Avalanche Social App Stars Arena Drained of $3M in AVAX After Hack
The newest viral application launched nearly a week ago and quickly gained a cult following.
Activist Crypto Investors Score $2.5M Bounty After Campaign on FloorDAO
The so-called decentralized autonomous organization initially formed to focus on building products, but activist investors who showed up were more interested in the project’s treasury.
What Happened During Sam Bankman-Fried’s First Week in Court?
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Bitcoin Grapples with $28K Resistance, but ‘Uncorrelated Asset’ Allure Could Mean Higher Prices, Says Analyst
Bitcoin is on track for gains on Friday despite bearish U.S. jobs numbers which initially sent the crypto down nearly 2%.
Far From the SBF Trial, a Very Different Web3 Narrative Is Unfolding
The story of Sevi, a talented artist who happens to be a 10-year-old autistic boy living in Manila.
Michael Lewis’ SBF Biography Will Confuse People About Crypto
The author’s sympathetic picture of the alleged fraudster as a weirdo whom nobody understood contrasts with his portrayal of crypto as a no-good industry ripe for adult supervision, says Amanda Cassatt.
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison to Testify Tuesday in Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
Gary Wang, a former top lieutenant in Bankman-Fried’s empire, testified that Alameda had “special privileges” at FTX that allowed the hedge fund to spend $8 billion of exchange customers’ money.
Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Arrive on Coinbase’s Base with Backed’s RWA Token Issuance
The market for tokenized U.S. Treasuries has grown sixfold this year to $666 million, according to a real-world asset data provider.
U.S. Added 336K Jobs in September, Nearly Doubling Expectations; Bitcoin Slips 1%
The unemployment rate TKTK
First Mover Americas: Ether ETFs Struggle to Gain Traction in First Week
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 6, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.