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BlackRock Ether ETF Prospectus Gets Filed With SEC

The asset management giant last week registered the iShares Ethereum Trust, and via Nasdaq sought approval from the SEC for the new vehicle.

By Sandali Handagama

Nov 16, 2023 at 11:31 a.m. UTC

Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial May Be Over, but The Bahamas Is Living Its Own Trial

Bankman-Fried may have been convicted, but The Bahamas appears to be dealing with the stigma of rolling out a red carpet for FTX.

By Amitoj Singh

Nov 16, 2023 at 6:05 p.m. UTC

Curious About ‘Phemexia’? Discover How a Top 5 Exchange Can Accelerate Web3 Adoption

FBI Arrests Trio Accused of Bilking Banks Out of $10M, Converting Funds to Crypto

Three men allegedly used foreign crypto exchanges to launder the proceeds of a scheme that targeted nearly a dozen financial institutions in the New York metro area.

By Elizabeth Napolitano

Nov 16, 2023 at 6:43 p.m. UTC

Cardano, Dogecoin Lead Price Gains Among Major Cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin Nears $38K

The CoinDesk Market Index has added almost 4% in the past 24 hours.

By Shaurya Malwa

Nov 16, 2023 at 11:48 a.m. UTC

CoinShares Secures Option to Buy Valkyrie's ETF Unit

A takeover would give the company a foothold in the U.S. as investors get optimistic that crypto ETFs will win SEC approval.

By Sheldon Reback

Nov 16, 2023 at 4:14 p.m. UTC

Ramaswamy Shares Crypto Plan, Making Him the Only GOP Candidate Who Has One

The 2024 U.S. presidential candidate would fire most of the SEC, direct the government to back off crypto software developers and ease a path for digital assets as commodities...

By Jesse Hamilton

Nov 16, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Sora's First Summit Brought Sam Bankman-Fried to Hong Kong. Now, Its Eyes Are on Taipei

Jason Fang and Sora Ventures have opened up shop with a marquee office in Taipei 101, and want to revolutionize science with the bitcoin blockchain.

By Sam Reynolds

Nov 16, 2023 at 3:46 a.m. UTC

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Time Is Running Out for Crypto Leaders to Reason With the IRS

checkmate in staged chess game (GR Stocks/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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FBI Arrests Trio Accused of Bilking Banks Out of $10M, Converting Funds to Crypto

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested three men accused in a complicated scheme to steal $10 million from banks and swap it for crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

2h ago

Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial May Be Over, but The Bahamas Is Living Its Own Trial

A musician in downtown Nassau, The Bahamas on a day no cruise ship had docked
Courtesy: Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk
Date: October 2023

4h ago

Bitcoin-Focused Ordinals Project Taproot Wizards Raises $7.5M in Seed Round

4h ago

255M Pyth Tokens to Be Airdropped to 90K Wallets Next Week

Pyth to issue 90,000 users with an airdrop (ian dooley/Unsplash)

4h ago

Crypto for Advisors: Cryptocurrency Transparency Truths vs. Myths

4h ago

There Is a World of Web3 Outside the U.S. and Europe

4h ago

CoinShares Secures Option to Buy Valkyrie's ETF Unit

Jean-Marie Mognetti, CEO CoinShares (CoinShares)

5h ago

Bitcoin Is Coming to Sushi as DeFi Platform Expands to ZetaChain

5h ago

Protocol Village: DLN, BloXroute to Create High-Speed Cross-Chain Intents Network

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

5h ago

UK's Proposed Crypto Rules Could Drive Away Foreign Firms, Lawyers Say

Firms may leave the country. (Romain V / Unsplash)

Today at 2:00 PM UTC

Ramaswamy Shares Crypto Plan, Making Him the Only GOP Candidate Who Has One

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has shared his plan for how he'd deal with crypto. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Today at 1:01 PM UTC

First Mover Americas: SEC Delays Decision on Hashdex’s ETF Application

Today at 12:58 PM UTC

A Physical Dogecoin Could Reach the Moon in December

Shiba Inu dog with Globe (Thorsten/Pixabay)

Today at 12:55 PM UTC

Head of Dubai Crypto Regulator to Quit to 'Pursue Other Interests'

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Today at 11:48 AM UTC

Cardano, Dogecoin Lead Price Gains Among Major Cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin Nears $38K

Today at 11:31 AM UTC

BlackRock Ether ETF Prospectus Gets Filed With SEC

Today at 11:16 AM UTC

Singapore Central Bank to Start 'Live' Wholesale CBDC Trials

Monetary Authority of Singapore MAS Building (Shutterstock)

Today at 10:41 AM UTC

Bitcoin Ordinals Token Ecosystem Emerges as Latest Crypto Play, Led by ORDI Hype

Today at 10:40 AM UTC

Do Kwon's Appeal in Fake Passport Case Denied by Montenegro High Court

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

Today at 9:39 AM UTC

Philippines to Sell Tokenized Treasury Bond Next Week

Today at 9:20 AM UTC

PancakeSwap Targets GameFi With Release of Gaming Marketplace

Binance Labs has made a strategic investment in DEX PancakeSwap (Unsplash)

Today at 9:10 AM UTC

Bitcoin Could Reach $45K by Year-End, Analyst Says

Today at 6:56 AM UTC

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Treasury to Revise Proposed Crypto Tax Rules

Rep. Patrick McHenry, a longtime supporter of crypto legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Today at 5:38 AM UTC

'Cryptocurrencies Have Failed the Test of Digital Money,' MAS' Managing Director Says

Today at 5:30 AM UTC

South Korea's Pension Fund Bought $20M Coinbase Shares in Q3, Made 40% Profit: Report

South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

Today at 3:46 AM UTC

Sora's First Summit Brought Sam Bankman-Fried to Hong Kong. Now, Its Eyes Are on Taipei

Today at 2:00 AM UTC

Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Plans New U.S. Dollar-Backed Token for Singapore Operations

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla at Invest 2018 (CoinDesk)

Yesterday at 11:57 PM UTC

NYDFS Rolls Out Stricter Guidelines for Cryptocurrency Listings, De-listings

NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris (Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Yesterday at 10:04 PM UTC

Congress Gets the Runaround From Regulators, Again

Kristin Smith, CEO, Blockchain Association (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Tax Week 2023

Confused by crypto taxes? CoinDesk rounds up expert opinion on what you should be paying, how to avoid paying too much, and what to do if you are unsure, sponsored by TaxBit.

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The Protocol

From Centralization to Intent Revolution: Infura's Shift, Blockchain's 'Intents' Era, and OKX's L2 Triumph!

An exploration into emerging decentralized networks, the subtle revolution in blockchain utilization, and a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in Layer 2 develo...

Nov 16, 2023

CoinDesk’s Money Reimagined

NEAR Foundation's Founder and New CEO Illia Polosukhin Explores Multi-Chain Interoperability and Open Web Vision in Blockchain Governance

From NEARCON 2023, a conversation with emphasis on scalable infrastructure, user-friendly experience, and ethical AI integration.

Nov 15, 2023

CoinDesk Podcast Network

How Much Money Are Terrorists Actually Raising in Crypto?

Here’s why it’s difficult to calculate exactly how much money terrorists are raising in crypto.

Nov 15, 2023

Consensus Magazine

The IRS Is Making Crypto Compliance Impossible

The 6045 digital asset broker regulations are likely to greatly increase the cost of filing your crypto taxes, says Kirk David Phillips, CPA.

Nov 13, 2023

CoinDesk Podcast Network

SBF TRIAL Podcast: Inside the Courtroom With CoinDesk

Listen to the latest SBF trial updates by the CoinDesk Podcast Network.

Nov 10, 2023

Consensus Magazine

Digital Asset Recap Q3 2023: Bitcoin and Ether Outperform Wider Market Amid Regulatory Pressure and the Promise of ETFs

The CoinDesk Market Index fell 11% overall as we saw increased bifurcation between established majors (Bitcoin and Ether) and all other digital asset protocols and projects, w...

Oct 9, 2023