Avail Data Availability Integrated by Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, StarkWare, ZkSync
The chains' users will be able to opt in or out to use Avail for data availability, to stash the reams of data produced for all their transactions taking place.
MicroStrategy Could Merit S&P 500 Inclusion If It Adopts New Accounting Rules: Benchmark
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops Below $64K, Ether Falls
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 25, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Jebara Igbara, AKA 'Jay Mazini,' Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Crypto-Related Fraud
Igbara perpetrated multiple fraud schemes and scammed investors of at least $8 million.
EigenLayer-Powered Aligned Layer Raises $20M to Make ZK Proofs Faster, Cheaper on Ethereum
The fundraise was led by Hack VC and included contributions from DAO5, L2Iterative, NomadCapital_io, FinalityCap, Symbolic VC and Theta Capital.
Stablecoin Bill Could be Ready for the U.S. House Soon Says Top Democrat Maxine Waters: Bloomberg
U.S. House Representative Maxine Waters (D-California), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, told Bloomberg Wednesday "We are on our way to getting a stablecoin bill in the shor...
Morgan Stanley May Soon Allow Brokers to Pitch Bitcoin ETFs to Customers: Report
The move may bring fresh energy and capital into the spot ETFs.
'Buy Bitcoin' Sign Sold for Over $1M at Auction
Proceeds will go to fund the development of Bitcoin layer-2 lightning startup Tirrel Corp.
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Snaps 71-Day Inflows Streak, Data Show
Inflows have slowed this month, taking the wind out of the bitcoin bull run.
Protocol Village: SEDA, Data and Computation Network, Launches Mainnet Genesis
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 25-May 1.
OP_CAT Proposal to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Finally Gets a 'BIP Number'
Do Kwon's Huge Fine Shows the SEC Is Ratcheting Up Penalties Against Crypto Firms
Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past.
Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money Laundering
Federal prosecutors charges Samurai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill with conspiracy to commit money laundering on Wednesday, as the U.S. government continues its approach to...
The Protocol: Analyzing Runes Impact as Bitcoin Fee Bonanza Fades
Your Crypto Project Needs a Sheriff, Not a Bounty Hunter
Avi Eisenberg’s centi-million dollar exploit of the decentralized Mango Markets trading platform revealed the perverse incentives of bug bounties.
KPMG Survey Finds 75% of Canada’s Institutions Owned Crypto Assets in 2023
Institutional investors located in Canada significantly increased their holdings of cryptocurrencies in 2023, a survey by KPMG found.
Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Get Official Approval in Hong Kong; 'Potential Fee War' Unfolding, Says Analyst
One of the issuers waived management fees for the first six months, undercutting rival offerings.
Why Asset Tokenization Is Inevitable
On-chain real-world assets and the integration of wallet infrastructure will replace intermediaries and become standard in the modern asset management lifecycle, says Mehdi Brahimi, head of institutio...
Why Base Chain Has Potential to Lock the Next Generation of Crypto Users
The next era of Web3 will be defined by the ability of projects to attract and retain users, says Kelly Ye of Decentral Park Capital. Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 is showing the way forward.
Tether's Stablecoin Dominance May Wane Following Proposed U.S. Rules: S&P
The new regulations could offer banks a competitive edge by limiting institutions without a banking license to a maximum stablecoin issuance of $10 billion, the report said.