“A lot of things can go wrong,” in Ethena’s yield-generation strategy, said Folkvang CEO Mike van Rossum.
South Korea’s April 10 Election: What’s at Stake for the Crypto Universe
On April 10, 2024, South Korea is heading into its legislative polls which will see multiple parties and coalitions battle it out for 300 seats in the national assembly and political analysts say it will be difficult for either party to get a majority, making any group of voters, including crypto enthusiasts, significant.
Which Crypto Projects Will Airdrop Next? Prediction Markets Are Placing Bets
Eigenlayer has a 75% chance of sending users free tokens by June 30, the odds on Polymarket signal. Plus: Kalshi lands a big Wall Street account.
Did Strong Bitcoin ETF Demand Kill Halving’s Potential Bullish Rally?
The much stronger-than-expected inflows into the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have already caused concerns about a supply shock in the bitcoin market, potentially taking away some of the impacts of the halving.
EU Watchdog Says Reordering Blockchain Transactions Might Be Market Abuse. Industry Says It’s Not
Maximum Extractable Value (MEV), in which crypto miners reorder transactions they validate for profit, is not inherently bad, some policy experts point out.
Crypto AI Projects Would Need to Buy Chips Worth Their Entire Market Cap to Meet Ambitions
Supporting the creator economy with AI-generated video will take more GPUs than all major tech companies operate.
Telegram’s Pivot to TON Payments for Ads Boosts Toncoin
The messaging app’s switch to TON creates a circular economy for the closely-linked crypto.
Who Will Trump Pick for Veep? Polymarket Gives Tim Scott Best Odds: Prediction Markets
Plus: Free money? “Democrat wins New York” contract trades at 90 cents on the dollar.
How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Sentencing Hearing May Play Out
Sam Bankman-Fried will find out this week if he is potentially facing decades in prison. Judge Lewis Kaplan is set to sentence him for his conviction last year on two fraud charges and five conspiracy charges tied to the operation and collapse of FTX.
Nearly $100M Wagered on U.S. Presidential Election on Polymarket
Blockchain bettors see a clear path to victory for Trump, and are bullish on ether hitting an all-time high in 2024 – but SOL might get there first, thanks to “memecoin March.”
What Happens Next in COPA vs Craig Wright Trial is Down to the Judge
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance is seeking several court injunctions from Wright.
COPA v. Wright: What’s at Stake as the Trial to Determine Satoshi’s Identity Wraps Up
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance and Craig Wright will present their closing arguments this week in a case debating whether Wright is indeed Satoshi Nakamoto..
Solana DeFi’s KMNO Airdrop Sparked Outrage. Kamino Responded With Changes
Kamino is trying to quell days of angst after it revealed key details for April’s KMNO airdrop.
Bitcoin Soared to an All-Time High. So Why Aren’t Miners Blasting Off, Too?
Investors are pouring money into spot ETFs while avoiding miners due to risks related to Bitcoin’s halving event.
S&P Global Just Made Ethereum’s Centralization Risk a TradFi Concern
Institutional interest in digital assets means that crypto terms such as ‘Nakamoto Coefficient’ are now mainstream issues.
Gold Funds See Big Outflows Alongside Rush of Money Into Bitcoin ETFs
While the new spot bitcoin ETFs have received billions in net inflows since opening for business on Jan. 11, a sizable amount of money has been exiting gold ETFs.
Bitcoin ETFs’ First Month Is in the Books: How It Went and What Comes Next
Excitement was high about one month ago, when TradFi once again got the regulatory go-ahead to launch an entirely new investment vehicle for crypto. The process of bringing to the U.S. market a spot bitcoin ETF took more than a decade, but on Jan. 11, 10 such products finally began trading. It’s been a hell of a ride since.
Investing in ‘Gold’ – Via Bitcoin – Is Cheaper Than Ever
All but one of the recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) charge a lower fee than the largest gold ETF, making them a cheaper investment into a gold-like asset.
UK’s Digital Pound Approach Should Help Manage Privacy Concerns, Experts Say
The U.K.’s approach to handling privacy concerns posed by a digital pound should help quench concerns, according to interviews with a wide range of crypto industry legal and technical insiders.
A Backdoor Regulatory Option Haunts U.S. Crypto
After the 2008 global financial meltdown, Congress set up a round table of regulators who could wield a unique tool against the next emerging threats. The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) can tag companies with systemic-risk labels that saddle them with tremendous new restrictions, and the crypto sector has the council’s attention.