Emory University Joins Bitcoin ETF Rush, Reporting $16M Holding in Grayscale Vehicle
Emory University has disclosed holdings of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust and Coinbase. The university has seemingly become the first endowment to invest in the...
Prediction Market Kalshi to Supply Price Data for Crypto Oracle Stork
Prediction market platform Kalshi has agreed to supply price feeds to blockchain oracle service Stork. Initially, the companies expect the data to power perpetual...
Astria, Project to Decentralize Crucial Blockchain ‘Sequencers,’ Goes Live With Main Network
Astria, a blockchain project describing itself as the “first decentralized shared sequencing layer,” has launched the main network for its alpha release. The project...
FTX’s $228M Settlement With Bybit Brings Conclusion of Epic Liquidation Closer
The FTX bankruptcy checked off another major cash settlement, this time for more than $200 million from crypto exchange Bybit. The influx of cash...
Hong Kong Considering Tax Concessions for Crypto Investments
Virtual assets could be included in a new set of tax concessions. Regulatory updates are also in the works for stablecoin issuers, OTC trading...
Tether’s Paolo Ardoino: ‘If the U.S. Government Wanted to Kill Us, They Can Press a Button’
Tether is doing “the best we can” to crack down on illicit crypto use, CEO Paolo Ardoino told CoinDesk. USDT’s role in illicit finance...
Hong Kong SFC to Establish ‘Consultative Panel’ for Licensed Crypto Exchanges
The SFC’s Eric Yip said the panel will include representatives from each licensed exchange. He expects the panel to develop a roadmap for crypto...
From Smuggling Gold Out of Africa to Bridging Bitcoin and Cardano
From ages 9 to 11, Edan Yago smuggled gold, hidden in his clothes by his mother, out of South Africa. The apartheid government had...
Crypto Rally Foiled by Report of DOJ Probe of Tether
Cryptocurrency prices have reversed early gains and are broadly lower during U.S. afternoon hours on Friday following a Wall Street Journal report that the...