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Here’s How EU Nations Are Preparing to Enforce MiCA

With MiCA stablecoin rules taking effect in June, CoinDesk reached out to regulators in all 27 EU member states to show where countries are at with implementation.

Apr 29, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
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A Deep-Dive into Somnia's Quest for the United Metaverse of Web3

Sponsored by Somnia
Apr 19, 2024 at 3:55 p.m. UTC
Bitcoin ETF Slowdown Is a Short-Term Pause Not the Beginning of a Negative Trend: Bernstein

Investment platforms will take some time to establish the necessary compliance framework to sell bitcoin ETF products, the report said.

Apr 29, 2024 at 8:57 a.m. UTC
Chart Veteran Who Predicted Bitcoin’s 2018 Collapse Says the Bull Market May Be Over

Brandt's latest view is based on a statistics concept called "exponential decay."

Apr 29, 2024 at 7:17 a.m. UTC
Wasabi Wallet-Developer Blocks U.S. Citizens and Residents After Samourai Wallet Arrests

U.S citizens residing abroad are also banned from using the service

Apr 29, 2024 at 8:36 a.m. UTC
Japan's Embrace of Web3 Uncertain as Ruling Party Under Threat

Liberal Democratic Party leader and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida once called Web3 a “new form of capitalism,” but he faces a party leadership election in September.

Apr 28, 2024 at 11:00 p.m. UTC
Mango Markets Exploiter Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

FBI Computer Analysis and Response Team agents first found the material during a search of Eisenberg's devices in January 2023

Apr 29, 2024 at 6:11 a.m. UTC

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Consensys’s Lawsuit Against The SEC: Will It End Gensler's ‘Unlawful Power Grab’?

With its lawsuit, Consensys aims to settle the question of whether staking turned ether into a security, and to hopefully put an end to what it calls the SEC’s “regulatory ove...

Apr 26, 2024
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The $2.1 Million ‘Epic’ Bitcoin Satoshi

Charlie and Will go through this week’s headlines, including the $2.1 million ‘Epic Satoshi’ mined by ViaBTC during the Bitcoin halving, then auctioned off to the highest bidd...

Apr 26, 2024
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Markets Daily: CoinDesk Markets Week in Review

CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from an industry expert.

Apr 26, 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
Ben “BitBoy” Armstrong and meme coin creator “More Light,” in Mexico City in February, 2024.

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.

Apr 3, 2024
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The Rise of the Ownership Economy With Sandy Kaul

Franklin Templeton SVP Sandy Kaul shares how to transform the financial industry and democratize access to alternative investments by empowering individuals to benefit from th...

Apr 10, 2024







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Wasabi Wallet-Developer Blocks U.S. Citizens and Residents After Samourai Wallet Arrests

U.S citizens residing abroad are also banned from using the service

Apr 29, 2024
South African President and African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa (Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)

South Africa’s Election Won’t Interfere With Crypto Policy: Industry Watchers

South Africa's general elections are set for May 29, and crypto observers are paying close attention to its crypto licensing regime that's expected to clear dozens of firms.

Apr 29, 2024
Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Johnny Bhalla on Unsplash)

Australian Securities Exchange Could Approve Spot-Bitcoin ETFs Before 2024-End: Bloomberg

Bloomberg's report cited "people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as the information is private."

Apr 29, 2024
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Mango Markets Exploiter Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

FBI Computer Analysis and Response Team agents first found the material during a search of Eisenberg's devices in January 2023

Apr 29, 2024
Europe is getting ready to enforce MiCA. (Danielle Rice/ Unsplash)

Here’s How EU Nations Are Preparing to Enforce MiCA

With MiCA stablecoin rules taking effect in June, CoinDesk reached out to regulators in all 27 EU member states to show where countries are at with implementation.

Apr 29, 2024
Kishida reiterated “Web3 is part of the new form of capitalism,” referring to his flagship economic policy intended to drive growth and wealth distribution. (Photo by Takayuki Masuda/ CoinDesk Japan)

Japan's Embrace of Web3 Uncertain as Ruling Party Under Threat

Liberal Democratic Party leader and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida once called Web3 a “new form of capitalism,” but he faces a party leadership election in September.

Apr 28, 2024