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BlackRock Amends Ethereum ETF Application; Bloomberg’s Balchunas Sees ETF Going Live By June

A 'Seed Capital Investor' has purchased 400,000 shares of the proposed filing, BlackRock revealed in its document.

May 30, 2024 at 6:43 a.m. UTC
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May 23, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
NYSE Would Consider Crypto Trading If Regulatory Picture Were Clearer, President Says at Consensus 2024

NYSE President Lynn Martin and Bullish CEO Tom Farley discussed crypto regulations, changing U.S. politics and the limitations and opportunities of blockchain tech to improve...

May 29, 2024 at 9:14 p.m. UTC
Bitcoin Traders Warn of Pullback as U.S. Inflation Data Looms; Dogecoin Leads Majors Slide

Crypto markets are expected to remain shaky ahead of Friday’s U.S. inflation report, one trading desk said.

May 30, 2024 at 10:58 a.m. UTC
Cathie Wood Says Ether ETF Filings Were Approved Because Crypto Is an Election Issue

Wood said the proposed ether ETFs weren't approved in a regular way.

May 29, 2024 at 5:41 p.m. UTC
U.S. House's Emmer Says Best Hope for Crypto Legislation Is Year-End Session

The Republican majority whip, Rep. Tom Emmer, suggested headwinds for a major crypto bill in this waning session, with a best shot in the so-called lame-duck session after the...

May 29, 2024 at 5:56 p.m. UTC
Chiliz's CHZ Token Pre-UEFA Euro Price Surge Revives FIFA Memories

CHZ has surged over 20% in seven days, the third-biggest gain among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market value.

May 30, 2024 at 7:01 a.m. UTC

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Consensus 2024: A Guide to Everything You Don't Want to Miss

600 speakers. 300 sessions. Pitchfest. Hackathon. Karate. Hundreds of side events. There's a lot going at this year's festival. Here are some highlights from across the stages...

May 28, 2024
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A Financial Professional's Guide to Consensus 2024

The panels you don't want to miss.

May 22, 2024
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Your Afterhours Guide to Consensus 2024, Tuesday Night

Here are the cool things to do on the evening before the first day of CoinDesk's flagship conference.

May 21, 2024
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A Venture Capitalist's Guide to Consensus 2024

The must see panels for anyone investing in the blockchain industry.

May 22, 2024
Cosmos co-founder and Informal Systems CEO Ethan Buchman is scheduled to speak on the "bitcoinization of Cosmos" at Consensus 2024. (Bradley Keoun)

What to Expect at Consensus 2024: Spotlight on Blockchain Tech

The three-day conference (May 29-31) features a host of big-name speakers from the realm of blockchain tech, including Sergey Nazarov, Casey Rodarmor, Joe Lubin, Emin Gün Sire...

May 20, 2024
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Policymakers Are Back at Consensus 2024

CoinDesk's annual confab is back. I'll be hosting the policy summit, and here's what to expect.

May 22, 2024







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Rep. Patrick McHenry told a Consensus 2024 audience that crypto law is inevitable by next year. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

U.S. Lawmaker at Center of Crypto Negotiation Predicts Digital Assets Law by Next Year

Rep. Patrick McHenry – the chief GOP negotiator on crypto legislation – said future policy is now assured by a major bipartisan showing for his effort in the House of Represen...

May 29, 2024
Brian Nelson, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, U.S. Department of the Treasury, at Consensus 2024. (CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

U.S. Treasury Isn’t Trying to Ban Crypto Mixers, Top Official Says

FinCEN’s 2023 proposal to require crypto companies to report transactions that involved mixing is about transparency, not banning mixers, said Brian Nelson, U.S. Treasury unde...

May 29, 2024
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U.S. Treasury Describes NFTs as 'Highly Susceptible to Use in Fraud and Scams'

"Illicit actors can use NFTs to launder proceeds from predicate crimes, often in combination with other methods to obfuscate the illicit source of proceeds of crime," the Tre...

May 29, 2024
Tom Emmer, Majority Whip of U.S. House of Representatives speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

U.S. House's Emmer Says Best Hope for Crypto Legislation Is Year-End Session

The Republican majority whip, Rep. Tom Emmer, suggested headwinds for a major crypto bill in this waning session, with a best shot in the so-called lame-duck session after the...

May 29, 2024
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Gemini Announces Full Recovery of Earn Users' Digital Assets

In-kind recovery of Gemini Earn users' funds means they'll get 232% of the value of their assets back.

May 29, 2024
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Israel to Start Digital Shekel Challenge to Develop Payment Use Cases

The Bank of Israel has not decided on issuing a digital shekel, even as it continues its yearslong effort to explore its issuance.

May 29, 2024