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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Strong Over $19K; Why Is the Dollar Dominating?

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has weathered severe macroeconomic uncertainty in recent weeks to maintain its current threshold,

ByJames Rubin

Sep 29, 2022 at 2:57 a.m. UTC

Bitcoin Could ‘Double in Price’ Under CFTC Regulation, Chairman Behnam Says

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam said Thursday that CFTC-led regulation could have significant benefits for the crypto industry, including a potential boost to the price of bitcoin.

ByCheyenne Ligon

Sep 29, 2022 at 12:29 a.m. UTC

Web3 M&A Is Coming of Age With the Help of the Industry’s Best

Delaware DOJ Freezes Wallets, Accounts in 'Pig Butchering' Crypto Scams

A total of 23 entities including wallets, accounts and individuals, were traced in this stealthier version of a common crypto romance scam.

ByCameron Thompson

Sep 29, 2022 at 12:32 a.m. UTC

Jack Dorsey’s TBD Teams Up With Circle to Take US Dollar Stablecoin Savings and Remittances Global

The partnership aims to improve people’s access to dollar-linked stablecoins in countries with rapidly devaluing currencies.

ByKrisztian Sandor

Sep 29, 2022 at 12:04 a.m. UTC

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Strong Over $19K; Why Is the Dollar Dominating?

Today at 12:33 AM UTC

Tyler Hobbs’ QQL NFT Project Raises Nearly $17M in Successful Mint

Today at 12:32 AM UTC

Delaware DOJ Freezes Wallets, Accounts in 'Pig Butchering' Crypto Scams

Today at 12:29 AM UTC

Bitcoin Could ‘Double in Price’ Under CFTC Regulation, Chairman Behnam Says

Today at 12:04 AM UTC

Jack Dorsey’s TBD Teams Up With Circle to Take US Dollar Stablecoin Savings and Remittances Global

Yesterday at 9:59 PM UTC

Is Bitcoin an Inflation Hedge? Investors Are Still Unsure

Yesterday at 9:23 PM UTC

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Reverses Course Again, Trades Towards 20-Day Moving Average

Yesterday at 9:05 PM UTC

Kraken's Incoming CEO on Jesse Powell's Departure, IPO Plans and Crypto Winter

Yesterday at 9:03 PM UTC

The Fed May Not Be Able to Pivot Even If It so Desires

Yesterday at 8:12 PM UTC

Terraform Labs Calls S. Korean Authorities’ Arrest Warrant for Do Kwon Overreach: Report

Yesterday at 7:30 PM UTC

Web3 Education Can Help Creators ‘Own a Piece of the Internet': Nas Company Exec

Yesterday at 7:30 PM UTC

Circle Expands USDC Stablecoin to Five New Chains, Unveils Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol

Yesterday at 7:30 PM UTC

Native USDC on Cosmos to Fill Vacuum Left by Terra’s UST Stablecoin

Yesterday at 7:17 PM UTC

Circle to Roll Out Free Crypto Literacy Program to HBCUs

Yesterday at 7:02 PM UTC

Genesis Sales, Trading Chief Ballensweig Joins Exodus From Crypto Lender

Yesterday at 6:47 PM UTC

SWIFT Partners With Crypto Data Provider Chainlink on Cross-Chain Protocol in TradFi Play

Yesterday at 6:46 PM UTC

Lightning Labs Releases Software to Allow Bitcoin Developers to Mint and Transfer Assets on the Blockchain

Yesterday at 5:16 PM UTC

Brazil’s Securities Regulator Probes Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin on Token Issuance

Yesterday at 4:08 PM UTC

CryptoCompare, Blockdaemon Release Staking Yield Indexes

Yesterday at 3:36 PM UTC

EU Set to Ban Russian Crypto Payments After ‘Sham’ Referenda

Yesterday at 3:20 PM UTC

Blockchain-Powered Reinsurer Re Raises $14 Million Seed Round to Build Decentralized Market

Yesterday at 3:14 PM UTC

Tron Founder Justin Sun Thinks Crypto Could Learn Something From TradFi

Yesterday at 2:53 PM UTC

Central Banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden Team Up to Explore Retail CBDC

Yesterday at 2:00 PM UTC

Steve Cohen-Backed Firm Invests $10M in Web3 Game Marketplace AQUA

Yesterday at 1:59 PM UTC

Blockchain Data Provider Chainlink Launches Programs to Reduce Costs Ahead of Staking of Its Token

Yesterday at 1:55 PM UTC

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls to $18.5K, as Bank of England to Buy Bonds to Stem Crisis in UK

Yesterday at 1:30 PM UTC

Bitcoin Off Lows as Bank of England's Bond Market Intervention Raises Hopes for Fed Pivot

Yesterday at 1:18 PM UTC

Bank of England Deputy Governor Says Existing Financial Regulations Should Extend to Crypto

Yesterday at 1:00 PM UTC

Market Maker Flowdesk to Join With Jump-Backed Pyth Network to Improve Access to Blockchain Data

Yesterday at 1:00 PM UTC

FTX Ventures, Jump Crypto Lead $20M Fundraise for Executable NFT Wallet

Yesterday at 12:52 PM UTC

Crypto VC Pantera Capital Looks to Raise $1.25B for Second Blockchain Fund: Report

Yesterday at 12:39 PM UTC

India's Enforcement Directorate Freezes $1.5M in Bitcoin in Gaming App E-Nuggets Case

Yesterday at 12:00 PM UTC

Algorithmic Stock Platform Delphia Debuts Digital Asset Component

Yesterday at 11:59 AM UTC

ECB Official Defends Amazon’s Role in Testing a Digital Euro

Yesterday at 11:30 AM UTC

Stanford Proposal for Reversible Ethereum Transactions Divides Crypto Community

Yesterday at 11:15 AM UTC

Chinese Investors Could Snap Up Cryptocurrencies as Yuan Slides, Hedge Fund Says

Yesterday at 11:01 AM UTC

Trading Platform Crypto.com Secures Regulatory Approval to Operate in France

Yesterday at 10:54 AM UTC

Luna Crypto Investors Failed to Appreciate the Risks, Galaxy Digital's Novogratz Says

Yesterday at 10:14 AM UTC

Digital Euro Could be More Popular Beyond EU's Borders: Lagarde

Yesterday at 9:00 AM UTC

Digital Asset Manager Safe to Offer Governance Token for SafeDAO

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How the world's top universities are teaching blockchain, crypto and Web3. Presented by Atlas.

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Best Universities for Blockchain 2022

We ranked the 50 top schools, screened from a sample of 240 institutions worldwide, on their scholarly, industrial and pedagogical impact on blockchain. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.

Sep 26, 2022

The Breakdown, With NLW

As Bank of England Intervenes, Druckenmiller Sees Crypto Renaissance

With Bank of England emergency action, have we officially hit the “things are breaking” stage in markets?

Sep 28, 2022

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Kraken's Incoming CEO on Crypto Regulation Outlook, Market Turbulence

Sep 28, 2022

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Crypto Update | Be Glad You’re Not the Bank of Japan

With bitcoin losing ground, plus a deep dive into Japan’s impossible choice and what it reflects about today’s economy, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.

Sep 28, 2022

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‘Why I left Amazon for Web3’: Sandy Carter the Execution Machine

What is Web3 and how women can get access to the many jobs available.

Sep 28, 2022

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'Decentralization Under Centralization': How Chinese Universities Teach Blockchain

President Xi wants China to be the world’s leader in blockchain technology but has banned its most popular uses. Students and faculty wonder whether universities can successfully teach blockchain with Chinese characteristics, and if graduates can find jobs.

Sep 27, 2022