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A New Crypto Scam Shows Perils of Elon Musk's Twitter

A purported $25 million giveaway of a token called GBTC – letters better associated with the $13 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust – is an obvious fake.

Sep 8, 2023 at 6:42 p.m. UTC
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Bitget Shapes the Crypto Future with Young talent

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Aug 30, 2023 at 7:53 p.m. UTC

Ripple Acquires Crypto-Focused Chartered Trust Company Fortress Trust

A person with knowledge of the matter said the price tag was less than the $250 million it paid for custody firm Metaco in May.

Sep 8, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

NFT Video Startup Glass Falls to Crypto Bear Market

The startup’s founders say they’re ending active development after two years.

Sep 8, 2023 at 8:46 p.m. UTC

Bitcoin Halving Is Nice, but Kickstarting Bull Run Requires Fiat Money Supply Growth

While bulls point to next year's halving as a bull catalyst, any sizable uptrend is likely contingent on major central banks boosting their year-on-year M2 money supply growth rates, past data show.

Sep 8, 2023 at 12:43 p.m. UTC

11,196 Years Jail Sentence for Faruk Özer, CEO of Collapsed Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex

Thodex was one of Turkey's largest crypto exchanges before it suddenly went offline in April 2021 and Özer went missing.

Sep 8, 2023 at 6:58 a.m. UTC

Ex-FTX Executive Ryan Salame Could Forfeit $1.5B as Part of Guilty Plea

Salame admitted to being a "straw donor” to secretly funnel millions of dollars to Republican political candidates while Bankman-Fried donated to Democrats.

Sep 7, 2023 at 7:17 p.m. UTC

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Could This Vitalik-Backed Protocol Bring Privacy to a Regulated Crypto World?

A new paper from Ethereum’s co-founder and four co-authors including Illum proposes a solution to Tornado Cash’s inability to separate the activity of bad actors from good ones.

Sep 8, 2023
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The Thrilling Frontier of Tokenized Assets and Their Impact on Bitcoin

Revolutionizing finance by leveraging the inevitability of blockchain technology.

Sep 6, 2023
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Protocol Village: Binance Enables Deposits, Withdrawals for Ethereum on zkSync Era

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

Sep 7, 2023
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Reject CBDCs, Embrace the Right to Transact

The steady creep of payments digitization means governments will be able to increasingly intervene and potentially censor economic activity.

Sep 7, 2023
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Tokenization News Roundup: the 'Next Trillion'

A weekly digest of articles, reports and analyses about tokenized RWAs, the fast-growing financial instruments that merge traditional finance to the blockchain.

Sep 7, 2023
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The Best of 'The Hash' Over the Years

Special Final Episode of “The Hash.”

Aug 31, 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.
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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. 
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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.
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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.
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Policy

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DOJ Claims About Sam Bankman-Fried's Laptop Access Are 'Inaccurate', Defense Alleges

Prosecutors said they had fixed most of Bankman-Fried's laptop issues with the defense's help earlier this week. The defense continues to push for a "temporary release."

Sep 9, 2023
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SEC Counters Ripple in Effort to Appeal Groundbreaking XRP Ruling

The Securities and Exchange Commission has further argued the need for a mid-case appeal over the finer points of law.

Sep 8, 2023
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U.S. Fed’s Vice Chair Barr Says CBDC Decision Still a ‘Long Way’ Off

Michael Barr, who leads the central bank’s regulatory efforts, said the Fed remains in the basic research phase and would need actual legislation from Congress to authorize the move.

Sep 8, 2023
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Taiwan Crypto Watchdog to Issue 10 Guiding Principles for Virtual Assets in September: Report

The guidance will be focused on ensuring crypto businesses establish review mechanisms and comply with anti-money laundering laws.

Sep 8, 2023
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Crypto Firm LBRY to Challenge Ruling It Violated U.S. Securities Law

The blockchain-based file-sharing network had indicated it would be winding down after a New Hampshire court ruled in favor of the SEC last November.

Sep 8, 2023
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Coinbase Targets Regulatory Clarity in International Expansion Plan

Coinbase is considering "markets that are enacting clear rules" for the crypto industry, with the EU, U.K., Canada, Brazil, Singapore and Australia its near-term priorities.

Sep 8, 2023