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If Men Were Angels: Decentralization’s Silent Comeback   north  
MoonPay’s Keith A. Grossman argues that we are facing a new and insidious form of centralization that’s threatening core civil liberties. But, just as this threat is fueled by emerging technology, it can also be stopped by it.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion

Authors: Keith Grossman ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 19:50:19
If Men Were Angels: Decentralization’s Silent Comeback
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Keywords: Markets, news, Election 2024, RFK Jr., Trump, Bitcoin

Authors: Stephen Alpher ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 19:29:40
RFK Jr. Reportedly Dropping Out of Presidential Race, Mulling Trump Endorsement; Bitcoin Jumps Past $61K
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Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Launches U.S. Dollar-Tied Stablecoin   north  
Customers of Mercado Libre digital bank subsidiary Mercado Pago will be able to buy and sell Meli Dollar with their Brazilian reais balances.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Brazil, Mercado Libre, Stablecoin, Ripio

Authors: Andrés Engler ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 18:56:29
Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Launches U.S. Dollar-Tied Stablecoin
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After 2022’s Bust, Scars Are Healing In Crypto Lending   north  
Innovative structures, attractive yields, and stronger risk management capabilities are driving a recovery in institutional crypto lending markets, says Craig Birchall, head of product at Membrane, an institutional loan management software provider for digital asset markets.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion, Crypto Long & Short, Lending, Terra, Ledn, Risk Management

Authors: Craig Birchall, CFA ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 18:53:09
After 2022’s Bust, Scars Are Healing In Crypto Lending
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Can Crypto Sway the U.S. Election?   north  
With the political environment so finely poised, candidates would be wise to attract crypto voters, says Nonco’s Jeffrey Howard.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Crypto Long & Short, Opinion, Elections, Election 2024, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris

Authors: Jeff Howard ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 18:30:59
Can Crypto Sway the U.S. Election?
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DePIN Media Network PKT Starts Up on Coinbase's Base to Bring Transparency to Making Movies   north  
PKT has Hollywood talent behind it who are sick of the the black box that is the industry's film production process.
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Keywords: Technology, news, DePIN, Base, Media, Hollywood, DePIN, base, media, hollywood, PTK, Jesse Berger

Authors: Helene Braun, Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 16:00:00
DePIN Media Network PKT Starts Up on Coinbase's Base to Bring Transparency to Making Movies
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Bitcoin Gets Brief Boost After U.S. Employment Growth Revised Lower   north  
Job growth for the 12-months ending in March 2024 was 818,000 lower than previously reported, according to a government report.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Employment, Bitcoin

Authors: Stephen Alpher ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 15:00:12
Bitcoin Gets Brief Boost After U.S. Employment Growth Revised Lower
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Crypto Airdrops Ban U.S. Users, but Americans Are Claiming Tokens Anyway   north  
Airdrop geoblocks help projects avoid tangling with U.S. laws. But the safeguards aren't very effective. America's crypto scene doesn't respect the rules they help write.
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Keywords: Policy, features, Features, EigenLayer, Airdrops, Securities Law

Authors: Danny Nelson ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 14:40:00
Crypto Airdrops Ban U.S. Users, but Americans Are Claiming Tokens Anyway
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Trades Down Despite Gains from MATIC and UNI   north  
Polygon and Uniswap gain ground as Litecoin and others drag CoinDesk 20 index down by 0.3%.
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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: 2024-08-21 13:44:34
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Trades Down Despite Gains from MATIC and UNI
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Controversial Crypto Firm Prometheum to Treat Uniswap and Arbitrum's Tokens as Securities   north  
Prometheum is forging ahead with its strategy to comply with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's view on cryptocurrency transactions by letting two more tokens into its custody operation for crypto securities, whether the rest of the industry agrees or not.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Securities and Exchange Commission, Arbitrum, Ethereum, Uniswap, Prometheum, Registration, Exclusive

Authors: Jesse Hamilton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 13:00:00
Controversial Crypto Firm Prometheum to Treat Uniswap and Arbitrum's Tokens as Securities
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BlackRock’s ETHA Becomes First Ethereum ETF to Cross $1B in Net Inflows   north  
ETHA holds over $860 million in net assets. Only Grayscale’s mini ether trust (ETH) and Ethereum trust (ETHE) have more. Its net inflows are more than the next three highest ETF inflows combined.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Trading, Markets, ETFs, Ethereum ETF, BlackRock, ether, eth, etf, blackrock, ethereum

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 12:58:18
BlackRock’s ETHA Becomes First Ethereum ETF to Cross $1B in Net Inflows
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Cipher's Bitcoin Mining Business Remains Compelling, Canaccord Says   north  
The mining business is a standout in the sector in terms of exahash growth, operating performance and low power costs, the report said.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Canaccord Genuity, Analysts, Bitcoin Mining

Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 12:31:07
Cipher's Bitcoin Mining Business Remains Compelling, Canaccord Says
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Below $60K Before U.S. Jobs Data Revision   north  
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 21, 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: 2024-08-21 12:06:03
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Below $60K Before U.S. Jobs Data Revision
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'Wartime CEO': Urbit's Founder Returns in Shakeup at Moonshot Software Project   north  
"We're here to fix this," Curtis Yarvin says of the struggling endeavor to rebuild the entire internet computing stack from scratch.
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Keywords: Technology, features, Features, Urbit, ENS, Ethereum Name Service

Authors: Marc Hochstein ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 12:00:00
'Wartime CEO': Urbit's Founder Returns in Shakeup at Moonshot Software Project
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Story Protocol Developer Raises $80M Series B, Led by A16z, for Intellectual Property Chain   north  
"We’re focused on solving a real problem that impacts the creative industry, not just creating another technical tweak," Story Protocol CEO SY Lee says.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Story protocol, IP, Openai, Artificial Intelligence, Story Protocol, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence

Authors: Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 12:00:00
Story Protocol Developer Raises $80M Series B, Led by A16z, for Intellectual Property Chain
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German Regulator Seizes 13 Crypto ATMS   north  
The machines were operating without the required BaFin permission and posed money laundering risks, the statement by BaFin said.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Crypto, BaFin, Germany, BaFin crypto ATM, Germany

Authors: Camomile Shumba ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 11:44:56
German Regulator Seizes 13 Crypto ATMS
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Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms to Buy Rival Stronghold Digital for $175M in Stock, Debt   north  
The deal comes weeks after Riot Platforms dropped a bid to buy Bitfarms, choosing to overhaul the company's board before pursuing a takoever again.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Crypto Mining, mergers and acquisitions, Bitfarms, Stronghold Digital, US

Authors: Sheldon Reback ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 11:16:51
Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms to Buy Rival Stronghold Digital for $175M in Stock, Debt
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Tether Plans to Develop UAE Dirham-Pegged Stablecoin Alongside Phoenix Group   north  
Tether plans to seek licensing for the stablecoin under the U.A.E. Central Bank's Payment Token Services Regulation.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Tether, UAE, Stablecoins

Authors: Jamie Crawley ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 10:30:00
Tether Plans to Develop UAE Dirham-Pegged Stablecoin Alongside Phoenix Group
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Bitcoin Metrics Signal Weak Demand as BTC ETF Hype Slows: CryptoQuant   north  
Apparent demand has slowed considerably since early April and even dipped into negative territory this month, the firm noted.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Trading, Investing, Bitcoin, bitcoin, etf, trading, investing, cryptoquant, demand

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 10:17:58
Bitcoin Metrics Signal Weak Demand as BTC ETF Hype Slows: CryptoQuant
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US Benchmark Payroll Revisions Over-Hyped? Dollar may Benefit from Buying on Fact after Being Sold on Rumors   north  
Overview: The preliminary annual revision to US jobs growth is front and center today. It has gotten more play that usual, amid speculation of a historically large revision. Yet, the direct impact on policy may be minimal. Federal Reserve officials, including Chair Powell, acknowledged that [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Canada, Currency Movement, Fiscal Policy, FOMC, Germany, Japan, jobs, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 10:10:00
US Benchmark Payroll Revisions Over-Hyped?  Dollar may Benefit from Buying on Fact after Being Sold on Rumors
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Institutions Are Still Buying Bitcoin ETFs, Bitwise Says   north  
The number of institutional investors holding bitcoin ETFs rose 14% in the second quarter of the year to 1,100, the report said.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitwise, Analysts, Bitcoin, ETFs

Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 08:35:31
Institutions Are Still Buying Bitcoin ETFs, Bitwise Says
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Zenrock Aims to Calm Users' DeFi Wobbles With Decentralized Custody Offering   north  
Crypto custody upstart Qredo has got a new lease of life after being bought out of administration by Dan Tapiero’s 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners. The company is soon to relaunch as Zenrock.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Crypto, Custody, Private Equity, Exclusive, Qredo, MPC, Multi-Party Computation

Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 08:21:54
Zenrock Aims to Calm Users' DeFi Wobbles With Decentralized Custody Offering
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Bitcoin Bear Trap? Goldman Says Wednesday's U.S. Jobs Report is Likely to Overstate Weakness   north  
On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor statistics will publish a preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision to the level of monthly nonfarm payrolls (jobs report) from April 2023 to March 2024.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Bitcoin, Markets, Labor department, Jobs, Bitcoin, Macro, Markets

Authors: Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 08:14:56
Bitcoin Bear Trap? Goldman Says Wednesday's U.S. Jobs Report is Likely to Overstate Weakness
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Trump Tops Harris On Polymarket; Tron, Cardano in Green as Bitcoin Sinks   north  
Traders said that bitcoin would need to break above the $61,000 level and stay above it if sentiment were to change among market participants. PLUS: Trump retakes lead over Harris and Tron’s TRX surges on Sunpump.meme’s growth.
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Keywords: Markets, news, trump, harris, polymarket, markets, bitcoin, trading, prices

Authors: Shaurya Malwa, Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 07:54:40
Trump Tops Harris On Polymarket; Tron, Cardano in Green as Bitcoin Sinks
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Another Crypto 'Fraudster' Arrested in Montenegro, Where Do Kwon Awaits Extradition: Reports   north  
Polish national Roman Ziemian, the co-founder of digital currency trading platform FutureNet who allegedly defrauded users out of around $21 million has been detained in Montenegro, according to multiple reports citing an announcement from the nation's police.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Montenegro, Police, Crypto, Fraud, Poland, South Korea, Interpol, Interpol, Poland, South Korea, Montenegro, Roman Ziemian

Authors: Amitoj Singh ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-21 07:10:31
Another Crypto 'Fraudster' Arrested in Montenegro, Where Do Kwon Awaits Extradition: Reports
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