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As such, Bakkt’s crypto custody business, which holds digital assets like bitcoin and ether, has struggled and will be excluded from the acquisition. The move comes amid a surge in crypto markets following Trump’s victory, with bitcoin up over 30% in the past 30 days. Read the full article here
“Gemini’s research into the French market shows its growing interest in digital assets, and a robust regulatory framework presents a unique opportunity to introduce our platform to the trading community and extend our presence in the European market over the coming months,” Gillian Lynch, Gemini’s CEO of U.K. and Europe, said in a statement. Read the full article here
Moish Peltz, a partner at Falcon, Rappaport and Berkman, told CoinDesk that the rules surrounding seized bitcoin might change on a department-by-department basis and vary depending on how the bitcoin was seized in the first place. “Some portion of the seized bitcoin might need an act of Congress, but not necessarily,” he said. Read the full article here
Morpheus went live on a public testnet, or simulated experimental environment, in July. The project promises personal AIs, also known as “smart agents,” that can empower individuals much like personal computers and search engines did in decades past. Among other tasks, agents can “execute smart contracts, connecting to users’ Web3 wallets, DApps, and smart contracts,” the team said. Read the full article here
A California judge has rejected Kraken’s motion for interlocutory appeal, saying in a Monday decision that allowing an appeal would only “delay resolution” of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ongoing case against the crypto exchange. Read the full article here
“Our intent at Nasdaq is to list and trade these options as early as tomorrow,” Alison Hennessy, head of ETP listings at Nasdaq, told Bloomberg TV. “Getting these options listed on IBIT into the market I think will be very exciting for investors because that’s really what we have heard from them.” Read the full article here
After Cobb issued her decision, the CFTC requested that she stay her order while they appealed it. Cobb declined to do so. When the regulator then asked a U.S. federal appeals court to temporarily block the election-related events contracts, the appeals court also declined, issuing a unanimous decision denying the CFTC’s emergency motion to stay and arguing that the CFTC had provided “no concrete basis” to conclude that election contracts could harm the public interest. Read the full article here
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan, who helped launder the proceeds of the 2016 Bitfinex hack led by husband Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in the incident that drained almost 120,000 bitcoin from the exchange. Read the full article here
Second, build useful applications. During the hearing, representatives asked about financial and non-financial use cases. It was a privilege to answer questions and discuss The Value Prop, an open database cataloging use cases for blockchain-based applications across all crypto networks, like Ethereum, Bitcoin and more. I’ll say the quiet part out loud: For many, speculation is fun. But if the industry only chases the pump, it will never demonstrate the transformative value of DeFi. Read the full article here