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Ripple ad in Washington's Union Station (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Ripple Cancels Plan to Buy Fortress Trust

"While this outcome is different from what was originally planned, we’ll continue to support them and hope to work together in the future," said Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.

By Aoyon Ashraf

Sep 28, 2023 at 7:10 p.m. UTC

Bitcoin Tops $27K as Rates and Oil Retreat; Ether Outperforms on ETF Hopes

The broad-market proxy CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) was up 3.8% over the past 24 hours.

By Krisztian Sandor

Sep 28, 2023 at 7:19 p.m. UTC

Future ‘Shock’? Phemex Probably Won’t Be Even Mildly Surprised

Judge Denies Temporary Release For Sam Bankman-Fried, Suggests He Could Face 'Very Long Sentence'

Bankman-Fried’s lawyers had requested that he be released for the duration of his trial to ensure that he is able to review material and speak with his counsel.

By Helene Braun Sam Kessler

Sep 28, 2023 at 2:55 p.m. UTC

Banking Giants Abuzz About Tokenization of Real-World Assets as DeFi Craves Collateral

JPMorgan, Citi and Franklin Templeton are digitizing traditional assets. Will they end up trading on crypto networks like Ethereum?

By Ian Allison

Sep 28, 2023 at 5:18 p.m. UTC

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Biggest Grift? His ‘Best In Class’ Exchange

Never mind the alleged fraud. The centerpiece of the FTX empire – the exchange – really wasn’t that good, traders say.

By Shaurya Malwa

Sep 27, 2023 at 8:15 p.m. UTC

Ethereum Developers Appear Successful in Second Attempt at Holesky Test Network Launch

The original planned launch date of Holesky, on Sept. 15, was supposed to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Ethereum’s historic “Merge” transition. But things didn't go so smoothly. Now developers are trying again.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sep 28, 2023 at 12:05 p.m. UTC

FTX Bankruptcy Claims Soar in Value in Over-the-Counter Markets as Estate Recovers $7.3B

One top distressed-debt investor describes FTX claims as the “hottest ticket in town.”

By Krisztian Sandor

Sep 28, 2023 at 2:25 p.m. UTC

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Sam Bankman-Fried Scoops Help CoinDesk Win Major Journalism Award

CoinDesk's Ian Allison, who broke the award-winning FTX story. (Morgan Brown/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Yesterday at 9:23 PM UTC

Valkyrie Gets Approval to Start Buying ETH Futures For its Existing Bitcoin ETF

Valkyrie's bell-ringing in September included a guest from Tron. (Screenshot/Nasdaq.com)

Yesterday at 9:00 PM UTC

U.S. House Bill Seeks Centralized Record of Off-Chain Crypto Transactions

U.S. Rep. Don Beyer is pushing a bill that would set up government-accessible repositories for off-chain crypto trading data. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Yesterday at 8:45 PM UTC

Protocol Village: Radix Public Network Completes Babylon Upgrade, Enabling Smart Contracts

Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Yesterday at 8:08 PM UTC

Here's the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Schedule

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Yesterday at 7:19 PM UTC

Bitcoin Tops $27K as Rates and Oil Retreat; Ether Outperforms on ETF Hopes

Yesterday at 7:10 PM UTC

Ripple Cancels Plan to Buy Fortress Trust

Yesterday at 5:18 PM UTC

Banking Giants Abuzz About Tokenization of Real-World Assets as DeFi Craves Collateral

Yesterday at 3:45 PM UTC

Crypto for Advisors: AI - Friend or Foe to the Advisor?

Yesterday at 3:28 PM UTC

Examining dYdX’s Path to Profitable DeFi

dYdX CEO Antonio Juliano (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Yesterday at 3:15 PM UTC

Using Proof-of-Stake for a Decentralized Credit Bureau

(Daniel Lloyd Blunk-Fernández/Unsplashed, modified by CoinDesk)

Yesterday at 3:09 PM UTC

Europe’s Crypto Industry Wants Staking Clarity as Regulations Loom

Tom Duff Gordon, Vice President International Policy at Coinbase.

Yesterday at 3:04 PM UTC

Gemini Pulled $282M Earn Users' Funds From Genesis Last Year to Protect Customers

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss Image via Shutterstock

Yesterday at 2:55 PM UTC

Judge Denies Temporary Release For Sam Bankman-Fried, Suggests He Could Face 'Very Long Sentence'

Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a New York courthouse earlier this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Yesterday at 2:41 PM UTC

Major TradFi Player VanEck Readies Ethereum Futures ETF

Yesterday at 2:25 PM UTC

FTX Bankruptcy Claims Soar in Value in Over-the-Counter Markets as Estate Recovers $7.3B

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX, modified by CoinDesk)

Yesterday at 2:13 PM UTC

Ethereum Staking Surges to 7.4M ETH and Counting

(davide ragusa/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Yesterday at 1:26 PM UTC

Crypto Observers Warn of Risk Aversion as Oil Prices Top $93

Will oil prices weigh on crypto? (Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)

Yesterday at 12:36 PM UTC

Coinbase Receives Regulatory Approval to List Perpetual Futures Trading to Users Outside US

Yesterday at 12:05 PM UTC

Ethereum Developers Appear Successful in Second Attempt at Holesky Test Network Launch

Ethereum Foundation's Parithosh Jayanthi, helping to host a livestream as developers of the blockchain launched the new "Holesky" test network. (EthStaker/YouTube)

Yesterday at 12:00 PM UTC

First Mover Americas: MakerDAO Exchange Balance Jumps; CZ Denies He Owns CommEx

CZ aka Changpeng Zhao CEO of Binance at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Yesterday at 12:00 PM UTC

IOTA Network to Debut ShimmerEVM’s Smart Contracts and Tokens

Blockchain network IOTA will today debut the first public IOTA Smart Contracts (ISC) and a related token. (Unsplash)

Yesterday at 12:00 PM UTC

Buenos Aires Releases Blockchain Digital Identity Solution Powered by zkSync's ZK Proofs

Yesterday at 12:00 PM UTC

Bitfinex to Enhance Clients' Assets Security Using Zodia Custody's Interchange Product

Yesterday at 11:53 AM UTC

Does Lido Control Too Much Liquid Staking?

Yesterday at 10:33 AM UTC

Listed Bitcoin Miners Could be the Ultimate Bet for 2024: Matrixport

Yesterday at 10:26 AM UTC

EU Seeks More Data on Crypto’s ‘Significant’ Environmental Harm

The EU is worried about crypto's energy use (Steve Buissinne / Pixabay)

Yesterday at 10:03 AM UTC

Central Banks Successfully Test Cross Border Trading of Wholesale CBDC Using DeFi

Yesterday at 10:00 AM UTC

2 Small Wins For Sam Bankman-Fried

Yesterday at 9:35 AM UTC

Trader Says Bitcoin and Crypto Markets Need ‘Chaos’ for Price Growth

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Staking Week 2023

The staking market on Ethereum, Tezos, Cosmos, Solana, Cardano and others, as investors tackle regulation and uncertain conditions, sponsored by Foundry

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The Protocol

Welcome to the Protocol Podcast | Trailer

Founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter Brad Keoun is joined by tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk to walk you through the latest news and developments of the incredibly fast-moving space of the blockchain realm.

Sep 28, 2023

CoinDesk Podcast Network

SBF TRIAL: Inside Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial Defense Episode 3

Did FTX’s Collapse Happen According to His Rival’s Plan?

Sep 28, 2023

CoinDesk’s Money Reimagined

Breaking Down Barriers to Crypto Adoption | Insights from Jan Van Eck and Matt Hougan

A candid conversation with valuable perspectives on the dynamic world of crypto assets and how they have the capacity to transform conventional investment approaches.

Sep 27, 2023

CoinDesk Podcast Network

Why All 10,000 OnChainMonkey NFTs Will Move From Ethereum to Bitcoin

Danny Yang and Bill Tai, cofounders of Metagood and creators of OnChainMonkey, discuss why they will migrate their 10K NFT collection from Ethereum to Bitcoin and what might be in store for Ordinals.

Sep 27, 2023

Technology

Protocol Village: Radix Public Network Completes Babylon Upgrade, Enabling Smart Contracts

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals.

Sep 28, 2023

Markets Daily Crypto Roundup

Crypto Update | SEC Chair Faces Harsh Questions as Ether Spot ETF Proposals Hit Delays

Noelle Acheson, author of the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores the recent House Financial Services Committee hearing where SEC Chair Gary Gensler's struggle to define securities was brought to the forefront, accompanied by committee members highlighting SEC communication inconsistencies and a lack of cooperation, all against the backdrop of ETFs' prominent role.

Sep 28, 2023

Consensus 2023 Coverage

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Wrapping Up Consensus 2023

Missed Consensus 2023? Catch up on some of the most important conversations here.

By Nikhilesh De

May 4, 2023 at 9:39 p.m. UTC

May 4, 2023

Edward Snowden: Researchers Should Train AI to Be ‘Better Than Us’

The former NSA whistleblower shared his hopes that AI’s intelligence could exceed that of humans and ultimately benefit humanity, despite fears the technology could be co-opted by bad actors.

By Elizabeth Napolitano

Apr 28, 2023 at 10:52 p.m. UTC

Apr 28, 2023

5 Consensus 2023 Takeaways

CoinDesk editorial team members convened to share their insights on the pivotal topics that will influence the future direction of the crypto industry.

By Michael J. Casey Nick Baker Ben Schiller Nikhilesh De Amitoj Singh Cheyenne Ligon

Apr 28, 2023 at 9:57 p.m. UTC

Apr 28, 2023

U.S. House Will Have Crypto Bill in 2 Months: Rep. McHenry

Rep. Patrick McHenry said the House Financial Services Committee and the Agriculture panel will meet jointly in May as they work on crypto legislation.

By Amitoj Singh

Apr 28, 2023 at 10:32 p.m. UTC

Apr 28, 2023