FTX Cold Wallets Move $19M in Solana, Ether to Crypto Exchanges
The debtor group in control of FTX assets has conducted various on-chain transactions in the past few weeks.
Memeland, a Web3 Project Built by 9GAG’s Team, Secures $10M Minutes After Going Live
The Web3 venture lab is built by team members who previously worked on 9GAG, an immensely popular meme site.
Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Jump 9% as Crypto Traders Take Riskier Bets
The two popular meme coins have mostly underperformed crypto majors in the past week.
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Outshines Nvidia With 220% Gain This Year
“GBTC is the gift that keeps giving,” one observer said.
Sam Bankman-Fried May Testify to Role of Lawyers, ‘Good Faith’ Efforts, Filing Says
In a series of filings throughout Thursday, the Department of Justice and Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense crossed swords on issues ranging from charts the defendant wants to use in his testimony to an ongoing question of whether the defense can rely on a presence of counsel argument.
Catching Up on a Lot of Stuff
I poked my head out of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial just long enough for my entire panel of House lawmakers at CoinDesk’s policy event in Washington, D.C. to cancel, leading to a very impromptu session instead. Unfortunately that’s not enough time to really dig into any of the things that’s happened over the past month so here’s a brief list of things I missed instead.
Lesser-known Johnson Wins Speaker Job as Crypto-focused Lawmakers Return to Old Roles
After several failed attempts, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives dug deep into their roster to elevate a less prominent and less controversial lawmaker, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), as the new Speaker of the House.
Mastercard Teams Up With MoonPay for Web3 Push
MoonPay will incorporate compliance-friendly Mastercard’s Crypto Credential system and integrate payments tech like Mastercard Send and Click to Pay, according to a blog post.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Desperate Last Stand
If his trial were going better, the fallen crypto king wouldn’t be testifying in his own defense.
SEC’s Gensler Won’t Say What’s Next With Bitcoin ETFs After Grayscale Loss
SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023 (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)