Jack Dorsey’s Block Is Building a Bitcoin Mining System

The firm also completed the development of its three-nanometer mining chip, which it had been working on since April 2023.

Apr 24, 2024 at 2:12 p.m. UTC

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The US vs. Crypto: Jake Chervinsky on Crypto's Legal and Regulatory Status

Despite legal battles over Coinbase, Uniswap, Ethereum, and others, Jake Chervinsky from Variant Fund believes that crypto still has a future in the United States.

Apr 24, 2024
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Why The Bitcoin Halving Matters With Alex Gladstein and Diverter

We’re re-posting one of our best Bitcoin mining shows with Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation and Diverter, a liberty maximalist, in honor of the Bitcoin mining hal...

Apr 23, 2024
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Crypto Update | Increasing Adoption: Institutional Investors and Bitcoin

The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and Mark Connors, Head of 3iQ.

Apr 24, 2024
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Rootstock | Bringing the Ethereum Virtual Machine to Bitcoin

Rootstock Chief Scientist, Sergio Demian Lerner, regards the upcoming Bitcoin halving is a moment of celebration for the community and highlights the importance of transaction...

Apr 12, 2024
Ben “BitBoy” Armstrong and meme coin creator “More Light,” in Mexico City in February, 2024.

Texas Takedown: Nic Carter and David Hoffman Square Off for Karate Combat at Consensus

The influencers, representing Bitcoin and Ethereum, will enter the pit at the Consensus festival May 30, 2024. Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland is also on the fight card.

Apr 3, 2024
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The Rise of the Ownership Economy With Sandy Kaul

Franklin Templeton SVP Sandy Kaul shares how to transform the financial industry and democratize access to alternative investments by empowering individuals to benefit from th...

Apr 10, 2024

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Do Kwon and the company he co-founded, Terraform Labs, are hoping to get a federal judge to decide the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't made its securities-fraud case. (CoinDesk TV and Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Do Kwon's Huge Fine Shows the SEC Is Ratcheting Up Penalties Against Crypto Firms

Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past.

Apr 24, 2024
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Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money Laundering

Prosecutors are alleging Samourai Wallet laundered over $100 million in criminal proceeds.

Apr 24, 2024
CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Apologizes Ahead of Sentencing, 161 Others Send Letters of Support

Zhao is scheduled to be sentenced on April 30 after he and Binance settled charges with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in November 2023.

Apr 24, 2024
Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

Nigeria’s Central Bank Deletes Then Reinstates Tweet Calling Crypto-Related Directive Fake

The Central Bank of Nigeria did not immediately respond to CoinDesk’s request for comment.

Apr 24, 2024
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What’s at Stake for Crypto in India as the World’s Largest Democracy Is in the Midst of Its National Election?

Crypto’s significance as an election issue remains non-existent or at best negligible.

Apr 24, 2024
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In Mexico’s Biggest Election Yet, Crypto Remains on the Sidelines

The favorite to win, Mexico City’s former Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, is expected to remain aligned with her party’s previous position on crypto, one that focuses more on protect...

Apr 24, 2024