Crypto for Advisors: Crypto and Politics in the U.S.
The combination of political support, institutional adoption and favorable economic policies sets the stage for a potentially significant upward trajectory.
‘Golden Boys’ Move on CompoundDAO Wasn’t a Governance Attack: Tally Protocol CEO
Sitting on the sidelines during the democratic process means you can’t complain about the result, the CEO and co-founder of a DAO vote-counting protocol argued in an interview.
Crypto Lending Firm Morpho Bags $50M in Funding Round Led by Ribbit Capital
The strategic funding round included a16z, Coinbase Ventures, Variant, Pantera and Brevan Howard.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ICP and RNDR Lead Losses as Index Slips 2.2%
ICP dropped by 5.3% and RNDR fell by 4.1% in overnight trading.
Crypto VC Paradigm Invests in MetaDAO as Prediction Markets Boom
MetaDAO, a Solana experiment in governance by “futarchy,” raised a total of $2.2 million to fund operations.
Crypto Lender Ledn Handed Out $1.16B Worth of Loans in First Half of 2024
The platform witnessed a 29.8% jump in retail lending between the first and second quarters.
Following the Acquisition in August 2024
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Cryptocurrency Regulation and Enforcement at the uS Federal and State Levels
In general, New York City – similar web-site – the states have alleged that BlockFi’s interest-bearing accounts are unregistered securities whose sale violates the states’ securities laws. This memorandum is considered advertising under applicable state laws. 2 As discussed in the October 2020 edition of The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain Digital Assets and Smart Contracts, the DOJ announced indictments of the […]
First Mover Americas: Crypto Markets Reel on Geopolitical Risk
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 1 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Bitcoin Indicator That Forewarned Late 2023 Volatility Explosion Is Lighting Up Again
Bitcoin’s Bollinger bandwidth has narrowed to levels that have historically preceded volatility explosions.