After ‘Civil War’ and Anti-Immigrant Tweets, Ryan Selkis Told to Cool It by His Crypto Startup’s Leadership
Messari’s Ryan Selkis (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock for CoinDesk’s Consensus)
Finance
Italy’s Top Banks Participate in €25M Digital Bond Issuance on Polygon in ECB Trial
Global lenders and asset managers are increasingly exploring blockchain tech to issue and transfer traditional financial instruments, also known as tokenization of real-world assets.
SkyBridge’s Anthony Scaramucci on Donald Trump, Gary Gensler and Bad Press
CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie interviewed SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci for CoinDesk TV’s “Spotlight Series.” Here is the full transcript of the interview.
Crypto Exchange Kraken Paid Dave Portnoy Bitcoin in Sponsorship Deal
Barstool founder and CEO Dave Portnoy (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
Crypto Exchange WazirX Sees $230M in Suspicious Withdrawals, Largely $100M in SHIB Token
One of the exchange’s multisig wallets experienced a security breach, the exchange confirmed in an X post.
In Likely Precursor to Ether ETF Approval, Most Applicants Have Submitted Their Final Forms
Spot ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers have submitted their final documents needed in order to launch the funds next week.
TradFi Giant State Street Mulls Creating Stablecoin, Tokenized Deposits: Bloomberg
Traditional financial heavyweights are getting increasingly involved in tokenization efforts, putting financial assets on blockchain rails for operational benefits.
Crypto Custody Firm Copper Receives Key License in Hong Kong as it Expands in Asia Pacific
The license permits the holder to provide trust and corporate services in the region.
‘It’s a Bitcoin Play’: Mark Cuban Says Silicon Valley’s Embrace of Trump Revolves Around Crypto
Mark Cuban (David Berding/Getty Images)
Polymarket Hires Nate Silver After Taking in $265M of Bets on U.S. Election: Report
As the U.S. presidential election enters its final stretch, crypto-based prediction market platform Polymarket is striking while the iron is hot by hiring popular statistician and writer Nate Silver as an adviser.