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Point72, the $34 billion hedge fund of billionaire and owner of the New York Mets, Steven Cohen, held $77.5 million of the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) as of the close of the first quarter...
The fifth-largest cryptocurrency is benefitting from multiple catalysts, including bustling meme coin and DeFi activity, upcoming network upgrade and increasing interest in restaking arriving to the e...
The halving and a possible U.S. mining tax have miners considering new locations for basing their cost-sensitive operations.
The CoinDesk 20 Index is higher by more than 4% over the past 24 hours as crypto's big rally this week continues.
All but two cryptos in the index moved higher over the past week, with Cosmos and Aptos missing out on the rally.
Zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup zkSync has suggested that a governance token airdrop will take place at the end of June.
Morgan Stanley was the owner of $269.9 million of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) as of March 31, a 13F filing showed.
The U.S. House of Representatives is on the verge of a vote that will represent the closest the cryptocurrency industry has ever been toward finally winning regulation in the U.S., and the sector's as...
The current macro backdrop has been positive for crypto market cap growth and trading volumes, the report said.
The Bitfinity EVM is designed to allow developers to Bitcoin-based Solidity smart contracts, allowing them to transfer BTC, Ordinals and Runes.
The Nigerian court also ruled that the Binance exchange can be served the FIRS tax evasion charges through its executive Tigran Gambaryan.
The bill aims to introduce a licensing scheme for crypto firms, which will be handled by the CMB and bring the firms under the regulator's scope.
A lawsuit filed on Thursday alleges Dolce & Gabbana USA messed up their delivery resulting in NFTs bought by a customer for $6,000 losing 97% of their value, Bloomberg reports.
The pilot will also allow e-CNY wallets to pay retailers, but not person-to-person transfers.
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 17, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
One trader said rising risk appetite for alternative assets could cause bitcoin to exceed the $70,000 level over the weekend.
Ether's sell-off has stalled at an upward-sloping trendline, characterizing the rally from October lows.
The cryptocurrency does not have major supply-side overhangs such as token unlocks or miner sell pressure, the report said.
FTM has gained 13% in the last week, and total value locked in Fantom briefly hit $200 million.
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 property.
It is getting harder to buy XMR, but every day that monero continues to exist is proof positive of its value, says CoinDesk's Dan Kuhn.
The stock was the second worst performing among crypto stocks on Thursday.
The exploiter may not be making any money from the attack.
The aim of the Smart NAV pilot was to test a process to bring and disseminate fund data on multiple blockchains, a key step for tokenization.
The U.S. Senate joined the House of Representatives on Thursday in seeking to erase the controversial Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crypto policy known as Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121,...
First there was "The Bait." Then there was "Unblinding the block," followed by "The Search," and ultimately "The Propagation." U.S. prosecutors detailed an incredibly complicated Ethereum exploit in a...
France's securities regulator has issued a renewed warning against crypto exchange Bybit, urging customers to “make arrangements for the eventuality that the platform [may] suddenly cease to provide s...
Financial advisors seeking to navigate the crypto custody landscape must understand the full spectrum of crypto custody options, balancing innovation with risk management to optimize client portfolios...
The U.S. Treasury Department wants to continue beefing up anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing efforts around digital assets, as part of its broader strategy to tamp down on illicit f...
Alexey Pertsev, a developer of Tornado Cash, was sentenced to 64 months in prison for money laundering.
The bank sees limited upside for the bitcoin price in the near term due to a number of headwinds.
Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds debuted with a giant splash in January, quickly attracting billions of dollars of investment. But who was buying them and why have inflows stalled in recent weeks? W...
The miner’s bitcoin stash is a protective feature for investors and opportunistic capital for the business to use for growth, the report said.
Notcoin, a gaming token that has more than 35 million users, has began trading at a $TKTK fully diluted value (FDV), according to TradingView.
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Georgetown Law professor Christopher Brummer leads an annual event on emerging financial technology in Washington that became a top forum for crypto issues in recent years. Now he's joining the sector...
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 16, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India submitted a recommendation that several regulators should oversee trade in cryptocurrencies, Reuters reported citing documents.
The ether-bitcoin ratio slides to a three-year low, extending year-to-date losses to nearly 16%.
One trading desk has seen an uptick in call buying activity with targets of as high as $120,000 for December 2024.
Pertsev was found guilty of money laundering on Tuesday by a Dutch judge.
Increased transactions on the Shibarium blockchain will lead to a higher burn rate for the SHIB token, reducing its circulating supply.
The CME is already the top bitcoin futures exchange by open interest, while the offshore, non-regulated Binance dominates the spot market.
Coinbase is developing a service which will specifically target Australia' self-managed pensions sector, the exchange's Asia-Pacific Managing Director John O’Loghlen told Bloomberg.
The net percent of global central banks cutting rates is increasing in a positive sign for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.
Neel Somani, the founder and CEO of Eclipse Labs, stepped down after sexual assault allegations recently surfaced.
Two Canadian men have been arrested and charged with fraud for allegedly swindling investors out of $40 million CAD – approximately $30 million USD – in a crypto and foreign exchange investment scheme...