The decentralized finance (DeFi) market slumped to its lowest point since February 2021 in terms of total value locked (TVL) on Wednesday. origin »

NEAR Jumps 5% After Nexo Integration, Bucking Market Trend.

Also announced was a partnership with startup Tokenproof. origin »

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Intends to Blame Fenwick & West Lawyers in His Defense.

Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in court Tuesday to plead not guilty to latest indictment. origin »

Curve Crisis Shows Pitfalls of Decentralized Risk Management.

Top DeFi lenders allowed a crypto CEO to take a risky bet, raising key questions about how they manage risk. origin »

XRP Ledger Smashes Big Milestone With 82 Millionth Ledger Reached.

XRP closed its 81 millionth ledger last month origin »

OpenSea Product Manager Sentenced to Three Months in Prison.

No more insider trading in NFT industry? origin »

Blockchain Security Firm Quantstamp Hopes to Battle Flash Loan Attacks With New Service.

The service has been released in collaboration with researchers from the University of Toronto. origin »

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Smashes New Adoption Milestone.

Popular meme cryptocurrency continues to set new records while team prepares for second launch of Shibarium origin »

Elon Musk's Tweet Sets Dogecoin (DOGE) on Fire: Craze and Fade in Mere Minutes.

DOGE eyes explosive 81,300% volume surge thanks to eccentric X owner origin »

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hovers Below $26K.

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 23, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. origin »

CZ of Binance Alleged to Be Pushing Bitcoin (BTC) Price Down, Here's How.

Crypto community accuses Changpeng Zhao of keeping Bitcoin price down to keep BNB above key support levels origin »

Coinbase CEO Unveils Key Trigger for Base's Impressive TPS.

Coinbase's Base raises its TPS bar as CEO reveals key reason behind it origin »

AVAX Network Activity Down – Will The Planned Token Unlock Bring Back The Energy?.

Avalanche (AVAX) is gearing up for a significant unlock event that has sparked speculation among investors. The past month has witnessed a prevailing bearish sentiment, with volume indicators suggesting that the buying pressure might not be robust enough to counter the crypto’s prevailing losses. origin »

CBDCs offer faster settlements: Citi survey of global securities firms.

The year-on-year growing support CBDCs is supported by ongoing domestic pilots and cross-border initiatives in various jurisdictions, banking giant Citi found. origin »

Hollywood studios offer new proposal for AI and data transparency to curb strike.

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers released a memo of its offer to striking writers and actors, with proposed guidelines for AI usage and data transparency. origin »

Bitcoin difficulty jumps 6% to new peak as miners ignore BTC price dip.

BTC price action is causing some to panic, but Bitcoin miner confidence in the network is there for all to see.

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What are the 3 assets most correlated with Bitcoin?.

Bitcoin price is closely linked to several financial assets, but there are different reasons for its correlation with certain precious metals and stocks. origin »

Nearly All Short-Term Bitcoin Owners Are Underwater, Making Rallies Harder.

"Sharp upticks in short-term holder supply in loss tend to follow 'top heavy markets' such as May 2021, Dec 2021, and again this week," one observer said. origin »

Sam Bankman-Fried is low on meds, living on $3 peanut butter in prison.

The former FTX CEO’s lawyers say he’s being served a “flesh diet” in prison even though he’s vegan and so he’s been subsisting on bread, water and peanut butter. origin »

Binance.US taps MoonPay as banking alternative to regain USD ramps.

After having its banking ties slashed, crypto exchange Binance.US has revived its United States dollar on-ramp through a new partnership with MoonPay. origin »

BlockFi argues FTX, Three Arrows Capital aren’t entitled to repayments.

BlockFi argues its creditors, not FTX’s, are the “ultimate victims” of FTX’s alleged fraud.

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Australian CBDC may be useful for payments, tokenization: Central bank.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has wrapped up its CBDC pilot program and outlined four key areas that could be improved by the introduction of central bank-issued digital currency. origin »

OpenSea manager accused of insider trading sentenced to 3 months in prison, $50K fine.

Nathaniel Chastain will reportedly have until Nov. 2 to surrender himself following his conviction for wire fraud and money laundering related to insider trading on OpenSea. origin »