Ripple Plans ‘Cross-Appeal’ in SEC Case
The SEC announced it was filing an appeal last week.
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OKX Goes Live in UAE, Targeting TradFi Institutions, Retail Market
OKX, one of the four biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, has gone live in the UAE, Middle East General Manager Rifad Mahasneh said in an interview.
Heather ‘Razzlekhan’ Morgan Should Spend 18 Months in Prison, Prosecutors Tell Court
Prosecutors have requested that Heather Morgan – better known by her rap moniker “Razzlekhan” – be sentenced to just 18 months behind bars for her role in laundering 120,000 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex in a 2016 hack.
Ethena Picks BlackRock’s BUIDL, Mountain, Superstate and Sky’s USDS for $46M Tokenized RWA Investment
Ethena’s $46 million allocation fits into the growing trend of DeFi platforms and protocol foundations investing in real-world asset-backed products to earn a yield without leaving blockchain rails.
Ripple Expands Custody Business to Offer ‘Bank-Grade’ Service to Crypto Firms
The new features could allow companies to tokenize and manage real-world assets (RWAs) as well as other cryptocurrencies on XRP Ledger.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Surges 10.4%, While Index Trades Mostly Flat
Aptos was the weakest performer, falling 6.9%
Uniswap Developer Unveils Own Layer-2 Network, Unichain, Built on Optimism Tech
The news is in line with the ongoing trend that’s hit the Ethereum scaling world since the end of 2023: giant and familiar crypto exchanges launching their own layer-2 networks.
U.S. September CPI Disappoints, Rising a Faster Than Expected 0.2%
U.S. inflation data for September was released Thursday morning (Frank van Hulst/Unsplash)
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Returns to $61K Ahead of September CPI Report
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 10, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Dubai’s VARA Fines, Issues Cease-and-Desist Orders Against 7 Crypto Entities
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) issued cease-and-desist orders and accompanying fines to seven entities for operating without the required licenses and breaching marketing regulations.