Toncoin Rises 61% in Two Days as Telegram Eyes Potential IPO
While officially separate, Telegram endorsed Ton Network as its blockchain of choice in September.
Indonesia’s Finance Regulator Issues New Crypto Regulation to Strengthen Industry
This is part of the preparations for the transition of crypto supervision to OJK by January 2025.
EU Regulators Publish Batch of Draft Rules for Stablecoins Under MiCA
The draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) lay out requirements for issuers when dealing with complaints about stablecoins referencing multiple currencies.
First Mover Americas: Coinbase Plans $1B Bond Sale
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 13, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Thailand Greenlights Income Tax Exemption for Investment Token Earnings: Report
Earnings already subject to the 15% capital gains tax don’t need to be included when calculating income taxes.
Coinbase Plans $1B Bond Sale That Avoids Hurting Stock Investors, Copying Michael Saylor’s Successful Bitcoin Playbook
The convertible notes Coinbase wants to sell include provisions aimed at aiding its stock investors.
Coinbase Gets Another Upgrade, This Time at Raymond James, as Bears Capitulate
The brokerage firm lifted its rating on the crypto exchange’s shares to market perform from underperform.
Solana NFT Marketplace Tensor to Issue TNSR Governance Token
Solana-based NFT trading platform Tensor said Tuesday it will issue a token, $TNSR, whose holders will govern the protocol.
Bitcoin Fog Founder Convicted of Money Laundering
Roman Sterlingov, the founder of long-running cryptocurrency mixer Bitcoin Fog, was convicted by a federal jury in Washington on Tuesday of facilitating the laundering of over 1.2 million bitcoins – worth about $860 million at today’s prices – tied to darknet marketplaces.
Bitcoin’s Wild Four Hours: New Record of $73K, Tumble to $69K, Rebound to $71K, $360M in Liquidations
Momentum behind bitcoin’s rally has waned so expect a period of consolidation, Matrixport analysts noted.