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First Mover Americas: BTC Regains $60K Following Slide This Week   north  
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 29 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
First Mover Americas: BTC Regains $60K Following Slide This Week
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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: 2024-08-29 12:23:42
First Mover Americas: BTC Regains $60K Following Slide This Week
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'Pig Butchering' Scams Remain Dangerous Threat in Crypto Markets, Chainalysis Report Says   north  
While other types of illicit activity are growing, scams are the biggest issue, Wednesday's report from the analytics firm said.
'Pig Butchering' Scams Remain Dangerous Threat in Crypto Markets, Chainalysis Report Says
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Chainalysis

Authors: Danny Nelson ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-29 12:00:00
'Pig Butchering' Scams Remain Dangerous Threat in Crypto Markets, Chainalysis Report Says
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Banks Using Permissionless Blockchains for Transactions Face Multiple Risks: BIS   north  
Banks that transact on permissionless blockchains face multiple risks, including money laundering and terrorism financing, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said.
Banks Using Permissionless Blockchains for Transactions Face Multiple Risks: BIS
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Basel Committee, BIS, Bank for International Settlements, Crypto, Blockchain, Distributed Ledgers, dlt, risks, Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Crypto, Blockchain, Risks, Bank for International Settlements, Basel Committee

Authors: Amitoj Singh ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-29 11:03:41
Banks Using Permissionless Blockchains for Transactions Face Multiple Risks: BIS
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Cash-to-Crypto Industry Dominated by ATMs Is a Law-Enforcement Concern: TRM Labs   north  
Since 2019, the cash-to-crypto industry—which is dominated by crypto ATMs—has processed at least $160 million in illicit volumes, according to a new study by blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs.
Cash-to-Crypto Industry Dominated by ATMs Is a Law-Enforcement Concern: TRM Labs
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, TRM Labs, Crypto, ATMs, Germany, Cash to crypto, FBI, Australia, US, Australia, TRM Labs, Crypto, Cash, Scams, Fraud, ATMs

Authors: Amitoj Singh ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-29 10:48:08
Cash-to-Crypto Industry Dominated by ATMs Is a Law-Enforcement Concern: TRM Labs
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CEO of South Korean Crypto Firm Haru Invest Stabbed During Trial: Reuters   north  
The executive was taken to hospital; his injuries were not life threatening.
CEO of South Korean Crypto Firm Haru Invest Stabbed During Trial: Reuters
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Crypto, South Korea, Crime, Court Cases, South Korea crime, South Korea Haru Invest CEO, Haru Invest CEO stabbed

Authors: Camomile Shumba ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-29 10:17:56
CEO of South Korean Crypto Firm Haru Invest Stabbed During Trial: Reuters
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Crypto Market Has Evolved in the Past Year, Canaccord Says   north  
In the last 12 months, the digital assets industry has transitioned from a post-FTX recovery period back to a growth phase, the report said.
Crypto Market Has Evolved in the Past Year, Canaccord Says
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Keywords: Markets, news, Crypto, ETFs, Analysts, Canaccord Genuity

Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-29 10:03:40
Crypto Market Has Evolved in the Past Year, Canaccord Says
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Indian Court Orders Scam Websites Using Crypto Exchange Mudrex's Name to Be Taken Down   north  
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Mudrex won a court order telling the country's Ministry of Communication to take down as many as 38 websites that were exploiting the company's name to carry out scams.
Indian Court Orders Scam Websites Using Crypto Exchange Mudrex's Name to Be Taken Down
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, India, Communications, Scams, High Court, Crypto, Mudrex, Edul Patel, WazirX, Crypto, Scam, Ministry of Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia

Authors: Amitoj Singh ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-29 09:47:23
Indian Court Orders Scam Websites Using Crypto Exchange Mudrex's Name to Be Taken Down
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Polymarket Bettors Miss Out on $270K Due to Pavel Durov's Early Release   north  
Bettors were fairly sure the Telegram CEO would be released in September. His release on Wednesday tossed the market on its head.
Polymarket Bettors Miss Out on $270K Due to Pavel Durov's Early Release
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Keywords: Markets, news, Telegram, Pavel Durov, Polymarket, Telegram CEO, Pavel Durov, Polymarket, Pavel Durov arrest

Authors: Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-29 08:18:25
Polymarket Bettors Miss Out on $270K Due to Pavel Durov's Early Release
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TON Back Online After Second Outage   north  
TON says its core developer team is looking into why the DOGS token continues to crash the chain.
TON Back Online After Second Outage
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Keywords: Markets, news, TON, Toncoin, Telegram, Telegram Open Network, Pavel Durov, TON, Telegram, Pavel Durov

Authors: Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-29 03:15:13
TON Back Online After Second Outage
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Firedancer, Debates, and Solana 2.0: The Agenda for Breakpoint 2024 is Here
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Source: News | Solana ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-29 00:00:00
Firedancer, Debates, and Solana 2.0: The Agenda for Breakpoint 2024 is Here
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Telegram-Linked TON Blockchain Suffers Second Outage   north  
Once again, the DOGS token is gumming up the works.
Telegram-Linked TON Blockchain Suffers Second Outage
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Keywords: Technology, news, TON Coin, Telegram

Authors: Marc Hochstein ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 20:06:09
Telegram-Linked TON Blockchain Suffers Second Outage
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The Protocol: The Impact of Telegram CEO's Arrest on TON Blockchain   north  
Blockchain analysts are reminding investors how closely the messaging app Telegram, whose just-arrested CEO Pavel Durov awaits a hearing in a French court, is intertwined with the fate of TON blockchain and its native cryptocurrency, toncoin. ALSO: What's up with Vitalik's DeFi diss?
The Protocol: The Impact of Telegram CEO's Arrest on TON Blockchain
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Keywords: Technology, news, The Protocol, Vitalik Buterin, Telegram, TON, DeFi, Cardano

Authors: Bradley Keoun ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 18:00:22
The Protocol: The Impact of Telegram CEO's Arrest on TON Blockchain
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OpenSea Gets SEC 'Wells Notice' – Industry Reaction   north  
Rounding up commentary on the SEC's latest enforcement action. Will all NFTs be treated as securities?
OpenSea Gets SEC 'Wells Notice' – Industry Reaction
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Authors: Ben Schiller ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 17:51:25
OpenSea Gets SEC 'Wells Notice' – Industry Reaction
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Crypto Is Now a Non-negotiable for Traditional Banks   north  
Simple “engagement” isn’t enough. Banks need to start experimenting with tokenization and blockchain-powered settlement, or risk getting left behind, says Sygnum Bank’s Lucas Schweiger.
Crypto Is Now a Non-negotiable for Traditional Banks
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Crypto Long & Short, Opinion, Institutional Adoption, Tokenization, DeFi, Cefi, Settlement

Authors: Lucas Schweiger ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 16:35:42
Crypto Is Now a Non-negotiable for Traditional Banks
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Advocates at Stand With Crypto Seek to Turn Crypto Enthusiasts Into Swing-State Voters   north  
Stand With Crypto is the political cheerleading arm of the crypto industry's increasingly high-powered effort to insert itself into the 2024 election, and it's starting a multi-state tour on Sept. 4 with the hope of translating its 1.3 million online signups into pro-cryptocurrency votes.
Advocates at Stand With Crypto Seek to Turn Crypto Enthusiasts Into Swing-State Voters
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Election 2024, Politics, Arizona, Kyrsten Sinema, Sherrod Brown, Exclusive

Authors: Jesse Hamilton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 16:34:09
Advocates at Stand With Crypto Seek to Turn Crypto Enthusiasts Into Swing-State Voters
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Narrow Boom: The Mismatch of Token Supply and Demand in the Current Cycle   north  
While BTC and Ethereum have made strong comebacks in the last year, much of the rest of the market is still catching up, say Kevin Kelly and Jason Pagoulatos, of Delphi Digital.
Narrow Boom: The Mismatch of Token Supply and Demand in the Current Cycle
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion, Crypto Long & Short, Altcoins, bitcoin dominance, Market Capitalization, Market Cap

Authors: Kevin Kelly ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 16:18:01
Narrow Boom: The Mismatch of Token Supply and Demand in the Current Cycle
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Bitcoin Bounce Fizzles as Nvidia's Slide Ahead of Earnings Adds to Risk-Off Mood   north  
Ether's year-to-date gain has narrowed to less than 10% in crypto's latest price tumble.
Bitcoin Bounce Fizzles as Nvidia's Slide Ahead of Earnings Adds to Risk-Off Mood
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Ether, Market Wrap

Authors: Stephen Alpher ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 15:58:32
Bitcoin Bounce Fizzles as Nvidia's Slide Ahead of Earnings Adds to Risk-Off Mood
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Binance CEO Teng Rejects Allegations the Exchange Froze All Palestinians' Funds   north  
The crypto exchange complies with anti-money laundering legislation, he said.
Binance CEO Teng Rejects Allegations the Exchange Froze All Palestinians' Funds
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Keywords: Finance, news, Binance, Crypto Exchanges, Richard teng, Ray Youssef, Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Israel

Authors: Sheldon Reback ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 15:56:42
Binance CEO Teng Rejects Allegations the Exchange Froze All Palestinians' Funds
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Bloomberg and Better Markets Are Wrong About Crypto   north  
Crypto is far from the currency of choice for financial predators, says former CFTC Commissioner Fred Hatfield. That’s really the U.S. dollar.
Bloomberg and Better Markets Are Wrong About Crypto
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Authors: Fred Hatfield ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 15:37:33
Bloomberg and Better Markets Are Wrong About Crypto
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Blur, Tensor Tokens Dip After NFT Marketplace OpenSea Receives SEC Wells Notice   north  
The SEC alleged in the Wells notice that NFTs sold on OpenSea are securities, the OpenSea CEO said earlier Wednesday.
Blur, Tensor Tokens Dip After NFT Marketplace OpenSea Receives SEC Wells Notice
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Keywords: Markets, news, NFT, OpenSea, Blur, SEC, blur, nft, opensea

Authors: Krisztian Sandor ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 15:10:14
Blur, Tensor Tokens Dip After NFT Marketplace OpenSea Receives SEC Wells Notice
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Indicted on 'Complicity,' Refusal to Communicate Charges in French Court   north  
The head of the popular social-media and messaging platform was arrested on Saturday as part of an investigation into money laundering, drug trafficking, child pornography and non-cooperation with law enforcement crimes.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Indicted on 'Complicity,' Refusal to Communicate Charges in French Court
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Pavel Durov, Telegram, Pavel Durov

Authors: Camomile Shumba, Nikhilesh De ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 14:38:06
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Indicted on 'Complicity,' Refusal to Communicate Charges in French Court
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OpenSea Gets 'Wells Notice' From SEC, Which Calls NFTs Sold on Platform 'Securities'   north  
"We're shocked the SEC would make such a sweeping move against creators and artists," says CEO of OpenSea
OpenSea Gets 'Wells Notice' From SEC, Which Calls NFTs Sold on Platform 'Securities'
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Keywords: Policy, news, NFT, SEC, OpenSea

Authors: Aoyon Ashraf ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 14:12:07
OpenSea Gets 'Wells Notice' From SEC, Which Calls NFTs Sold on Platform 'Securities'
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Ether Spot ETF Flows Have Underwhelmed Versus Bitcoin: JPMorgan   north  
Spot ether exchange-traded funds have seen net outflows of $0.5B since their launch, the report said.
Ether Spot ETF Flows Have Underwhelmed Versus Bitcoin: JPMorgan
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Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 13:55:12
Ether Spot ETF Flows Have Underwhelmed Versus Bitcoin: JPMorgan
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Tumbles 3.2%, With RNDR the Only Asset to Advance   north  
RNDR was the lone gainer while MATIC and NEAR suffered steep losses of 8.9% and 7.5% respectively.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Tumbles 3.2%, With RNDR the Only Asset to Advance
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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: 2024-08-28 13:34:40
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Tumbles 3.2%, With RNDR the Only Asset to Advance
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Investment Firm Lemniscap Raises $70M Fund Targeting Early Stage Web3 Projects   north  
Lemniscap is targeting zero-knowledge infrastructure, consumer applications and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN).
Investment Firm Lemniscap Raises $70M Fund Targeting Early Stage Web3 Projects
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Keywords: Finance, news, Web3, Funds, Bitcoin, Zero knowledge, DePIN

Authors: Jamie Crawley ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-28 13:00:00
Investment Firm Lemniscap Raises $70M Fund Targeting Early Stage Web3 Projects
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