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Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison by Dutch Court
Alexey Pertsev was first jailed in the Netherlands in August 2022.
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Dips Below $62K Ahead of U.S. Inflation Figures
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 14, 2024.
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GameStop Rally Sends Meme Coins Skywards; PEPE, FLOKI, MOG Surge
“Roaring Kitty is living proof that retail can mog (outperform) institutions at the highest level,” one meme coin developer said.
Bitcoin Runes Protocol Sees Traction Waning After Much-Hyped Introduction
User activity has plunged after a hyped run-up to the introduction of the Runes protocol, which was expected by some to mirror Solana’s meme coin ecosystem.
Coinbase Resumes Operations After 3-Hour Outage
Some users may still be experiencing a "degraded" service, the exchange said.
Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX’s DeFi Arm Okto to Launch Blockchain and OKTO Token
The objective of Okto is to give global users a single-click mobile experience while traversing the Web3 space.
Industry Stakeholders Believe a UK Election Won't Derail Crypto Plans
A U.K. election is expected to happen this year, but it likely won't change the trajectory of the country's crypto policy efforts.
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Consensus 2024
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‘We're Doing it, We Believe in it’: The Sandbox’s Nicola Sebastiani on Bringing Gaming to the Metaverse
The Chief Content Officer, who is speaking at Consensus this month, says 280,000 Sandbox users are now generating creating games and experiences on the platform.
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DeFi Gigabrain Tarun Chitra on ETH Staking, Restaking and Why ‘Financial Nihilism' Is a Real Consumer Product
The Gauntlet founder talks about the state of crypto ahead of Consensus 2024.
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Fatemeh Fannizadeh on Crypto Law, Switzerland and How KYC Is Failing
Fannizadeh, a lawyer specializing in the crypto industry at Geneva Legal, is a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, May 29-31, in Austin, Texas.
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Ryan Selkis Goes to Washington
Ryan Selkis built a political fundraising machine for crypto that's ready to sway elections in 2024. That's why the Messari founder is one of CoinDesk's Most Influential peopl...
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Math Olympian in Shadow of John Nash Tries to Solve Blockchain, AI Trust Dilemma
Hyperbolic, the two-year-old startup focused on decentralized AI computing, said that it is introducing a protocol called “Proof of Sampling,” aimed at addressing challenges w...
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Kgothatso Ngako: How I Brought the Machankura Bitcoin App to Africa
Ngako is a speaker at this year's Consensus festival, in Austin, Texas, May 29-31.
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Dips Below $62K Ahead of U.S. Inflation Figures
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 14, 2024.
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RWA Platform Re Debuts Tokenized Reinsurance Fund on Avalanche with $15M Commitment from Nexus Mutual
The company aims to broaden access to the $1 trillion reinsurance industry, making it more efficient and transparent with blockchain technology.
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Protocol Village: Polkadot Debuts 'Asynchronous Backing'
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 9-15.
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'CryptoDad' Giancarlo Joins Paxos Board
J. Christopher Giancarlo, a former chief of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has joined the board of directors for the firm that issues the PayPal stablecoin.
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Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison by Dutch Court
Alexey Pertsev was first jailed in the Netherlands in August 2022.
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Industry Stakeholders Believe a UK Election Won't Derail Crypto Plans
A U.K. election is expected to happen this year, but it likely won't change the trajectory of the country's crypto policy efforts.
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Philippines' Central Bank Gives Approval to Coins.ph to Pilot Stablecoin in Key Remittance Market
Coins.ph plans to integrate the stablecoin into remittance platforms in countries with significant remittance flows to Philippines, one of the world’s largest remittance marke...
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Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX’s DeFi Arm Okto to Launch Blockchain and OKTO Token
The objective of Okto is to give global users a single-click mobile experience while traversing the Web3 space.
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U.S. Blocks China-Tied Crypto Miners as 'National Security Risk' Near Nuke Base
President Biden ordered a halt to the MineOne operation near Warren Air Force Base, citing Chinese ownership, foreign technology and proximity to a strategic missile base.