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Sam Bankman-Fried exiting the federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street earlier this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Sam Bankman-Fried Again Blames Underlings for Woes as FTX Founder Wraps Up Testimony

"So, it's your testimony that your supervisees told you to stop asking questions?" asked a prosecutor. "Did you call in your lieutenants and ask 'who spent $8 billion?'"

By Helene Braun Sam Kessler Nikhilesh De

Oct 31, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. UTC

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Might Have Trading Support of Heavyweights Like Jane Street, Jump and Virtu: Source

Amid the crypto crackdown, a BTC ETF, if approved, would open a new pathway for U.S.-based firms to get a piece of the crypto action – in a way that plays to their conventiona...

By Ian Allison

Oct 31, 2023 at 3:57 p.m. UTC

Fast-Rising Web3 Advocate Leads the Team of Trading Experts to Decentralize Phemex

Circle Curbs Stablecoin Minting for Retail Users, Moving Closer to Tether's Practice

The action represents a move towards main competitor Tether's practice to limit access for retail users.

By Krisztian Sandor

Oct 31, 2023 at 6:11 p.m. UTC

Bitcoin 2008: Satoshi Nakamoto’s Busy Few Months Building the Revolutionary 'P2P Electronic Cash' Network

The Bitcoin white paper was first published 15 years ago. CoinDesk reflects on some of its earliest archival material and statements from Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.

By Daniel Kuhn

Oct 31, 2023 at 1:35 p.m. UTC

Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $34K After Hawkish Bank of Japan Decision

The BOJ's yield curve control program has been a major source of liquidity for financial markets since 2016.

Oct 31, 2023 at 5:55 a.m. UTC

Sam Bankman-Fried Needs Better Answers on the Stand

Bankman-Fried was charming in front of reporters before FTX collapsed. Now he's just defensive.

By Nikhilesh De

Oct 31, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. UTC

Celestia has released its mainnet beta after issuing tokens to 580,000 users.

Oct 31, 2023 at 2:37 p.m. UTC

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Team Makes Last-Ditch Bid to Get 'English Law' Detail in Jury Instructions

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On Bitcoin White Paper's 15th Anniversary, Wall Street Threatens to Swallow Its One-Time Challenger

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Post-Collapse Media Blitz Has Clearly Backfired

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Tokenized U.S. Treasury Market Grows Nearly 600% to $698M as Crypto's RWA Race Intensifies

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Starknet Foundation Showers STRK Tokens on Contributors, Though They're Not Trading Yet

Oct 30, 2023

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Opinion

Daniel Kuhn

In Crypto's 'Autonomous Worlds,' Creators Are Architects and Users Are Stakeholders

Oct 31, 2023

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Bitcoin 2008: Satoshi Nakamoto’s Busy Few Months Building the Revolutionary 'P2P Electronic Cash' Network

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SBF TRIAL Podcast 10/31: Was Sam Bankman-Fried Taking the Stand a Huge Mistake?

Listen to the latest SBF trial updates by the CoinDesk Podcast Network.

Oct 31, 2023

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How Much Money Will Flow Into Bitcoin ETFs? Here’s One Projection

Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy, sees inflows to spot bitcoin ETFs reaching more than $14 billion in the first year after a potential SEC approval and the price of bitc...

Oct 27, 2023

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Crypto Regulations and International Challenges Explored at CoinDesk's State of Crypto Event in DC

Commissioner Summer Mersinger delivers a candid perspective on cryptocurrency regulation at CoinDesk's State of Crypto event in Washington, DC.

Oct 25, 2023

The Protocol

Deciphering New Developments | Polygon’s Evolution and Ethereum’s Safeguard

Insights into Polygon's transition to version 2.0 and the debut of the "POL" token. Also, a shift towards decentralization and governance is a significant stride in bolstering...

Oct 26, 2023

FTX Campus Meetup at the Petroleum Training Institute, Warri, Nigeria (FTX)

Consensus Magazine

How African Students Became Victims of FTX’s Collapse

“We saw an exchange that was supposedly better than every other one we had used, so we let a lot of family and friends get involved with the FTX platform,” FTX Africa’s former...

Oct 17, 2023

Digital Asset Recap Q3 2023: Bitcoin and Ether Outperform Wider Market Amid Regulatory Pressure and the Promise of ETFs

The CoinDesk Market Index fell 11% overall as we saw increased bifurcation between established majors (Bitcoin and Ether) and all other digital asset protocols and projects, w...

Oct 9, 2023

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Protocol Village: MilkyWay Plans Celestia Liquid Staking Protocol on Cosmos DEX Osmosis

Oct 31, 2023

How Much Money Will Flow Into Bitcoin ETFs? Here’s One Projection

Oct 31, 2023

Crypto Update | Crypto Funds See Strong Inflows

Oct 31, 2023

Bitcoin 2008: Satoshi Nakamoto’s Busy Few Months Building the Revolutionary 'P2P Electronic Cash' Network

Oct 31, 2023

First Mover Americas: Solana’s SOL Gains 50% in October

Oct 31, 2023

Bitcoin's 'Triangular Consolidation' Is Bullish: Technical Analysis

Oct 31, 2023

Crypto Market Breadth Widens, Signals Bullish Momentum

Oct 31, 2023

Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $34K After Hawkish Bank of Japan Decision

Oct 31, 2023

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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Might Have Trading Support of Heavyweights Like Jane Street, Jump and Virtu: Source

Amid the crypto crackdown, a BTC ETF, if approved, would open a new pathway for U.S.-based firms to get a piece of the crypto action – in a way that plays to their conventiona...

Oct 31, 2023

First Mover Americas: Solana’s SOL Gains 50% in October

Oct 31, 2023

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Circle Curbs Stablecoin Minting for Retail Users, Moving Closer to Tether's Practice

The action represents a move towards main competitor Tether's practice to limit access for retail users.

Oct 31, 2023

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Might Have Trading Support of Heavyweights Like Jane Street, Jump and Virtu: Source

Oct 31, 2023

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Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Protocol Village: MilkyWay Plans Celestia Liquid Staking Protocol on Cosmos DEX Osmosis

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Oct. 26-Nov. 1, with live updates throughout.

Oct 31, 2023

On Bitcoin White Paper's 15th Anniversary, Wall Street Threatens to Swallow Its One-Time Challenger

Oct 31, 2023

Policy

Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has insisted that its accounting policies for crypto didn't need to be treated as a formal rule, but the Government Accountability Office disagrees. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. SEC Messed Up in Handling Contentious Crypto Accounting Bulletin: GAO

The Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 said customers' crypto assets in banks should be held on the banks' own balance sheets. That should have been a rule, not guidance, the GAO s...

Oct 31, 2023

Just a couple of months after Coinbase launched a U.S. advocacy group for crypto enthusiasts, organizers say it's brought in $2 million and sent 16,000 messages to U.S. lawmakers. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase-Backed Advocacy Group Enlists Crypto Masses, Raises $2M From 80,000

Stand With Crypto, the campaign that's meant to bombard lawmakers with crypto supporters in their own backyards, says it's off to a fast start (with a lot of help from Coinbas...

Oct 31, 2023

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Again Blames Underlings for Woes as FTX Founder Wraps Up Testimony

"So, it's your testimony that your supervisees told you to stop asking questions?" asked a prosecutor. "Did you call in your lieutenants and ask 'who spent $8 billion?'"

Oct 31, 2023

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Needs Better Answers on the Stand

Bankman-Fried was charming in front of reporters before FTX collapsed. Now he's just defensive.

Oct 31, 2023

Policy

Drawbacks of Stablecoin Cross-Border Use Outweigh Benefits: Global Payments Watchdog

Existing stablecoins aren't fully compliant with relevant regulatory requirements, a report by the Committee on Payment and Market Infrastructures said.

Oct 31, 2023