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Robinhood Would Likely Win Crypto Court Case With the SEC: KBW
The platform being issued a Wells Notice by the SEC is surprising given the company’s conservative approach to digital assets listings, the report said.
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Ethena's ENA Jumps 8% as Bybit Endorses USDe Token as Collateral for Derivatives Trading
Ethena's USDe tokenized yield strategy has attracted over $2 billion in deposits and some scrutiny of the token's risks.
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Crypto Mixers Targeted in U.S. House Democrats' Effort to 'Clamp Down' on Money Laundering
New legislation is on the way to target mixers as money-laundering tools, according to Rep. Sean Casten, who also highlighted Tether as the favorite token for illicit finance.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Pro-Crypto Presidential Candidiate, to Appear at Consensus 2024
"As an environmental lawyer, scion of a Democratic political dynasty, and now maverick presidential candidate, Kennedy will explain his support for cryptocurrency and self-cus...
Solana and Cosmos Lead CoinDesk 20 Higher: CoinDesk Indices Market Update
Ether significantly underperformed as 16 out of 20 assets posted gains last week.
Former NFL Star Rob Gronkowski to Pay $1.9M to Settle Crypto Investor Suit
The NBA's Victor Oladipo and racecar driver Landon Cassill also struck deals, and a group of Voyager investors said this was the "first tranche" of settlements with promoters...
The SEC Can’t Stop Suing Crypto Companies
Robinhood apparently made strenuous efforts to comply with the agency, even applying to become a special purpose crypto broker-dealer. The SEC is likely to sue for alleged sec...
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MoMA’s Madeleine Pierpont: NFTs Are Already a Part of Art History
“Yes, there has been a hyper-financialization in the NFT space, but money is not a dirty word in art,” says the Consensus 2024 speaker.
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Allison Duettmann: How Blockchains Can Make AI Safer
The CEO of the Foresight Institute, a speaker at Consensus 2024, says there are three key areas where cryptographic technologies can improve artificial intelligence systems.
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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...
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‘AI-Agents Will Do Crypto Transactions’: Arif Khan on the Future of Crypto-AI
Alethea CEO Arif Khan, a speaker on the AI Stage at Consensus 2024, says we’ll soon be automating large parts of lives including paying bills and responding to emails.
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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...
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Texas Takedown: Nic Carter and David Hoffman Square Off for Karate Combat at Consensus
The influencers, representing Bitcoin and Ethereum, will enter the pit at the Consensus festival May 30, 2024. Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland is also on the fight card.
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Ethena's ENA Jumps 8% as Bybit Endorses USDe Token as Collateral for Derivatives Trading
Ethena's USDe tokenized yield strategy has attracted over $2 billion in deposits and some scrutiny of the token's risks.
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Bitcoin Layer-2 Builder Botanix Labs Raises $8.5M From Polychain Capital, Others
The New York-based firm built Spiderchain to be compatible with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) layers.
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Protocol Village: Silent Protocol Introduces 'Ghost Layer' Solution for Ethereum Using ZK, 0VM
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 2-8.
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Former NFL Star Rob Gronkowski to Pay $1.9M to Settle Crypto Investor Suit
The NBA's Victor Oladipo and racecar driver Landon Cassill also struck deals, and a group of Voyager investors said this was the "first tranche" of settlements with promoters...
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Crypto Mixers Targeted in U.S. House Democrats' Effort to 'Clamp Down' on Money Laundering
New legislation is on the way to target mixers as money-laundering tools, according to Rep. Sean Casten, who also highlighted Tether as the favorite token for illicit finance.
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U.S. DOJ Identifies and Charges LockBit Ransomware Gang Leader with Fraud, Extortion
The U.S. State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information that leads to the apprehension of 31-year-old Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Pro-Crypto Presidential Candidiate, to Appear at Consensus 2024
"As an environmental lawyer, scion of a Democratic political dynasty, and now maverick presidential candidate, Kennedy will explain his support for cryptocurrency and self-cus...
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Poll: Most People Cringe About Crypto, But Enough Care to Warrant Politicians' Attention
A survey of swing-state voters shows that as many as 21% of them are serious about crypto policies, though more than two thirds of people distrust the digital-assets movement.
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QCP Receives In-Principal Approval From Abu Dhabi Regulator
The digital assets trading firm said in April it was setting up shop in Abu Dhabi in collaboration with Further Ventures.