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Shares of Coinbase dropped nearly 8% to $202.49 during U.S. morning hours on Thursday. (Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Coinbase Shares Sink 9% on Report CME to Consider Listing Spot Bitcoin

The stock was the second worst performing among crypto stocks on Thursday.

By Helene Braun

May 16, 2024 at 6:37 p.m. UTC

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Bitcoin Has Best Day in 2 Months as Markets Anticipate a ‘Summer of Easing'

The net percent of global central banks cutting rates is increasing in a positive sign for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

By Omkar Godbole

May 16, 2024 at 6:08 a.m. UTC

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Phemex Promises Market-Beating Borrowing Rates With Its New Lending Protocol, Elevates Engagement to New Heights With Pulse Season 3

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Apr 22, 2024 at 3:41 p.m. UTC

How MIT Brothers Allegedly Cheated a Noxious-But-Accepted Ethereum Practice for $25M

First came "The Bait." In an indictment, U.S. prosecutors detailed the incredibly complicated Ethereum exploit – in which attackers targeted the controversial area of "maximal...

By Margaux Nijkerk

May 16, 2024 at 4:48 p.m. UTC

As a Pension Embraces Bitcoin, Hope Grows for Cryptocurrency's Long-Term Prospects Even Among Conservative Pros

Wisconsin's state pension put $160 million into BlackRock and Grayscale's Bitcoin ETFs, showing even risk-averse investors are able to embrace crypto and possibly presaging a...

By Helene Braun

May 16, 2024 at 2:20 p.m. UTC

Biden Order to Halt China-Tied Bitcoin Mine Beside Nuke Base Came as U.S. Firm Just Bought it

President Biden's emergency order to halt the Chinese-tied mining on the doorstep of a nuclear-missile base hit days after mining giant CleanSpark struck a deal to buy the pro...

By Jesse Hamilton Aoyon Ashraf

May 16, 2024 at 9:08 p.m. UTC

U.S. Senate Votes to Kill SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy, Testing Biden's Veto Threat

A dozen Democrats joined 48 Republicans in voting to repeal SAB 121.

By Jesse Hamilton Nikhilesh De

May 16, 2024 at 4:49 p.m. UTC

Solana Meme Coin Factory Pump.Fun Compromised by 'Bonding Curve' Exploit

The exploiter may not be making any money from the attack.

By Danny Nelson

May 16, 2024 at 6:28 p.m. UTC

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Biden Order to Halt China-Tied Bitcoin Mine Beside Nuke Base Came as U.S. Firm Just Bought it

(White House, modified by CoinDesk)

1h ago

Protocol Village: FLock.io to Merge Decentralized AI Training With Morpheus 'Smart Agents'

3h ago

Coinbase Shares Sink 9% on Report CME to Consider Listing Spot Bitcoin

Shares of Coinbase dropped nearly 8% to $202.49 during U.S. morning hours on Thursday. (Alpha Photo/Flickr)

3h ago

Solana Meme Coin Factory Pump.Fun Compromised by 'Bonding Curve' Exploit

Solana Hacker House in Miami (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

3h ago

DTCC, Chainlink Complete Pilot to Accelerate Fund Tokenization with JPMorgan, Templeton, BNY Mellon Participating; LINK Gains 7%

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov speaks at the project's SmartCon conference this week in Barcelona. (Chainlink)

5h ago

U.S. Senate Votes to Kill SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy, Testing Biden's Veto Threat

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

5h ago

How MIT Brothers Allegedly Cheated a Noxious-But-Accepted Ethereum Practice for $25M

The exploit on Ethereum allegedly worked by tricking ultra-fast crypto trading bots. (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

5h ago

French Securities Regulator Warns Investors Against Crypto Exchange Bybit

5h ago

U.S. Treasury Says It Wants to Better Money Laundering Regulations Around Crypto, Other Illicit Finance

Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo (Consensus/ShutterStock)

5h ago

Crypto Custody for Advisors

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Today at 3:26 PM UTC

Crypto Community Voices Outrage at Tornado Cash Developer Verdict

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Today at 3:05 PM UTC

Bitcoin Mining Cost Drops to $45K as Inefficient Miners Exit: JPMorgan

Bitcoin Mining Cost Estimate Drops to $45K as Inefficient Miners Exit: JPMorgan. (Shutterstock)

Today at 2:20 PM UTC

As a Pension Embraces Bitcoin, Hope Grows for Cryptocurrency's Long-Term Prospects Even Among Conservative Pros

(Leland Bobbe/Getty)

Today at 1:31 PM UTC

Miner Hut 8’s Bitcoin Stack Gives it Capital to Pursue Upcoming Projects, Upgrade to Buy: Craig-Hallum

HUT 8 Mining Upgraded to Buy at Craig-Hallum. (hut8.io)

Today at 1:14 PM UTC

Telegram-Based Notcoin Debuts at $1B FDV on Ton Blockchain

Coins (Micheile Henderson/Unsplash)

Today at 1:00 PM UTC

Leading Crypto-Policy Academic in Washington to Open Disclosure Firm Bluprynt

Christopher Brummer (right) , a professor known for running a prominent financial policy conference in Washington, is starting a crypto disclosure company. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Today at 1:00 PM UTC

Crypto and DeFi Wallet Firm Fordefi Gets Cover from Insurance Giant Munich Re

The Fordefi team (Fordefi)

Today at 12:01 PM UTC

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $66K as Interest-Rate Cuts Loom

BTC price, FMA May 16 2024 (CoinDesk)

Today at 11:17 AM UTC

India's Market Regulator Suggests Shared Crypto Oversight Even as RBI Seeks Stablecoin Ban: Reuters

Today at 10:48 AM UTC

Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Slides to Lowest Since April 2021. Here's Why

ETH/BTC hits a three-year low. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Today at 9:25 AM UTC

Bitcoin Traders Expect Prices to Hit $74K Highs as Selling Pressure Eases

Bull Market (Kameleon007/Getty Images)

Today at 8:48 AM UTC

Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Appeals Guilty Verdict

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Today at 7:35 AM UTC

SHIB to Get More Scarce as Key Exchange Expands to Shibarium

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Today at 7:04 AM UTC

CME Looks to Take On Binance and Coinbase, Could Launch Spot Bitcoin Trading: Report

A pedestrian passes a sign outside the building which houses the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Today at 6:49 AM UTC

Coinbase to Target Australia's Self-Managed Pension Funds: Bloomberg

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Today at 6:08 AM UTC

Bitcoin Has Best Day in 2 Months as Markets Anticipate a ‘Summer of Easing'

(Giovanni Calia/Unsplash)

Today at 5:48 AM UTC

Eclipse Labs Promotes Vijay Chetty to CEO Nearly a Week After Neel Somani's Ouster

Lunar eclipse (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Yesterday at 11:24 PM UTC

Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ and Associate Arrested, Charged With Fraud in Alleged $30M Ponzi Scheme

Crime (niu niu / Unsplash)

May 15, 2024

Izzy Englander's Millennium, Paul Singer’s Elliott Among Bitcoin ETF Holders

Paul Singer, founder, president, and co-CEO of Elliott Managemen. (Thos Robinson/Getty Images for New York Times)

May 15, 2024

Bitcoin Hits $66K as Soft Inflation Data Sparks Crypto Rally

Bitcoin price on May 15 (CoinDesk)

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LocalMonero Shutdown Is Another Blow for Privacy Tech

May 16, 2024

Crypto Custody for Advisors

May 16, 2024

What the DOJ’s First MEV Lawsuit Means for Ethereum

May 15, 2024

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DePIN’s Solution to AI’s Biggest Blind Spot

May 15, 2024

Halving Impact and Macro Shifts Create Tailwinds for Bitcoin

May 15, 2024

The Ethereum Staking Opportunity

May 15, 2024

Crypto Old-Head Otoh Talks Casascius Bitcoins, Tax Havens and Old Friends

The pseudonymous investor – early to both Ethereum and Litecoin – has lived large. He is a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival in Austin, Texas, May 29-31.

May 15, 2024

Consensus Magazine

'What Are We Waiting for'? SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Discusses Moving Crypto Regulation Forward

Known for her fiery dissenting opinions, "Crypto Mom" discusses how the SEC operates, why she wants to see crypto thrive and her "Safe Harbor" proposal to allow projects to de...

Apr 10, 2024

Consensus Magazine

Irthu Suresh: Using Blockchain Tech to Reduce Water Shortages

The founder of the Atlantis water exchange is a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival in Austin, Texas, May 29-31.

May 14, 2024

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.

May 13, 2024

Consensus Magazine

Sergey Nazarov: The Crypto Oracle

Chainlink is where digital assets meet the real world, and Nazarov is predicting TradFi and crypto will become intertwined.

Dec 4, 2023

Consensus Magazine

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...

Dec 4, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin Mining Cost Estimate Drops to $45K as Inefficient Miners Exit: JPMorgan. (Shutterstock)

Bitcoin Mining Cost Drops to $45K as Inefficient Miners Exit: JPMorgan

The bank sees limited upside for the bitcoin price in the near term due to a number of headwinds.

May 16, 2024

Miner Hut 8’s Bitcoin Stack Gives it Capital to Pursue Upcoming Projects, Upgrade to Buy: Craig-Hallum

May 16, 2024

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $66K as Interest-Rate Cuts Loom

May 16, 2024

Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Slides to Lowest Since April 2021. Here's Why

May 16, 2024

Finance

Shares of Coinbase dropped nearly 8% to $202.49 during U.S. morning hours on Thursday. (Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Coinbase Shares Sink 9% on Report CME to Consider Listing Spot Bitcoin

The stock was the second worst performing among crypto stocks on Thursday.

May 16, 2024

Solana Meme Coin Factory Pump.Fun Compromised by 'Bonding Curve' Exploit

May 16, 2024

DTCC, Chainlink Complete Pilot to Accelerate Fund Tokenization with JPMorgan, Templeton, BNY Mellon Participating; LINK Gains 7%

May 16, 2024

Crypto Custody for Advisors

May 16, 2024

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Protocol Village: FLock.io to Merge Decentralized AI Training With Morpheus 'Smart Agents'

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 16-22.

May 16, 2024

How MIT Brothers Allegedly Cheated a Noxious-But-Accepted Ethereum Practice for $25M

May 16, 2024

The Protocol: Lido Backers vs EigenLayer

May 15, 2024

Protocol Village: Cyber, Formerly CyberConnect, Unveils Social-Focused Layer 2 on OP Stack

May 15, 2024

Biden Order to Halt China-Tied Bitcoin Mine Beside Nuke Base Came as U.S. Firm Just Bought it

President Biden's emergency order to halt the Chinese-tied mining on the doorstep of a nuclear-missile base hit days after mining giant CleanSpark struck a deal to buy the pro...

May 16, 2024

U.S. Senate Votes to Kill SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy, Testing Biden's Veto Threat

A dozen Democrats joined 48 Republicans in voting to repeal SAB 121.

May 16, 2024

French Securities Regulator Warns Investors Against Crypto Exchange Bybit

The exchange has been blacklisted by the AMF since May 2022 for non-compliance with French regulations.

May 16, 2024

U.S. Treasury Says It Wants to Better Money Laundering Regulations Around Crypto, Other Illicit Finance

The Department released its 2024 strategy for addressing illicit financing on Thursday.

May 16, 2024

Crypto Community Voices Outrage at Tornado Cash Developer Verdict

Alexey Pertsev, a developer of Tornado Cash, was sentenced to 64 months in prison for money laundering.

May 16, 2024

Leading Crypto-Policy Academic in Washington to Open Disclosure Firm Bluprynt

Georgetown Law professor Christopher Brummer is leaping into crypto disclosure services as CEO of the new company, backed by Robinhood and a former PayPal chief.

May 16, 2024