US Watchdog Says Banks Shying Away from Stumbling Crypto Industry
The OCC chief says lenders seem to be backing away from the industry’s recent dramas, and a new report...
Some Central Banks Are Looking to Issue a CBDC Within 10 Years: OMFIF
Generally, 35% of central banks were more inclined to issue a CBDC despite recent events in crypto, the Official...
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Widens to Record High Near 50%
The shares have not traded at a premium to bitcoin since March 2021.
Ethereum Developers Target March 2023 for Release of Staked Ether
Staked ETH withdrawals are coming in the spring of 2023, while proto-danksharding will follow in the subsequent hard fork...
South Korean Court Denies Injunction Against Crypto Exchanges for Delisting Metaverse Token Wemix: Report
The Wemix token is trading 90% lower than this time last month after it was delisted by several exchanges.
EU to Make Crypto Companies Report Tax Details to Authorities
New OECD-inspired tax evasion plans take a step further than the MiCA but haven’t settled how to deal with...
First Mover Asia: Here’s What Might Happen to Sino Global’s Liquid Value Fund During FTX’s Bankruptcy Protection Proceedings
Crypto Twitter wanted to know the potential consequences of having Alameda and Sam Bankman-Fried as partners in a fund....
Crypto Markets Today: Gensler Restates SEC’s Crypto Authority
The chairman said the agency has the basic disclosure and governance requirements to hold digital-asset firms accountable, although he...
Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain to Undergo Its Own Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’
This will mark the second time in blockchain history that a chain swaps out its old model for proof-of-stake.
Coinbase CEO Armstrong Confirms Street Expectations for a 50%-Plus Decline in Revenue in 2022
Analysts previously estimated Coinbase’s annual revenue in 2022 to drop to roughly $3.3 billion this year.
US Sen. Cynthia Lummis: Ether Is Now a Security; My Bill Might Have Stopped FTX
The Wyoming Republican says the second-largest cryptocurrency was transformed by the Ethereum Merge.
Gensler Says US SEC Is Fine Going After Crypto With Its Current Authorities
As a new Congress prepares to work on uncertain crypto legislation next year, the SEC chairman says his agency...
US Sen. Cynthia Lummis: Ether Is Now a Commodity; My Bill Might Have Stopped FTX
The Wyoming Republican says the second-largest cryptocurrency was transformed by the Ethereum Merge.
First Mover Americas: Grayscale in Investor’s Crosshairs
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 7, 2022.
What Does an AI Chatbot ‘Think’ About DeFi? We Asked ChatGPT
ChatGPT, CoinDesk’s new, robot-guest contributor, explains how AI might help (and harm) the future of DeFi.
Early Bitcoin Pioneer Ian Freeman Goes to Trial in New Hampshire
Freeman is facing eight counts related to tax evasion and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.