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The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization and ether both spent much of Monday in the green.

Binance’s scheme destroyed only 0.08% of the token’s bloated supply, too minuscule to have a lasting impact on the hyperinflated token.

The ruling came the same day a group of crypto lawyers and developers filed to join the CFTC’s case against Ooki DAO.

“Whale” investors moved a large volume of bitcoin off exchanges. The trend is often a bullish signal, suggesting investors are more interested in holding their bitcoin. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s cry…

A destacados analistas cripto les preocupa que la consolidación de precios de bitcoin indique que se avecina una caída más profunda, tal como sucedió hace cuatro años.

The top U.S. financial regulators are warning of dangerous holes in the oversight of crypto and are asking Congress for more powers, including settling which agency will oversee the bulk of trading in bitcoins and other non-security tokens.

The rise of Circle’s USDC stablecoin – as opposed to the controversial Tether (USDT) – is a threat to the broader financial system, as it could increase the chance of run risks from smaller issuers, researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York w…

The crypto firm scored a procedural victory last week in part of its legal defense against the SEC. But it may not help its case.

The time it takes to register a firm depends on the quality of the information provided to the Financial Conduct Authority, the regulator told CoinDesk.

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 3, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Prominent crypto commentators say they’re worried bitcoin’s price consolidation indicates a deeper slide is coming, just as it did four years ago.

The largest crypto by market capitalization was down slightly in the opening days of the historically strong month for its price.

Mashinsky resigned as CEO last Tuesday; the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid July.

The launch of BMEX was delayed earlier this year because of market conditions, but the exchange’s CEO wants to get it launched before the end of 2022.

A traditional liberal arts education may not yet afford students the ability to exclusively major in cryptocurrency. However, because it’s an interdisciplinary subject, several professors are finding ways to incorporate Web3 concepts into their coursew…

Crypto-curious students find valuable hands-on experience and empowerment in policy elections, a typically low-participation area of the Web3 ecosystem

“College Admission” is a performance art NFT collection that takes a critical lens to the student loan debt crisis and the shame it causes borrowers.

There’s no such thing as “crypto law.” So why are so many people studying it? This article is part of CoinDesk’s “Education Week.”

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization rose over $20,000 at one point in choppy trading; ether ticks upward. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.

The regulatory body tasked with overseeing Celsius’ bankruptcy proceedings has asked a New York judge to deny the failed crypto lender’s recent motions to reopen customer withdrawals and sell off its $23 million in stablecoin holdings, calling the acti…

Adam Todd, the founder of crypto futures and spot market exchange Digitex, has been charged by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for multiple violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).

The war in Ukraine and ecological catastrophe highlight the need for an open – and stateless – global financial infrastructure.

El primer estudio de este tipo podría tener influencia en las normas globales más importantes sobre el capital bancario para las criptomonedas.

The complaint alleges the two companies pumped the price of their cryptocurrency by falsely claiming they had acquired $10 billion in gold bullion to back it.

USDC’s stablecoin-fueled model of money, in which the dollar functions as an open “protocol,” could allow innovation to flourish. But healthy competition is a prerequisite.

XRP escaló por encima de su media móvil de 200 días y MKR alcanzó su máximo de tres semanas. Una cifra más alta que la prevista del PCE, el indicador de inflación preferido de la Fed, podría inyectar volatilidad en los mercados.

Planned capital requirements for bitcoin could make it harder to curb risks and undermine financial reforms, the industry group is to tell the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

Can Ethereum ward off hacks and exploits without compromising on its commitment to decentralization?

Yuan fell to a 14-year low against the U.S. dollar early Wednesday.

The exchange joins other crypto platforms like Binance and Luno that recently obtained similar approvals in France.

Authorities in the EU, U.S. and other jurisdictions need to compare notes on central bank digital currencies to regulate them better, according to the ECB chief.

The $100,000 Thiel Fellowships garner big headlines for successes like Figma and Ethereum. But a deeper look shows a program that’s more about hype than reform. This article is part of CoinDesk’s Education Week

“What we’re seeing is more a lack of large sellers, rather than a plethora of large buyers,” one value investor said.

Ribbon expects trading volumes to reach over $100 million a day within the first six months of launch.

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) used unorthodox methods to serve a lawsuit against the pseudonymous members of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), according to court documents filed on Tuesday.

Ether’s drastic reduction in the net inflation rate is attributed to the elimination of mining rewards and the “burning” of transaction fees, experts said.

The largest crypto by market capitalization had spiked over $20,000 in morning trading.

Turns out crypto also may have disrupted the idea that where you went to school is a predictor of your future success. This story is part of CoinDesk’s Education Week.

Prices shoot higher intraday on high volume, only to reverse course later in the day. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.

President Xi wants China to be the world’s leader in blockchain technology but has banned its most popular uses. Students and faculty wonder whether universities can successfully teach blockchain with Chinese characteristics, and if graduates can find …

California’s financial regulator brought enforcement actions against 11 little-known crypto companies Tuesday, alleging they stole customer funds or operated like Ponzi schemes.

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Ooki DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization, last week. The CFTC alleged Ooki DAO was offering leveraged and margin trading products without registering as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), …

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The U.S. dollar is soaking up global liquidity, so “everything else is starved,” Glen Goodman, a longtime trader and author, said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

A project involving multiple Asian central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) has been badged a success, facilitating over $22 million in foreign-exchange transactions, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said Tuesday.

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La principal criptomoneda por valor de mercado subió más de 5% y alcanzó US$20.350, según datos de CoinDesk. Por su parte, ether, la segunda criptomoneda más importante, aumentó 4% y llegó a US$1390.

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 27, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Some policymakers are keen to press new rules on the decentralized finance sector following the collapse of Do Kwon’s terraUSD stablecoin.

Three projects were announced by governor François Villeroy de Galhau as he seeks to realize the potential of wholesale central bank digital currencies

The new rules would require crypto exchange operators to share customer information when assets are transferred between platforms.

Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Kwon’s provisional arrest pending extradition as a worldwide search for the Terraform Labs co-founder continues.

A popular trade drove up funding rates to lifetime highs for ether futures.

The order relates to an ongoing lawsuit that alleges that unbacked USDT issuances have caused $1.4 trillion in damage to the market.

Balina is charged with conducting an unregistered securities offering in 2018 for his SPRK ICO token, but proving that the Ethereum network should be subject to U.S. securities law will be difficult; cryptos largely decline.

DeFi platforms race to craft their own stablecoins to attract users and boost growth, including Curve and Aave.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on financial regulators around the world to come together to develop a “global regulatory framework” for crypto assets.

Vasil delivers an updated version of Cardano’s smart contract scripting language: Plutus v2.

Two environmentally-focused fictional micro-genres have become cornerstones of the Web3 aesthetic. Here’s how that happened.

Absent a huge surprise, markets are expecting interest rates to increase by 75 basis points. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.

Este es el nivel en el que los traders que han tomado posiciones largas podrían retirarse, según un análisis técnico.

Jodie Gunzberg, managing director of CoinDesk Indices, and Neudata’s Nicholas Neary discuss the emerging crypto data sector.

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