Marathon CEO Fred Thiel tells CoinDesk in an interview that he wants to make sure development and maintenance of the open-source Bitcoin Core client software are “properly funded.”
Attacker Takes Over Tornado Cash DAO With Vote Fraud, Token Slumps 40%
A malicious proposal allowed an unidentified attacker to take over Tornado Cash, opening up the floodgates to a potential treasury drain.
The Week Ahead – Prelim May PMIs, Central Banks, and Inflation in Focus
It is a busy week ahead, with the central banks, the PMIs, and inflation in focus. However, US debt ceiling news will also influence.
Sotheby’s Auctions Part of 3AC’s Rare NFT Collection, Bringing In $2.4 Million
NFTs on the auction block this round included Tyler Hobbs’ Fidenza #725, Dmitri Cherniak’s Ringers #375, Autoglyph #187 and CryptoPunk #1326.
Bitcoin Payments App Strike Expands to More Than 65 Countries From Three
Strike, led by Jack Mallers, currently operates in the U.S., Argentina and El Salvador. The push into new markets in Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and the Caribbean would add a host of additional countries, from Antigua and Barbuda to Vanuatu and Zambia.
Demand for Tokenized Treasury Bonds Soars as Crypto Investors Chase TradFi Yield
The combined market capitalization of tokenized money market funds is nearing $500 million as high yields in traditional markets attract crypto capital.
U.S. Sanctions Watchdog Alleges Russia-Linked Crypto Wallet Processed $5M
An Irish national helped wealthy Russians evade sanctions and hide money in UAE, OFAC alleged Friday.
Bitcoin Hovers Below $27K as Fed Chair Powell Makes Modestly Dovish Comments
“The financial stability tools helped to calm conditions in the banking sector. Developments there, on the other hand, are contributing to tighter credit conditions,” says U.S. central bank chair Jerome Powell in a Friday panel.
Ledger’s Hard Lesson: Being Right Isn’t Good Enough
Public communication doesn’t work like computer code. The French hardware wallet maker learned that the hard way.
Why Web3 and the AI-Internet Belong Together
Seeing crypto and AI as unrelated technologies is a mistake. They are complementary, each improving the other, says CoinDesk’s Chief Content Officer, Michael Casey.
