Top U.S. House Lawmakers Meet on Stablecoin Bill Strategy: Punchbowl
The U.S. congressional effort to establish regulations for stablecoins has become an increasing longshot for passage this year, but the lawmakers who've pushed legislation the farthest reportedly had ...
Ondo Spikes 8% as Ondo Finance Tests Instant Conversion From BlackRock's Tokenized Fund to USDC
Stablecoin issuer Circle introduced a new smart contract function earlier Thursday to allow near-instant, around-the-clock redemptions from BlackRock's BUIDL fund for USDC stablecoins.
Thai Crypto Exchange Bitkub May Be Valued as High as $3B in IPO: CEO
Jirayut Srupsrisopa said earlier this month that an IPO was planned for next year.
Aptos Falls 16% Over Past Week, Lagging Ahead of $300M Token Unlocking Event
Nearly 25 million of locked-up APT tokens will be released Friday including to early investors, TokenUnlocks data shows.
Willem Schroé: Building Botanix, a Bitcoin Layer 2 That Brings the EVM to Bitcoin
A Belgian polymath and his team are building a “spiderchain” network that harnesses both bitcoin’s sound money properties and Ethereum’s technological capabilities.
The SEC’s Suit Against Unswap Is an Opening Attack Against DeFi
The DEX received a Wells Notice from the regulator, suggesting an enforcement action is imminent. While we don’t know the nature of the potential charges, the news raises the threat of legal jeopardy ...
Avi Eisenberg May Testify in $110M Crypto Fraud Trial, Defense Says
The crypto trader is facing up to 20 years in jail if convicted on all counts.
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Fraud Conviction
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed to appeal his conviction and sentence for fraud and conspiracy charges on Thursday, hours before his deadline to do so.
Craig Wright Drops Appeal Against Hodlonaut in Norway
Wright’s decision to drop his appeal comes a month after a U.K. court ruled that he was not Satoshi Nakamoto.
Chaos at MarginFi Shakes up Solana DeFi's Borrow-and-Lend Landscape
Solend and Kamino were the biggest winners in the Solana DeFi landscape.
Ethereum's Next Upgrade, 'Pectra,' Could Include Relief for Institutional Stakers, Wallet UX Improvements
Developers' aim with Pectra is to make some minor code changes while simultaneously working on a bigger code change, Verkle trees, for the following upgrade.
Pepe Coin Spikes on Coinbase International Plan to List Perpetual Futures
The crypto exchange's off-shore arm will open perpetuals market for the popular meme coin on April 18.
Chainlink Aims to Make Transfers Across Blockchains Safer with New Bridge App 'Transporter'
The bridge leverages Chainlink's CCIP tech, and allows users to transfer crypto assets across multiple blockchains, starting with Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Optimism, Polygon, and...
'Bitcoin Sign Guy' Is Auctioning His Bitcoin Sign
Christian Langalis, whose 2017 photo-bombing of Janet Yellen became a viral meme, will use the proceeds to fund his Bitcoin/Lightning/Urbit startup.
Crypto for Advisors: Are ETH ETFs Coming?
Market odds of approval in May are dwindling, but David Lawant and Purvi Maniar of FalconX say we’ll likely see an ETH ETF approval over the next 12-18 months.
Ether Spot ETFs Still Have No More Than 50% Chance of Approval in May: JPMorgan
There will probably be litigation against the SEC after May if ether ETFs aren’t approved, the report said.
Shiba Inu Joins CDSA to Battle AI-Driven Concerns Using Shibarium
Shiba Inu is the first layer 2 blockchain to join the media and entertainment association to develop blockchain technology for content security and distribution.
DePIN Platform Uplink Raises $10M Led by Framework Ventures
The decentralized wireless platform offers a token-reward system to incentivize users to contribute to the network.
First Mover Americas: Uniswap's Token Slides on SEC Lawsuit
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 11, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Protocol Village: DLC.Link Uses Discreet Log Contracts to Create 'Safer Wrapped Bitcoin'
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 11-17.