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TwelveFold (Yuga Labs)
Yuga Labs Co-Founder Says First Bitcoin NFT Auction Doesn’t Open Door to Scammers
Greg Solano said the company’s use of the Bitcoin blockchain and its strategic bidding process could only be done because Yuga Labs is a “trusted party.”
TwelveFold (Yuga Labs)

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21.co CEO Sees ‘No Material’ Impact on Bitcoin Following Silvergate’s SEN Platform Closure
Hany Rashwan, co-founder of the Zug, Switzerland-based ETP provider, says bitcoin’s price is being driven by more macroeconomic factors, including inflation and East Asian tra...
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Neal Stephenson, the writer who came up with the terms "metaverse" and "avatar," seen here in 2016  (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)
Neal Stephenson Says AI-Generated ChatGPT Is ‘Simply Not Interesting’
The author, who coined the term "metaverse" in his science-fiction novel “Snow Crash,” says the algorithm-based tool doesn't resonate the way a book written by a real person d...
Neal Stephenson, the writer who came up with the terms "metaverse" and "avatar," seen here in 2016  (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

Former NBA player Baron Davis is trying his hand in blockchain technology with an NFT-based project. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
Former NBA Player Baron Davis Says Celebs Will Focus More on 'Utility' Tokens
Celebrities and athletes will be more picky about the kinds of tokens they endorse after an SEC crackdown on promotions, he said.
Former NBA player Baron Davis is trying his hand in blockchain technology with an NFT-based project. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)

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Justin Sun Says Hong Kong’s New Licensing Regime Could Shift Policy in Mainland China, Eventually
In the interim, if granted a VASP license, the Tron founder says Houbi will launch a new exchange, Huobi Hong Kong, to comply with regulators.
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Crypto’s Next Move Depends on the Next Fed Rate Hike: Options Trader
Options Insights founder Imran Lakha thinks bitcoin could fall to $16,000 before rising again.
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Crypto Crime Hit All-Time High of $20.6B in 2022: Chainalysis
Kim Grauer, the blockchain sleuthing firm's head of research, told CoinDesk TV sanctioned activity and hacking were the driving forces behind the rise in illicit transaction v...
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Chamber of Digital Commerce founder and CEO Perianne Boring (CoinDesk archives)
SEC’s Coinbase Insider Trading Case Is ‘Backdoor Rulemaking,’ Trade Association’s CEO Says
The regulator “piggybacked” off the Justice Department's insider trading case and is using it as a way to define some tokens as securities, Perianne Boring, the Chamber of Dig...
Chamber of Digital Commerce founder and CEO Perianne Boring (CoinDesk archives)

Juthica Chou (CoinDesk TV)
Kraken’s Head of OTC Options Trading: Investors Are Still Interested In Crypto, Staking
“What we’ve seen is that the trading interest remains really strong both for proof-of-work networks as well as proof-of-stake networks,” Juthica Chou told “First Mover.”
Juthica Chou (CoinDesk TV)

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What Coinbase's Q4 Earnings Mean for Crypto Adoption
Anthony Georgiades, co-founder of Pastel Network, said investors are right to be wary but “digital assets are certainly here to stay.”
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