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Lack of U.S. Crypto Laws Irrelevant to Bankman-Fried Allegations, DOJ Says
The FTX founder’s fraud trial began selecting a jury Tuesday as lawyers spar about what evidence its members can see.
Bitcoin Hovers Above $27.4K; XRP Notches Win, Solana Token Slides
Low volatility returned to crypto markets after a sudden move higher earlier this week following ETF decisions.
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SEC’s Motion to Appeal Loss in Ripple Case Is Denied
XRP rallied about 5% following the decision.
Sam Bankman-Fried Lost Half a Million Dollars Every Day After Alameda Launched, Michael Lewis Claims
The tides finally changed after Gary Wang and Nishad Singh (both FTX directors who have since pled guilty to fraud in the ongoing trial) joined the firm.
No Sam Bankman-Fried Jury Yet; Judge Expects to Cull 50 Prospects Quickly on Wednesday
Several prospective jurors revealed that they or loved ones lost money on crypto, including one whose brother was nearly ruined.
XRP Spikes as Ripple Scores Singapore License, SEC Loses Motion to Appeal
Broader crypto markets dropped 0.7% in the past 24 hours, the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) shows.
When SRM Shot Up in Value, Sam Bankman-Fried Changed the Rules for His Workers, Michael Lewis Says
Michael Lewis’ “Going Infinite” outlines how the FTX CEO was worried his employees had gotten too rich because SRM’s price had gone up so much. So, he made them wait longer to sell.
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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
- The State of Staking: 5 Takeaways a Year After Ethereum's Merge
- The Most Pressing Issue on Ethereum is Validator Size Growth
- EigenLayer’s Sreeram Kannan on the Hot (and Risky) Ethereum Trend of ‘Restaking’
- How to Stake: 7 Strategies When Starting Out
- Europe’s Crypto Industry Wants Staking Clarity as Regulations Loom
- Does Lido Control Too Much Liquid Staking?
- How Ethereum Staking Stacks Up in the Proof-of-Stake Landscape
- Ethereum Mainstay Hudson Jameson on What Makes the Merge Monumental
- We Need to Reclaim the Narrative on Staking
- Staking Brings Decentralization Back to DeFi
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Discovery
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Demystifying Crypto With Bitwise, VanEck, and Fidelity
Wealth professionals gathered at Future Proof 2023 in Huntington Beach, CA, generously offer their invaluable perspectives on the outlook for digital assets.
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SBF Trial | How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Might Try to Win His Case
Kayvan Sadeghi, partner at Jenner & Block, and Sam Enzer, partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, discuss how Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial might play out and what arguments the defense and prosecution might try to use to win the jury’s favor.
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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.
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CoinDesk Market Index Week in Review
CoinDesk Indices presents six notable market movement highlights from last week.
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Protocol Village: Google Cloud to Serve as Validator for Polygon PoS Network
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals.
Trending in Crypto
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Markets
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First Mover Americas: Judge Dismisses SEC’s Attempt to Appeal Ripple Ruling
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 4, 2023.
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Finance
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DeFi Project Yield Protocol to Wind Down by Year's End
At its peak in April 2022, the DeFi lending project had over $22 million in total value locked, but this figure has since dropped to around $2 million.
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Technology
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Protocol Village: Solana Beats Ethereum on Decentralization on 'Nakamoto Coefficient'
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 2-8, with live updates throughout.
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Policy
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No Jury Yet, but We're Getting There
No death penalty either, the judge had to reassure a prospective juror.
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Central Bank Group Unveils Data Project Mapping Crypto Transfers
The new data source could underpin future crypto regulations, according to the German-Dutch central bank project.
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Lack of U.S. Crypto Laws Irrelevant to Bankman-Fried Allegations, DOJ Says
The FTX founder’s fraud trial began selecting a jury Tuesday as lawyers spar about what evidence its members can see.
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Why Some Crypto Firms Are Suspending Services in the U.K.
Bybit and PayPal have recently withdrawn certain services from the U.K. and Luno has halted some U.K. clients