- DOJ Disputes Roman Storm's Characterization of Tornado Cash Operations in New Filingby Nikhilesh De on April 27, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice rebuffed Roman Storm's motion to dismiss criminal charges against him late Friday.
- Bitcoin Chops Around $64K, With Japanese Yen's Tumble Maybe Signaling 'Currency Turmoil,' Analyst Saysby Krisztian Sandor on April 26, 2024
The yen's volatile episode may spread to other fiat currencies as U.S. rate cuts remain elusive amid sticky inflation, which could drive investors to gold and bitcoin, Noelle Acheson said in an interview.
- Warren Rival for Senate Race John Deaton Argues for Coinbase in SEC Challengeby Jesse Hamilton on April 26, 2024
Lawyer-turned-politician John Deaton further reinforced his credentials as an outspoken crypto ally on Friday, filing a friend-of-the-court brief in Coinbase Inc.'s (COIN) effort to get a higher U.S. court to rule on a central question about when a digital token qualifies as a security.
- NEAR and SHIB Led CoinDesk 20 Gainers Last Week: CoinDesk Indices Market Updateby Tracy Stephens on April 26, 2024
- Custodia Bank Appeals Court Loss in Fed Master Account Lawsuitby Nikhilesh De on April 26, 2024
Custodia, a Wyoming-based aspiring crypto bank, filed a notice of appeal against a court ruling that affirmed the Federal Reserve's rejection of its bid for a master account and membership.
- Warren Flags Crypto Ties to Child Sexual Abuse in Letter to DOJ, Homeland Securityby Jesse Hamilton on April 26, 2024
Leading crypto critic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland what tools the federal government needs to crack down on the use of digital assets to perpetrate child sexual exploitation, according to a letter she sent to the top U.S. law-enforcement official.
- DePIN for the Win: Spreading the Benefits of the Gig Economyby Ivo Entchev on April 26, 2024
Community protocol networks that coordinate hardware-based services with tokens promise an upgrade in efficiency and fairness, says Ivo Entchev, a partner at Youbi Capital.
- First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Stable as ETF Outflows Increaseby Lyllah Ledesma, Omkar Godbole on April 26, 2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 26, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
- Bitcoin-Linked Stablecoin Firm OpenDelta Raises $2.5Mby Danny Nelson on April 26, 2024
The startup is one of the first to build tokenized tech for Bitcoin's Runes era.
- Consensys, a Target for the SEC’s Assault on ETH, Is Fighting Backby Daniel Kuhn on April 26, 2024
- EU Parliament Adopts Anti-Money Laundering Rules Package, Also Policing Cryptoby Sandali Handagama on April 26, 2024
The new laws set up "enhanced" due diligence and customer checks for crypto firms.
- ARK Sells Last of Its ProShares Bitcoin Futures ETF Sharesby Jamie Crawley on April 26, 2024
The investment firm sold 237,983 BITO shares worth $6.7 million at Thursday's closing price of $28.22 from its Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW).
- Ex-Head of China's Digital Yuan Effort Facing Government Probe: Reportby Sandali Handagama on April 26, 2024
Yao Qian is reportedly being investigated for "violations of discipline and law."
- Bitcoin Stable Above $64K While ETF Outflows Hit $200Mby Sam Reynolds on April 26, 2024
BTC Stable Above $64K While ETF Outflows Hit $200 Million
- UK Law Enforcement Agencies Can Now Seize Crypto More Easily as New Rules Take Effectby Camomile Shumba on April 25, 2024
New powers that will help law enforcement agencies seize crypto used for crime came into effect on Friday, the U.K Home Office said in a press release.
- Stripe Brings Back Crypto Payments Via USDC Stablecoinby Helene Braun on April 25, 2024
Six years after dropping support for bitcoin and, thus, crypto payments altogether, Stripe is bringing back the service later this summer, though initially only for Circle’s USDC stablecoin.
- Consensys Sues SEC Over ‘Unlawful Seizure Of Authority’ Over Ethereumby Cheyenne Ligon, Nikhilesh De on April 25, 2024
Ethereum developer Consensys has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, striking back against what the company calls an “unlawful seizure of authority” over Ethereum by the federal regulator.
- Franklin Templeton Upgrades $380M Tokenized Treasury Fund to Enable Peer-to-Peer Transfersby Krisztian Sandor, Helene Braun on April 25, 2024
The feature helps to expand the utility of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund's BENJI token and make it more interconnected with the digital asset ecosystem.
- Kara Swisher Downplays Crypto's Significance: 'It's Not the Center of Everything'by Sam Reynolds on April 25, 2024
The author of "Burn Book" says while crypto is important, it's not the center of everything.
- Bitcoin Mining Pool ViaBTC Sells 'Epic' First Post-Halving Sat for $2.13Mby Jamie Crawley on April 25, 2024
The pool mined the first block after last week's halving, winning an "epic" sat in the process.
- Crypto for Advisors: The Professionalization of Cryptoby Sarah Morton, Eric Ervin on April 25, 2024
The professionalization of crypto is here, whether it’s tokenized securities, crypto-forward financial products from the world’s largest asset managers or platforms that help financial advisors access this new market directly.
- Protocol Village: SEDA, Data and Computation Network, Launches Mainnet Genesisby Bradley Keoun on April 25, 2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 25-May 1.
- Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Techby Daniel Kuhn on April 25, 2024
Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.
- Movement Labs Raises $38M for Rollup Based on Facebook's Move Languageby Sam Kessler on April 25, 2024
Movement's 21 and 24-year-old co-founders say they are on a mission to "make blockchain security sexy" with the launch of their L2.
- Bitcoin Dips to $63K as Rate Cut Hopes Dim Following Disappointing U.S. Inflation Reportby Krisztian Sandor on April 25, 2024
Increasing concerns about sticky inflation hit risk assets across all markets including cryptos.