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BlackRock's Entry Into Crypto Matters More Than U.S. Election, QCP Capital's Darius Sit Says   north  
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on CNBC means more to QCP's founder and chief investment officer rather than presidential candidates promoting crypto.
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Keywords: Markets, news, chk2025, Darius Sit, QCP Capital, Hong Kong, Election 2024, Donald Trump, White House, BlackRock, Election 2024, Donald Trump, White House, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Fintech Week

Authors: Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-31 08:58:52
BlackRock's Entry Into Crypto Matters More Than U.S. Election, QCP Capital's Darius Sit Says
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The Devcon schedule is live!   north  
Hi Ethereum frens, With just 13 days to go until Devcon, we’re amazed by how huge this year’s event will be! Our expected number of attendees has doubled since last time (12,000 vs. 6,000 in Bogotá), we have more than twice the number of Community Hubs and Impact Spaces,...
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Keywords: Events, Devcon

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-31 00:00:00
The Devcon schedule is live!
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NEAR HZN Launches Chain Abstraction Accelerator for Teams Building New Cross-Chain Opportunities in DeFi   north  
NEAR HZN Launches Chain Abstraction Accelerator for Teams Building New Cross-Chain Opportunities in DeFi Chain Abstraction
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Source: The Latest from NEAR ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-31 00:00:00
NEAR HZN Launches Chain Abstraction Accelerator for Teams Building New Cross-Chain Opportunities in DeFi
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MyTrade Head First to Plead Guilty Among Group of Firms Accused of Gaming Markets   north  
The U.S. Department of Justice said it secured a guilty plea from the operator of crypto "market maker" MyTrade, which was one target in a wide-ranging sting that brought manipulation charges to multiple firms and individuals earlier this month.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Wash Trading, Department of Justice, criminal activity

Authors: Jesse Hamilton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 21:00:55
MyTrade Head First to Plead Guilty Among Group of Firms Accused of Gaming Markets
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U.S. Treasury Advisory Panel Says Tokenization Could Be Big, But May Need Central Control   north  
The U.S. Treasury Department's panel of Wall Street advisers see the tokenization of U.S. debt and other assets providing some significant potential advances, the group contended in a new report – while also envisioning an inevitable need for the kind of heavy central hand that may rankle the [...]
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Treasury Department, Tokenization, Tether, USDT, Debt Securities

Authors: Jesse Hamilton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 20:42:10
U.S. Treasury Advisory Panel Says Tokenization Could Be Big, But May Need Central Control
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FTX's Nishad Singh Gets No Prison Time for Role in Crypto Exchange Collapse   north  
Singh is the fourth FTX executive to be sentenced for his role in the fraud.
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Keywords: Policy, news, FTX, FTX Collapse, Nishad singh

Authors: Cheyenne Ligon ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 20:13:39
FTX's Nishad Singh Gets No Prison Time for Role in Crypto Exchange Collapse
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The Protocol: Crypto Fundraising, Job Losses, Juicy Payouts, Grants for Devs   north  
In this week's issue of The Protocol, our newsletter on blockchain tech, we're covering the Optimism's $42.5M token pledge to Kraken, crypto VC funding, grants for Bitcoin open-source developers, and Polymarket's (negligible) impact on Polygon's bottom line.
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Keywords: Technology, news, The Protocol, Newsletters, Developers, Tech, Technology

Authors: Bradley Keoun ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 19:15:11
The Protocol: Crypto Fundraising, Job Losses, Juicy Payouts, Grants for Devs
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Institutional Investors Position for Bitcoin Volatility Into the U.S. Election   north  
Some $350 million notional value of November call options traded on CME with a breakeven bitcoin price of nearly $80,000, anticipating a rally next month, one analyst noted.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Markets, Bitcoin, Lending, Options, CME, Joshua Lim, Sid powell, bitcoin, bitcoin price, crypto

Authors: Krisztian Sandor ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 18:42:36
Institutional Investors Position for Bitcoin Volatility Into the U.S. Election
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Opportunities for Blockchains and Digital Assets to Support and Enhance U.S. National Security   north  
With regulatory certainty, the national security benefits of digital assets and blockchain technology will grow exponentially, say four national security experts.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion

Authors: Kenneth Egan, Michael Mosier, Trent Teyema, Jeremy Sheridan ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 18:37:01
Opportunities for Blockchains and Digital Assets to Support and Enhance U.S. National Security
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Degens Are Searching for Further Leverage on MicroStrategy and Winning Massively   north  
The T-REX 2X long MSTR Daily Target ETF (MSTU) has rallied 235% since its introduction six weeks ago, an annualized equivalent return of 57,000%, according to Bloomberg analysis.
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Keywords: Markets, news, MicroStrategy, Bitcoin, ETFs, Leverage

Authors: James Van Straten ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 17:27:39
Degens Are Searching for Further Leverage on MicroStrategy and Winning Massively
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Fortune Claims Polymarket Is 'Rife' With Wash Trading   north  
As much as a third of the prediction market's volume is inflated by traders buying and selling the same shares repeatedly, Fortune reported, citing blockchain researchers. They could be doing it to farm a future airdropped token.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Election 2024, US Elections, Polymarket, Prediction Markets

Authors: Marc Hochstein ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 17:08:49
Fortune Claims Polymarket Is 'Rife' With Wash Trading
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Making Crypto Tokens Useful and Fair   north  
Instead of parsing the Howey test, founders should prioritize making tokens useful and fair, say Jake Chervinsky and Rebecca Rettig.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion

Authors: Rebecca Rettig, Jake Chervinsky ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 17:03:49
Making Crypto Tokens Useful and Fair
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Venn Network Aims to Solve DeFi's Hacking Problem With More Decentralized Tech   north  
Creator Or Dadosh says Venn creates a "completely new economy" for crypto security.
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Keywords: Technology, news, Security, DeFi, hacking

Authors: Danny Nelson ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 16:00:00
Venn Network Aims to Solve DeFi's Hacking Problem With More Decentralized Tech
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Inspired by Trump, Florida Official Eyes State Bitcoin Stockpile for Retirees   north  
Florida's chief financial officer proposed that the funds that support retired state workers should dabble in crypto, inspired by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's support for the U.S. government stockpiling bitcoin {{BTC}}.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, btc, State Legislature, Florida, Donald Trump

Authors: Jesse Hamilton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 15:59:21
Inspired by Trump, Florida Official Eyes State Bitcoin Stockpile for Retirees
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Ether Gains 2.5%, Outperforming BTC and Maybe Primed for More Upside   north  
Ether {{ETH}} is primed for a period of upside price action after underperforming against bitcoin {{BTC}} in recent weeks. Skeptics have claimed that the emergence of layer-2 networks has seen Ethereum fall out of favor among DeFi traders, but the data tells a different story.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Ether, Market

Authors: Oliver Knight ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 15:53:15
Ether Gains 2.5%, Outperforming BTC and Maybe Primed for More Upside
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From Existential to Irrelevance Risk   north  
The crypto industry faces the next big risk on the way to a maturing asset class: irrelevance, says Ilan Solot.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion, Crypto Long & Short, ETFs, Institutional Adoption, emerging markets

Authors: Ilan Solot ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 15:35:07
From Existential to Irrelevance Risk
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How Public Blockchains Will Catalyze Institutional DeFi Adoption   north  
Public blockchains — with their open architecture and unrestricted participation — are set to drive the next wave of financial innovation just as the internet did for communication and commerce, says Markus Infanger.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion, Crypto Long & Short, Institutional Adoption, Public Blockchain, Public Blockchains

Authors: Markus Infanger ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 15:28:01
How Public Blockchains Will Catalyze Institutional DeFi Adoption
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Coinbase, Visa to Allow Real-Time Crypto Deposits Through Debit Card   north  
Customers of payments giant Visa can now integrate their eligible debit card into their Coinbase accounts and deposit funds, at times instantly, the two firms announced on Tuesday.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Visa, Coinbase, visa coinbase, visa crypto, coinbase earnings, crypto payments

Authors: Helene Braun ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 14:12:00
Coinbase, Visa to Allow Real-Time Crypto Deposits Through Debit Card
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Leading Bitcoin Layer 2 Picks Optimism's Red-Hot Superchain to Link to Ethereum'   north  
BOB's aim is to create bridges between itself and layer-1 blockchains like Ethereum, with the ultimate goal of making Bitcoin the center of DeFi. Its decision adds to the critical mass of blockchain developers choosing to build on Optimism's OP Stack.
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Keywords: Technology, news, Bitcoin, layer 2, Optimism, Ethereum

Authors: Jamie Crawley ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 14:07:47
Leading Bitcoin Layer 2 Picks Optimism's Red-Hot Superchain to Link to Ethereum'
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AI Data Collection Startup Sapien Raises $10.5M Seed Funding Led by Variant   north  
The firm's founders, who have worked in the blockchain space for years, are using crypto to incentivize an army of people who can earn from labeling data for AI models.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Variant Fund

Authors: Ian Allison ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 14:00:00
AI Data Collection Startup Sapien Raises $10.5M Seed Funding Led by Variant
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Chainlink Unveils 'Chainlink Runtime Environment,' Aiming for Better Blockchain Workflows   north  
Chainlink hopes CRE will be as important for Web3 as COBOL and JavaScript, which were important for automating finance and bringing it to the internet.
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Keywords: Technology, news, Chainlink, chk2025, Java, Sergey Nazarov, Oracle, Hong Kong, Asia, Interoperability, Chainlink, CHK2025, Smartcon, Hong Kong Fintech Week

Authors: Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 13:36:30
Chainlink Unveils 'Chainlink Runtime Environment,' Aiming for Better Blockchain Workflows
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: BCH Drops 4.3% as Index Declines from Tuesday   north  
NEAR Protocol was also among the underperformers, falling 2.8%.
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Keywords: CoinDesk Indices, news, CoinDesk 20, CoinDesk Indices, Price, charts, CoinDesk Indices, CoinDesk 20, Crypto Price, Cryptocurrency

Authors: CoinDesk Indices, Tracy Stephens ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 13:34:24
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: BCH Drops 4.3% as Index Declines from Tuesday
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Privacy Blockchain Project Nillion Raises $25M to Expand 'Blind Computing'   north  
Nillion builds its service around the concept of "blind computing," the processing of data without having to reveal its contents.
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Keywords: Technology, news, Privacy, AI, Funding Rounds

Authors: Jamie Crawley ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 13:00:00
Privacy Blockchain Project Nillion Raises $25M to Expand 'Blind Computing'
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Crypto-Backed Cloud-Storage Platform Storj Promotes Colby Winegar to CEO   north  
Winegar previously served as the company's chief revenue office for a number of years.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Storj, Hiring, CEO, AI, Management

Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 12:59:03
Crypto-Backed Cloud-Storage Platform Storj Promotes Colby Winegar to CEO
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Little Changed After Teasing All-Time High   north  
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 30, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Ether, First Mover

Authors: Jamie Crawley ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-10-30 12:23:03
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Little Changed After Teasing All-Time High
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