Crypto exchange Binance will leave the U.S., pay billions in fines and appoint a monitor for five years to settle charges with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), the U.S. Treasury Department's money laundering and sanctions watchdogs, according to press releases shared Tuesday.
One JPEG flipper saw millions of dollars in rewards from Blur's Season 2 airdrop. Now the marketplace is teasing its own Ethereum layer-2 network, Blast.
A freshly launched token called "CZ" is already trading on Ethereum DeFi exchange Uniswap—and up 18,000%.
After the Securities and Exchange Commission sued Kraken, a small but trusted exchange, CoinDesk asked passersby for their views on crypto and regulation.
Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao will reportedly plead guilty today amid a settlement with the U.S. DOJ. BNB quickly tumbled on the news.
With two months to go before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) faces another set of deadlines to decide on a large number of applications to form spot bitcoin exchange traded-funds (ETFs), analysts are speculating on how approval of such vehicles would impact the crypto industry.
CZ is out, but Binance survives as part of a DOJ settlement.
The latest Cointelegraph Report explains everything readers need to know about a potential spot Bitcoin ETF approval in the U.S., its impact on the market, and its significance for the crypto industry.
Uranium3o8 is offering yellowcake-backed tokens on Uniswap through a partnership between Canadian firm Madison Metals and Sainmiguel Investments.
A Binance settlement bullish for Bitcoin? The market seems to think so.
Hurting the mood on Tuesday morning was the DOJ announcement of significant cryptocurrency enforcement actions to come later this afternoon.
Richard Teng takes over as CEO of the world's largest crypto exchange.
ENS Founder Nick Johnson told CoinDesk he’s unhappy with Unstoppable Domains's patenting of work that he claims he produced and published earlier.
The market maker partnered with CME Group to meet the growing institutional investors' interest in gaining exposure to digital assets.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized $9 million worth of the USDT stablecoin linked to organizations that exploited victims through "pig butchering" scams.
The current Fortnite OG season will end in early December, and Epic Games is teasing massive new developments for the free-to-play shooter.
Bitcoin is busy setting records for various investor cohorts as BTC price strength keeps a longer-term recovery in place.
Bitcoiner Dominic Frisby counts Michael Saylor as a fan… but says we need a new Bitcoin evangalist & narrative to propel the next bull run.
Colony Lab will set up a network validator and invest in an index that tracks prominent Avalanche projects.
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Nov. 21, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Powell accused the SEC of extortion after the regulator leveled new charges at the crypto exchange, including commingling customer funds.
Phoenix was looking to sell almost 18% of the company for a target raise of $368 million.
Bitcoin whale entities are bringing back the status quo from Bitcoin’s Q1 breakout, with the BTC price battleground now clearly defined.
AI has the potential to improve productivity and enhance bank returns, the report said.
With 90% of OpenAI staff threatening to follow ousted CEO Sam Altman to Microsoft, investors are reportedly exploring legal options.
The minutes of the Nov. 1 Fed meeting may be outdated, given the post-meeting softness in economic data and resulting expectations for renewed interest-rate cuts in 2024.
Ether (ETH) lost 0.5%, while dogecoin (DOGE) and solana (SOL) slumped as much as 5% as traders likely took profits.
Tether deposited the funds with a subsidiary of investment bank Britannia Financial, according to the report, which cited filings made in the High Court.