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Restaking 'Gold Rush' Spreads to Solana From Ethereum, With Jito and Others Joining In

The race is on to build a dominant restaking protocol for Solana.

May 1, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. UTC
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A Deep-Dive into Somnia's Quest for the United Metaverse of Web3

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Apr 19, 2024 at 3:55 p.m. UTC
Bitcoin Trades Around $57K, Crypto Market Drops 6% in Run-Up to Fed Decision

BTC is down about 6.3% in the last 24 hours having dropped below the $60,000 support level late on Tuesday.

May 1, 2024 at 8:22 a.m. UTC
Bitcoin's Ethereum-Style Programmability Could Come in 12 Months, Rootstock Founder Says

The new project would build off the much-discussed "BitVM" design released last year by developer Robin Linus, which has kindled hopes that the oldest and largest blockchain c...

May 1, 2024 at 5:32 p.m. UTC
Bitcoin Could Drop Further to as Low as $50K, Standard Chartered Says

The cryptocurrency is now trading below the average spot ETF purchase price of about $58K, and this could trigger liquidations, the bank said in a report.

May 1, 2024 at 2:37 p.m. UTC
How Changpeng Zhao's 'Good Guy' Reputation Secured a 4-Month Prison Sentence

Judge Richard Jones said he spent the weekend poring over the voluminous letters of support for the ex-CEO of Binance until the book they were contained in literally fell apar...

Apr 30, 2024 at 10:25 p.m. UTC
Roger Ver Indicted for Tax Fraud

The man sometimes called "Bitcoin Jesus" did not pay capital gains on hundreds of millions of dollars he raised in selling bitcoin in 2017, the DOJ alleged.

Apr 30, 2024 at 6:52 p.m. UTC

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Crypto Update | Slowing Inflows of ETF Investments: the Evergreen Story of Crypto

The latest price moves and insights with Jenn Sanasie and General Partner at Dragonfly Tom Schmidt.

May 1, 2024
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Bitcoin Layer 2s Aim to Attract Ethereum-Like Dapps. Will They Succeed?

Build on Bitcoin (BOB), Botanix, and Citrea plan to bring DeFi, perps, stablecoins, and much more to the Bitcoin ecosystem. Here’s how.

May 1, 2024
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Can Bitcoin Help Small-Town America?

Galaxy Digital’s Austin Storms and Briana Sturgis join the show to discuss the latest Bitcoin mining film, The Big Empty, and if Bitcoin can really help small-town America.

Apr 30, 2024
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Runes | A Degenerate Casino on the Bitcoin Blockchain Creative

Runes and Ordinals ‘Artist’ Creator, Casey Rodarmor has just invented two of the most dramatically impactful protocols in the blockchain industry's history and embraces crypto...

Apr 25, 2024
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‘It's Modding, But on Steroids’: Mark Long on the Future of Web3 Gaming

Shrapnel, a blockchain-infused first-person shooter game, is expected to be released in 2025. Its creator gives a preview to Jeff Wilser ahead of his appearance at Consensus 2...

Apr 30, 2024
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Web3 in the Middle East: Do All Roads Lead to Riyadh?

With a young population, enormous government funding and the hope of favorable regulation, expectations are high that Saudi Arabia will become a hub for crypto in the Middle E...

Apr 30, 2024

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Crypto Was One of the Biggest Money Laundering Risks in 2022-2023: UK Govt. Report

Between 2022 and 2023, crypto alongside retail banking, wholesale banking and wealth management posed the greatest risk of being exploited for money laundering, a report by th...

May 1, 2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has been accused of misleading Congress on his ether views. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

House's McHenry Accuses SEC Chief Gensler of Misleading Congress on Ethereum

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says Gensler refused to discuss his view on ETH in testimony even after the SEC was investigating it as a security.

Apr 30, 2024
An effort to attach a stablecoin bill to another must-pass piece of legislation looks to be unlikely to succeed. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Stablecoin Bill Unlikely to Get Pinned to FAA Reauthorization, Putting Effort On Hold Again

A flash of hope that an FAA bill could carry U.S. stablecoin rules across the finish line has been momentarily dashed as congressional leaders were said to ward off amendments...

Apr 30, 2024
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Roger Ver Indicted for Tax Fraud

The man sometimes called "Bitcoin Jesus" did not pay capital gains on hundreds of millions of dollars he raised in selling bitcoin in 2017, the DOJ alleged.

Apr 30, 2024
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Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits

It's about "code is speech," sure, but the DOJ asserts it's not just code.

Apr 30, 2024
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao exits a Seattle courthouse after being sentenced to four months in prison. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Gets 4 Months in Prison

"There's no evidence that the defendant was ever informed" of illegal activity at Binance, the judge said.

Apr 30, 2024