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Trump Widens Lead Over With Biden (on Polymarket and PredictIt) After Courting Crypto Vote

Plus: how much longshot money was made betting on the SEC approving an Ethereum ETF?

May 27, 2024 at 10:04 p.m. UTC
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How Radix is Gamifying DeFi Participation with Token Trek

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May 23, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Uniswap Foundation Shares Balance Sheet as Fee Vote Nears

The Uniswap Foundation's balance sheet shows $41.41 million in fiat and stablecoins and 730,000 UNI tokens.

May 27, 2024 at 5:14 p.m. UTC
Solana Validators to Get More SOL as Fee Proposal Passes in Favor

Over 77% of Solana governance participants voted in favor of giving validators the full priority fee amount per transaction.

May 28, 2024 at 7:11 a.m. UTC
Ethereum Meme Coins PEPE, MOG Hit Lifetime Highs on Ether ETF Filing Approvals

Ether surged more than bitcoin over the weekend on renewed optimism for the second-largest cryptocurrency.

May 27, 2024 at 8:43 a.m. UTC
Caitlyn Jenner Meme Coin Sows Confusion as Observers Question Its Provenance

JENNER tokens scored over $100 million in trading volume less than 24 hours after going live. But punters are unclear if it's related to the real Caitlyn Jenner.

May 27, 2024 at 11:59 a.m. UTC
Trump Pledges to Free Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht If Re-Elected

Ulbricht has served 11 years of his sentence of two life terms plus 40 years for creating the darknet marketplace.

May 26, 2024 at 1:19 a.m. UTC

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Consensus 2024

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‘Innovation Continues to Occur in Siloes’: DTCC Digital Head Nadine Chakar on Responsible Blockchain Building

One of the most powerful women in finance talks to CoinDesk ahead of her Consensus appearance.

May 23, 2024
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Policymakers Are Back at Consensus 2024

CoinDesk's annual confab is back. I'll be hosting the policy summit, and here's what to expect.

May 22, 2024
CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger (CoinDesk TV)

CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger on Overzealous Crypto Regulation and the Need for Legislative Action

The commodities regulator has been clear about the dangers of regulating a burgeoning industry through enforcement actions.

May 21, 2024
(Jeff Kauffman)

Jeff Kauffman: Decentralized Social Will Revolutionize Marketing

The rise of Farcaster and portable “social graphs” will change the relationship between brand marketers and end-users, says the founder of JUMP, a network for Web3 branding ex...

May 23, 2024
US Capital building (Matt Anderson/Getty Images)

Grassroots Policy Advocates Are Key to Seeding Crypto Innovation

Here are some ways users and developers, the lifeblood of crypto, can help move better legislation through Congress, writes Rebecca Rettig, Chief Legal & Policy Officer at Pol...

May 23, 2024
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Why Decentralized AI Is Gaining Steam

A year ago, “Crypto+AI” sounded like a game of “VC mad libs.” Now, as real-world applications begin to emerge, the idea makes much more sense. Jeff Wilser, who is hosting the...

May 23, 2024







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One-Third of U.S. Voters Say They'll Weigh Candidates' Crypto Views Before Voting: Poll

A Harris Poll glimpse of voters' crypto views – paid for by bitcoin ETF issuer Grayscale – shows increasing interest, and 77% think a U.S. presidential candidate should know c...

May 28, 2024
Trump arrives at his NFT gala at Mar-a-Lago in May 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Trump Widens Lead Over With Biden (on Polymarket and PredictIt) After Courting Crypto Vote

Plus: how much longshot money was made betting on the SEC approving an Ethereum ETF?

May 27, 2024
Silk Road Creator Russ Ulbricht

Trump Pledges to Free Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht If Re-Elected

Ulbricht has served 11 years of his sentence of two life terms plus 40 years for creating the darknet marketplace.

May 26, 2024
Donald Trump at an NFT event at Mar-a-Lago on May 8, 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Trump Posts 'Our Country Must be the Leader in the (Crypto) Field' Prior to Speech Before Libertarians

The comments came days after he became the first U.S. major presidential candidate to accept crypto donations.

May 25, 2024
CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe in a chair on-stage at Consensus 2023

BitGo’s $100M Suit Against Galaxy Digital Can Proceed, Delaware Supreme Court Rules

The Delaware Supreme Court’s ruling overturns a decision from a lower court to dismiss the lawsuit last year.

May 24, 2024
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Crypto Governance Advisory MetaLeX Raises $2.75M

Gabriel Shapiro wants to "BORGify" crypto governance.

May 24, 2024