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Upcoming High-Level EU Financial Policy Talks Could Steer Crypto Oversight: Source

Top European officials are getting ready to enter talks in April that industry insiders say could steer the future direction of crypto oversight, a document seen by CoinDesk reveals.The “non-paper,” an informal, unattributed document shared among EU institutions in closed...

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U.S. Treasury Backs Down Narrative That Hamas Relied on Crypto to Fund Terrorism

Just after Hamas' terrorist attacks in Israel last year, crypto took blame for helping fund such brutal killing. While the prominent media reports were later bashed by cryptocurrency experts, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's top official on terrorism financing...

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Bitcoin ETF: A Decade Of Struggle For Legitimacy

The crypto revolution was finally taken to new heights when the SEC approved 11 Bitcoin spot ETFs in January 2024. Global investors flooded in like never seen before, adding almost $5 billion of inflows on the first day of trading....

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NFTs Outpaced Ether’s Gains in January

Indexes tracking the prices of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have risen almost 10% this month, outpacing ether (ETH), the cryptocurrency many are denominated in, which has gained just over 2%.(Nansen.ai)Nansen's NFT-500 index, which tracks the 500 most valuable NFTs, has added...

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Indonesian Crypto Exchanges Blame Dramatic Drop in Trading Volumes Partly on High Taxes

Indonesia, one of the world's fastest adopters of crypto, saw a dramatic 60% slump in transaction volume on exchanges in 2023 compared to the previous year – and the industry says high taxes may be one factor driving traders away.In...

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Arthur Hayes Foresees 30% Bitcoin Crash Amid ‘Vicious Washout.’ Here’s Why

While crypto investors are fixated on an imminent spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) decision that could propel BTC's price even higher, Arthur Hayes, the chief investment officer of family office Maelstrom and the ex-CEO of BitMex, warned about a potential...

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First Mover Americas: Crypto ETPs Gained $2.2 Billion of Investment in 2023

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest PricesTop StoriesInvestors poured over $2 billion into digital-asset investment exchange-traded products (ETPs)...

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Bitcoin’s Share in Crypto Futures Trading Slides as Altcoin Profits Allure Traders

Crypto traders are increasingly looking to alternative cryptocurrencies as 2023 draws to a close.The dollar value locked in the number of active futures contracts tied to bitcoin now accounts for 38% of the market-wide notional futures open interest of $30.45...

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler: ‘Far Too Many Frauds and Bankruptcies’

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, recognized by CoinDesk as one of the most influential figures in the crypto industry over the past year, about how he...

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Who Won Crypto in 2023? The CoinDesk Market Index Broken Down in 6 Charts

Sure, we love to geek out about blockchain technology, and wonder if all of this might someday serve as the foundation for an entirely new-built infrastructure of digital finance. But hey, what about the money end?A cornerstone of capitalism is...

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