Coin Desk
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Trump’s Pro-Crypto Bluster at NFT Gala Lacked Policy Substance
At the Mar-a-Lago gala, Trump courted a constituency Biden has thoroughly snubbed – even if the GOP candidate isn't exactly fluent in crypto policy.
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Crypto Custody Tech Firm Fireblocks Seeks New York-Regulated Trust Company
Fireblocks is also convening a licensed and qualified crypto custodian partner program with a starting line up of custodians from the U.S., the...
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SEC Rebuts Coinbase's Attempt to Get Appeals Court to Answer Key Crypto Question
Coinbase hasn't successfully argued that an appeals court needs to look at how securities regulations might apply to digital assets, the U.S....
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U.S. CFTC Proposes Ban on Political Event Contracts
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed a formal rejection of event contracts that bet on the outcome of political activity...
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EigenLayer Opens Claims for Airdrop of EIGEN Token, Though It's Non-Transferable
Perpetual futures markets price the fully diluted value of the token at around $15 billion.
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Stablecoin Surge: Tether's Headroom for Growth
The stablecoin already enjoys a dominant position in stablecoins and its integration with the TON (Telegram) network could boost it further, says...
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Fatemeh Fannizadeh on Crypto Law, Switzerland and How KYC Is Failing
Fannizadeh, a lawyer specializing in the crypto industry at Geneva Legal, is a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, May 29-31, in Austin, Texas.
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Near $63K, Consolidating Week's Recovery
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 10, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that...
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Dogecoin Appears Headed for a 'Golden Cross'
A DOGE price pattern that presaged the early 2021 surge looks set to recur.
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Exiled Russian Opposition Leader Launches Blockchain-Based Referendum on Vladimir Putin’s Election Win
Exiled opposition leader Mark Fegyin is leading an effort to give Russians an anonymous, blockchain-powered way to register a "protest vote"...
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EigenLayer's EIGEN Airdrop Might Signal Demise of Once-Popular 'Points'
EIGEN's airdrop comes after a wave of criticism of its distribution plan and points program.
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How the U.S. Should Regulate Stablecoins
To properly regulate stablecoins in the U.S., look at e-money abroad, says Marcelo Prates, a speaker at Consensus 2024.
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Will Biden Get the Final Say Over a Controversial Crypto Accounting Rule?
Critics of SAB 121, introduced in March 2022, have called the rule “obscure,” a “diktat” and a “pernicious weed.”
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Math Olympian in Shadow of John Nash Tries to Solve Blockchain, AI Trust Dilemma
Hyperbolic, the two-year-old startup focused on decentralized AI computing, said that it is introducing a protocol called “Proof of Sampling...
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Solana-Based Marketplace AgriDex Raises $5M to Tokenize Agricultural Industry
AgriDex brings agricultural commodities onto the blockchain by allowing crops to be bought on its marketplace with finalized deals backed by...