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VC Giants a16z, Union Square Ventures Get Subpoenaed by New York About Uniswap: Sources   north  
"We don't wish the burden of unnecessary subpoenas on anyone," a spokesperson for Uniswap told CoinDesk.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Exclusive, VC, Policy, Subpoena

Authors: Ian Allison ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 16:42:24
VC Giants a16z, Union Square Ventures Get Subpoenaed by New York About Uniswap: Sources
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Nigeria’s Crypto Thaw: Not What It Seems   north  
The Nigerian government’s long-running hostility towards the crypto industry seems to be abating. Or is it? Noelle Acheson looks at how the recent licensing of two crypto exchanges in Nigeria may not represent the shift we’re hoping for.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion, Nigeria

Authors: Noelle Acheson ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 16:32:57
Nigeria’s Crypto Thaw: Not What It Seems
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Uniswap Labs Settles CFTC Charges Over 'Illegal' Margin Products   north  
Uniswap Labs will pay $175,000 to settle charges it offered illegal leveraged and margined commodities transactions, a CFTC press release said.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Uniswap, CFTC, SEC, Settlements, US

Authors: Nikhilesh De ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 15:56:29
Uniswap Labs Settles CFTC Charges Over 'Illegal' Margin Products
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: MATIC Plunges 6.9%, Leading Index's Decline   north  
Index stumbles 2.1% with Polygon leading declines, while Uniswap and Litecoin remain in green.
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Keywords: CoinDesk Indices, news, CoinDesk 20, CoinDesk Indices, Price, charts, CoinDesk Indices, CoinDesk 20, Crypto Price, Cryptocurrency

Authors: CoinDesk Indices, Tracy Stephens ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 14:47:41
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: MATIC Plunges 6.9%, Leading Index's Decline
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Nigerian Court Postpones Decision on Gambaryan Bail Application   north  
The next bail hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 9.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Crypto, Binance, Tigran Gambaryan, Nigeria, Court Cases, Tigran Gambaryan, Binance

Authors: Camomile Shumba ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 14:47:31
Nigerian Court Postpones Decision on Gambaryan Bail Application
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Japans Financial Regulator Mulls Taxing Crypto as Financial Asset   north  
A change in the regime could result in lower taxes for some crypto investors.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Crypto, Japan, Tax, Japan crypto tax

Authors: Camomile Shumba ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 14:12:16
Japans Financial Regulator Mulls Taxing Crypto as Financial Asset
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Crypto-Fan Deaton Gets Chance to Battle Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate   north  
The hope of crypto enthusiasts weary of industry pushback from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) remains alive after the crypto sector's top candidate, lawyer John Deaton, won the Republican primary in Massachusetts and a chance to face Warren in the general election.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, John Deaton, Elizabeth Warren, Congress, Massachusetts, Election 2024

Authors: Jesse Hamilton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 14:02:17
Crypto-Fan Deaton Gets Chance to Battle Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate
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Binance Hires UK-Based Accounting Firm Grant Thornton To Advise on Audits   north  
Binance has hired U.K.-based Grant Thornton to advise on accounting and tax matters, it announced Wednesday.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Binance, Proof-of-Reserves, Binance, crypto exchange aduits, proof of reserve crypto firms, Grant Thornton

Authors: Helene Braun ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 13:00:00
Binance Hires UK-Based Accounting Firm Grant Thornton To Advise on Audits
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Since August as U.S. Stocks Slide   north  
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 4, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Ether, First Mover

Authors: Jamie Crawley, Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 12:01:00
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Since August as U.S. Stocks Slide
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The Sandbox's Largest Market for Creators Is Now India: Co-Founder Sebastien Borget   north  
India is Metaverse platform The Sandbox's largest market for creators with users numbers doubling in less than a year, co-founder Sebastien Borget told CoinDesk in an interview.
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Keywords: Finance, news, India, The Sandbox, Sebastien Borget, Metaverse, Gaming, Telegram, CoinDCX, BharatBox, The Sandbox, Sebastien Borget, Crypto, Metaverse, Gaming, India, CoinDCX, Telegram, Pavel Durov

Authors: Amitoj Singh ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 11:28:09
The Sandbox's Largest Market for Creators Is Now India: Co-Founder Sebastien Borget
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Illiquid Bitcoin Is Now Record 74% of BTC's Circulating Supply. That's Bullish   north  
According to ETC Group, the new high is a sign that the halving-induced supply shock is intensifying.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Markets, Blockchain, Halvings, Bitcoin Supply, Liquidity, Bitcoin, Markets

Authors: Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 11:17:08
Illiquid Bitcoin Is Now Record 74% of BTC's Circulating Supply. That's Bullish
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Dollar Consolidates as Stocks Melt   north  
Overview: The sharp losses in global equities are dominating today's market developments. Yesterday's 2.1% loss of the S&P 500 and 3.25% drop in the Nasdaq were the largest since carry-trade unwind climaxed on August 5. They have fallen more today and are poised to gap lower at the opening. [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Bank of Canada, Chile, Currency Movement, Equities, PMI, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 10:10:00
Dollar Consolidates as Stocks Melt
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Bitcoin Mining Profitability Is Stuck at Record Lows, JPMorgan Says   north  
Miners earned an average of $43,600 per exahash a second in daily block rewards last month, the lowest rate on record, the report said.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Miners, Bitcoin Miners, Earnings

Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 08:31:51
Bitcoin Mining Profitability Is Stuck at Record Lows, JPMorgan Says
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TradFi Companies 'Want to Transact in Bitcoin,' Says Cantor Fitzgerald CEO   north  
Howard Lutnick was picked by Donald Trump to chair his presidential transition team last month.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Bitcoin, TradFi, Donald Trump

Authors: Jamie Crawley ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 08:29:37
TradFi Companies 'Want to Transact in Bitcoin,' Says Cantor Fitzgerald CEO
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Ripple USD Stablecoin Could be Issued in 'Weeks, Not Months': Garlinghouse   north  
The RLUSD will be fully backed by U.S. dollar assets, tested with enterprise partners, and will operate on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum blockchain.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Ripple, Stablecoin, xrp, ripple, usd, rlusd

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 08:12:34
Ripple USD Stablecoin Could be Issued in 'Weeks, Not Months': Garlinghouse
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Polygon Begins Token Swap, in Move to Allow More Issuance   north  
The migration from POL to MATIC will also bring in some tokenomics changes with a new emission rate of 2%.
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Keywords: Technology, news, Polygon, Polygon labs, MATIC, token, Upgrade, tokenomics, layer 2, rollup, Zero knowledge, Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Rollups, Layer 2s

Authors: Margaux Nijkerk ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 08:00:00
Polygon Begins Token Swap, in Move to Allow More Issuance
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Solana's SOL Gets First Implied Volatility Index on Volmex   north  
The new index will help traders guage expected SOL price turbulence over two weeks.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Solana, SOL, Volatility, Market, Solana, Volmex, Markets

Authors: Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 07:36:07
Solana's SOL Gets First Implied Volatility Index on Volmex
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Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $287M, Largest Daily Outflow in Four Months   north  
BTC traded lower as weak U.S. manufacturing data revived growth concerns.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin ETF, Bitcoin, Nvidia

Authors: Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 05:21:13
Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $287M, Largest Daily Outflow in Four Months
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Bitcoin Dives Under $56K as Asian Equities See Red   north  
The August reading of the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index slumped for a fifth straight month with a rebound from July but remaining below the 50 threshold.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Markets, Bitcoin, Trading, btc, trading, losses, us, nvidia, manufacturing

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 01:52:29
Bitcoin Dives Under $56K as Asian Equities See Red
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MATIC to POL Migration Is Now Live   north  
After a year of community-led discussions and consensus, MATIC has been upgraded to POL as the network token for Polygon
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Source: Polygon Blog | Announcements, updates, and news ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-04 00:00:00
MATIC to POL Migration Is Now Live
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Polygon to Start Much-Awaited Swap of POL Token for Longstanding MATIC   north  
The migration from POL to MATIC will also bring in some tokenomics changes with a new emission rate of 2%.
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Keywords: Technology, news, Polygon, Polygon labs, MATIC, token, Upgrade, tokenomics, layer 2, rollup, Zero knowledge, Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Rollups, Layer 2s

Authors: Margaux Nijkerk ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-03 21:08:26
Polygon to Start Much-Awaited Swap of POL Token for Longstanding MATIC
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Inside the Trump Crypto Project Linked to a $2M DeFi Hack and Former Pick-Up Artist   north  
Four team members listed in World Liberty Financial's white paper previously worked on Dough Finance, which was drained of $2 million in July. One also founded Date Hotter Girls LLC.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Donald Trump, Election 2024, DeFi, Exclusive

Authors: Sam Kessler, Danny Nelson, Cheyenne Ligon ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-03 20:52:03
Inside the Trump Crypto Project Linked to a $2M DeFi Hack and Former Pick-Up Artist
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DeFi Protocol Penpie Exploited for $27M of Crypto Assets; PNP Token Craters 40%   north  
Crypto users lost some $2 billion due to hacks, scams and exploits throughout 2023, one report said.
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Keywords: Technology, news, DeFi, Decentralized Finance, Pendle, Exploit, Hack, pendle, defi exploit, crypto hack

Authors: Krisztian Sandor ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-03 20:43:53
DeFi Protocol Penpie Exploited for $27M of Crypto Assets; PNP Token Craters 40%
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How Decentralized AI and Zero-Knowledge Proofs Will Democratize Compute   north  
AI is at risk of the same centralization seen in earlier editions of the internet. But another way is possible, say Mahesh Ramakrishnan and Vinayak Kurup.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion, DePIN

Authors: Mahesh Ramakrishnan, Vinayak Kurup ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-03 18:52:13
How Decentralized AI and Zero-Knowledge Proofs Will Democratize Compute
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Why ‘Universal Basic Compute’ Is a Solution to Economic Inequality   north  
And how DePIN networks could make it possible, according to Mark Rydon, Co-Founder of Aethir.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion, DePIN

Authors: Mark Rydon ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-09-03 16:42:57
Why ‘Universal Basic Compute’ Is a Solution to Economic Inequality
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