MakerDAO’s MKR Token Jumps 10%, Defying Crypto Market Slump
The rally occurred amid improving fundamentals of Maker, as the protocol has returned to make profits, Messari analyst Kunal Goel said.
SEC Delays Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision for All Applicants Including BlackRock, Fidelity
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delayed making a decision on any bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications filed earlier this year.
Bitcoin ETF Applications Are Bitcoin’s Best Marketing Strategy
Bitcoin ETFs are a flashbulb moment for Wall Street on the importance of global money. (Jack Carter/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin and the Bull
What’s behind the bull case for bitcoin? Brian Rudick and Matt Kunke from GSR take us through the reasons in today’s Crypto for Advisors newsletter.
U.S. Court Calls ETH a Commodity While Tossing Investor Suit Against Uniswap
A New York judge declined to “stretch the federal securities laws to cover the conduct alleged” in a proposed class action complaint seeking to hold Uniswap accountable for “scam tokens” issued on the protocol.
Ether Heads for ‘Death Cross’
Ether’s daily chart (TradingView/CoinDesk)
Arbitrum Developer Courts Coders Who Already Know WebAssembly-Compatible Languages
The new feature “Arbitrum Stylus” will make it easy to write smart contracts using computer languages compatible with the WebAssembly or WASM standard – seen as far more common than the Ethereum Virtual Machine or EVM standard that many blockchain developers currently use.
First Mover Americas: Musk’s X Obtains Payment Licenses in Several U.S. States
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 30, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Aerodrome Fanatics Deposit $150M to Base Blockchain on First Day
Its creators hope to emulate the apparent success of Velodrome, one of Optimism network’s most used platforms which holds over $288 million in locked value.
Swift, Chainlink Tokenization Experiment Successfully Transfers Value Across Multiple Blockchains
Swift and Chainlink announced in June they were collaborating with dozens of financial institutions to test connecting blockchains.