Meet Mike Novogratz, the Political Commentator In an interview at Consensus 2024, the Galaxy Digital CEO was asked about a plethora of regulatory and legislative issues affecting crypto.

RFK Jr. Says Guilty Verdict May Help Trump’s Election Prospects

Everyone at Consensus 2024 Is Talking About Biden’s Crypto Flip Flop. Is He for Real? Attendees are cautious optimistic about apparent regulatory and legislative changes, though not everyone is convinced.

TRUMP Token Sinks After Former U.S. President Is Found Guilty in New York

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Trump’s Guilty Verdict and Pro-Crypto Stance

Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Foresees XRP, Solana, Cardano ETFs: Consensus 2024 It’s only a matter of time, the CEO of Ripple said on stage at Consensus 2024 in Austin.

Why It Matters Whether the CFTC Versus the SEC Regulates Crypto

Aptos Integrates Chainlink’s CCIP and Data Feeds to Boost Decentralized App Development Aptos will be the first blockchain that uses the Move coding language to integrate Chainlink’s services, according to the announcement at Consensus 2024 in Austin.

Franklin Templeton’s Jenny Johnson on Bitcoin ETFs, RWA Tokenization and Blockchain’s Potential for TradFi The president and CEO of the asset management giant said blockchains are “transformational tech” that can help drive down operational costs during a panel discussion at Consensus 2024.

Sen. Warren Wants to Know How Drug Agencies Are Pursuing Crypto Ties to Fentanyl The Massachusetts Democrat called for answers from the U.S. drug agencies today on progress in the crackdown on drug traffickers’ use of crypto.

Crypto for Advisors: The Evolution of Crypto and TradFi A lot has changed since Bitcoin’s release 15 years ago. Many other distributed database networks have been created, each with its own functionality and potential use cases.

Terraform, Do Kwon Agree in Principle to Settle Fraud Case With SEC: Court Filing Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon have tentatively agreed to settle a fraud case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a court filing Thursday.

NYDFS Issues New Crypto Firm Guidance for Consumer Complaints New York’s top financial regulator has issued new guidance which requires cryptocurrency service providers to collect relevant data to assess whether they are resolving customer service requests and complaints in a timely and fair manner, it announced Thursday.

A16z Boosts Crypto’s Election Fund by Another $25M to Seek Friendly Congress A $25 million donation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) hit the campaign coffers of the industry’s U.S. political action committee (PAC), according to a Thursday announcement from the firm, putting the amount raised by some of crypto’s biggest names at about $136 million and potentially elevating the sector to the upper echelon of campaign donors.

Crypto Hacks, Rug Pulls Led to $473M Worth of Losses in 2024: Immunefi More than $473 million worth of cryptocurrency has been lost to hacks and rug pulls in 2024, according to a report by security researcher Immunefi

Bitcoin Staking Project Babylon Raises $70M Led by Paradigm The funding round included contributions from Polychain Capital and the venture arm of crypto exchange and CoinDesk parent company Bullish.

Ether Spot ETFs to See Much Lower Demand Than Bitcoin Versions, JPMorgan Says Ether spot ETFs could attract as much as $3 billion of net inflows this year, the report said.

First Mover Americas: Crypto in the Red Ahead of Friday’s U.S. Inflation Data The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 30, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Ether Put-Call Ratio Hits One-Year High, Hints at Bullish Bias Despite Pause in Rally The uptick signals a bullish outlook, according to Wintermute.

Bitcoin Traders Warn of Pullback as U.S. Inflation Data Looms; Dogecoin Leads Majors Slide Crypto markets are expected to remain shaky ahead of Friday’s U.S. inflation data release, one trading desk said.