DeFi Credit Protocol Concordia Raises $4M in Round Led by Tribe, Kraken Ventures
Concordia, now live in public testnet on Aptos, offers a multi-chain risk and collateral management platform for digital assets.
The $11M NFT Auction and Snoop Dogg’s Evolving Collection
Rapper Snoop Dogg has released new NFTs that evolve in utility throughout his tour this summer, while Sotheby’s concluded a successful second 3AC NFT auction, including $6.2M for Dmitri Cherniak’s “The Goose.”
U.S. Banking Watchdog Makes Case for Tokenization, Just Not on Public Blockchains
Self-styled crypto skeptic Michael Hsu, the acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), said tokenization of assets is a serious advance into the future of finance, but decentralized blockchains may be too problematic to handle that movement.
What Winter? Institutions’ Crypto View Rosier Than You Think
Nomura’s global survey shows that commitment to digital assets remains strong outside the U.S., offering a way forward for the sector, says Michael Casey.
Politics Is Interested in Crypto, Even if Crypto Isn’t Interested in Politics
If U.S. policymakers want to help direct crypto, benefitting consumers an innovation, they will need to learn to compromise, says John Rizzo.
SEC Enforcement Director: ‘We’re Not Concerned With the Labels’ in Crypto Cases
Rutgers Law Vice Dean Yuliya Guseva (left) and SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
BlackRock May Have Found Way to Get SEC Approval for Spot Bitcoin ETF
Blackrock’s (BLK) iShares Bitcoin Trust application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week might stand a better chance than previous attempts by other fund managers thanks to the promise of a “surveillance-sharing agreement” between exchanges.
Tether’s Banking Relationships, Commercial Paper Exposure Detailed in Newly Released Legal Documents
Tether’s banking relationships were detailed in a rare but limited window into the reserves behind USDT, the crypto market’s largest stablecoin, in documents obtained by CoinDesk under a Freedom of Information Law request.
Blockchain Anti-Counterfeiting Trials ‘Promising,’ EU Agency Says
The European Union’s intellectual property office EUIPO wants traders and customs authorities to use open-source tools to authenticate branded goods.
Crypto Traders Flock to OTC Markets as Exchange Liquidity Dries Up Amid Regulatory Clampdown
crypto traders flock to OTC