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Bitcoin Halving Is Poised to Unleash Darwinism on Miners
Strong miners might be about to eat the weak ones as the reward for mining BTC gets cut in half, experts say.
Introducing Most Influential 2023
How CoinDesk chose 50 people who defined the year in crypto.
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Tether Freezes 41 Crypto Wallets Tied to Sanctions
Several of the frozen wallets had been using Tornado Cash over the past six months.
U.S., South Korea, Japan Discuss North Korean Crypto Thefts in Trilateral Meeting
North Korea has stolen billions of dollars' worth of crypto in support of its nuclear and ballistic missile programs,
Cardano Jumps 20% as Analyst Eyes Bitcoin Pullback to $40K to 'Fill CME Gap'
Market observers "underappreciate" future inflows from institutional investors to bitcoin, asset 21.co CEO said in a CoinDesk TV interview.
El Salvador Could Rake in $1B Bitcoin Investment Per Year With New 'Freedom VISA'
The country's treasury owns just over 2,700 bitcoin (BTC), which has yielded over $3 million in unrealized profit so far.
Jito's Token Launch Pushed Competitor Marinade's MNDE to All-Time Highs
Marinade's market cap is dwarfed by Jito, though, despite being a bigger crypto ecosystem.
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Most Influential 2023
Fifty people who defined the year in crypto.
- Casey Rodarmor: The Bitcoin Artist
- Ryan Selkis Goes to Washington
- Jenny Johnson Has 76-Year-Old Franklin Templeton Learning Blockchain Tricks
- Lido DAO Democratized ETH Staking, Then Dominated It
- Paolo Ardoino: The Hardest Working Man in Crypto
- PayPal's Jose Fernandez da Ponte: Stablecoins for All
- Gary Gensler: The Crypto Lightning Rod Who Runs the SEC
- Brian Armstrong of Coinbase Is Crypto's Last Big Man Standing
- Sam Altman: The World That Sam Made
- Brad Garlinghouse Is 2023's Comeback King With XRP's Win Over SEC
Binance Crackdown
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Binance to Make 'Complete Exit' From U.S., Pay Billions to FinCEN, OFAC on Top of DOJ Settlement
The crypto exchange, which is settling charges with the Department of Justice, will appoint a monitor as well.
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Market Forecaster Raoul Pal Says There’s a Good Chance Bitcoin Will Hit $100K-$200K in 2024
Pal describes the likely scenarios for where Bitcoin’s price goes next year, and also discusses the relative merits of Ether vs. Solana and the usefulness of BRC-20 tokens.
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OpenAI is Now Closed and Jamie Dimon Continues his Familiar Critique of Crypto
Market reactions, regulatory realities, political perspectives, and AI's rise in a comprehensive overview with a focus on Bitcoin's price reaching over 44,000.
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Protocol Village: Connext, Protocol for Cross-Chain Apps, Plans Bacco Upgrade Next Week
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Dec 7-Dec. 13, with live updates throughout.
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Ethereum's Whispered Woes and Crypto's Influencers—For Better or Worse?
A censorship issue plagues blockchains, notably within the Ethereum network, where 72% of blocks are crafted by validators filtering transactions linked to a sanctioned progra...
Protocol Village: ARPA's Random Number Generator Launches on Base
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Nov. 23-29, with live updates throughout.
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Featured Story | Bitcoin and the Changing Definition of 'Safety'
When supposedly safe investments like bonds and stocks underperform, what does that mean for our view of apparently risky investments like bitcoin? Noelle Acheson offers her t...
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Markets
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Jito's Token Launch Pushed Competitor Marinade's MNDE to All-Time Highs
Marinade's market cap is dwarfed by Jito, though, despite being a bigger crypto ecosystem.
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Finance
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Tether Freezes 41 Crypto Wallets Tied to Sanctions
Several of the frozen wallets had been using Tornado Cash over the past six months.
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Technology
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Pudgy Penguins to Launch Webkinz-like Virtual World in 2024
Pudgy World, an interactive digital world available to Pudgy Penguin NFT holders, will become available in alpha mode sometime next year, according to the company’s CEO.
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Policy
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U.S., South Korea, Japan Discuss North Korean Crypto Thefts in Trilateral Meeting
North Korea has stolen billions of dollars' worth of crypto in support of its nuclear and ballistic missile programs,
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Crypto Provisions Dropped From 2023 U.S. Defense Bill
The military-linked bill is viewed as must-pass legislation, so lawmakers sometimes try to tack on other things to get them passed, too.
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Binance Withdraws License Application for Abu Dhabi Investment Fund
Binance determined the application was not necessary "when assessing [its] global needs." The move is unrelated to the exchange's legal settlement in the U.S.
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Bipartisan Anti-Crypto Terror Financing Bill Heads to U.S. Senate
Legislation will crack down on terrorist organizations like Hamas by applying sanctions to foreign parties that facilitate financial transactions with terrorists.
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Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Stuck in U.S. Until Sentencing
Zhao pleaded guilty to a federal charge last month.
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Basel Committee Seeks to Consult on Stablecoins Risk Treatment
Regulators have been looking to regulate crypto and mitigate against the risks posed by banks exposure to crypto.