Is Hamas Using Crypto to Attack Israel? We Don’t Know
Reports this week about multi-million dollar Hamas crypto financing may have left a faulty impression.
Ethereum’s New Low-Fee Regime May Put Its ‘Ultra Sound Money’ Thesis to Test
The Ethereum network’s revenue from fees dropped to its lowest level since April 2020 as speculative activity disappeared and users migrated to layer 2s, IntoTheBlock said.
Everything to Know About Sam Bankman-Fried’s Second Week in Court
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Hamas’ Crypto Ties May Lend Energy to Sen. Warren’s Money Laundering Bill
The revelations that the terrorist group behind last week’s attack on villages in southern Israel that left more than 1,200 Israelis dead was partially funded with cryptocurrency may lend additional weight to an effort from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and others to push for a law targeting money laundering and sanctions abuses in crypto.
SBF Trial: Crypto Lender BlockFi Believed Alameda Was Solvent Given Balance Sheet It Was Shown, CEO Testifies
BlockFi lost “a little over a billion dollars” due to its involvement with FTX and Alameda Research, Zac Prince said.
U.S. House Speaker Drama Could Threaten to Unravel Crypto’s 2023 Chances
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are sprinting toward the worst case scenario in their scramble for a new speaker of the House, and their infighting could worsen the prospects for crypto legislation this year.
SEC Deadline on Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Dispute Approaching at Midnight
The SEC has hours left to seek an appeal of the court order to erase the agency’s rejection of Grayscale’s trust-to-ETF conversion application.
THORSwap, Used by FTX Exploiter, Resumes Trading After Updating Terms to Exclude U.S.-Sanctioned Countries
THORSwap, the exchange that paused its platform last Friday following a series of trades related to the FTX hack, resumed its services on Friday with updated terms and conditions relating to users in sanctioned countries.
CertiK, Blockchain Code Auditor, Makes ‘Strategic Workforce Adjustment’ of 15%
Just last year, the company raised nearly $150 million of fresh capital. Now, as crypto winter drags on, it is cutting jobs, citing “evolving market dynamics.”
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Spot ETF Partially Priced in: Coinbase
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 13, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.