Bitwise Joins Mounting Race for Solana ETF Crypto-investments firm Bitwise took a big jump Thursday toward offering a Solana exchange traded fund (ETF) in the United States.

Why the Media Loves the Worst of Crypto The fixation on the least reputable aspects of the industry obscures the real progress being made in areas like DePIN, stablecoins and DeFi, says Mahesh Ramakrishnan.

Charles Schwab Wants to Directly Offer Crypto to Clients, Incoming CEO Says Financial services giant Charles Schwab has plans to directly offer crypto investments to its clients, president and incoming CEO Rick Wurster told Yahoo Finance in an interview on Thursday.

MicroStrategy Falls 16% Despite New Bitcoin Record as Some Question Valuation

Gary Gensler, We Won’t Miss You But, let’s face it, crypto’s regulatory uncertainty isn’t all your fault.

Ethereum Layer-2 Teams Welcome Proposal to Overhaul Blockchain Far from making zero-knowledge rollups obsolete, the Beam Chain would make them work better, says Polygon. zkSync builder Matter Labs is also bullish.

U.S. SEC Loses Crypto Lawsuit Over ‘Dealer’ Definition That Pushed Into Crypto A Texas federal court has rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent rule expanding the definition of a securities dealer to include a wider swath of firms — including some in the cryptocurrency sector. This adds a significant legal loss to the crypto legacy of SEC Chair Gary Gensler on the same day he announced his January de…

Mastercard and JPMorgan Link Up to Bring Foreign Exchange on the Blockchain By integrating Mastercard MTN’s connectivity with Kinexys Digital Payments, mutual customers of MTN and Kinexys will be able to settle B2B transactions through a single API

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: BCH Gains 13.1%, Leading Index Higher from Wednesday Ethereum Classic was also among the top performers, gaining 9.4%.

Payments Giant Stripe Brings Crypto Services to Aptos as Circle’s USDC Stablecoin Launch on the Network The integrations aim to boost global payments and decentralized finance on the Aptos network.

Why We Need Decentralized AI As AI continues to expand its influence, the need for more transparent, accessible, and sustainable development models becomes increasingly urgent, says William Ogden Moore, a research analyst at Grayscale Investments.

Crypto for Advisors: 2024 – Bitcoin’s Year? 2024 has been a year of significant progress for the crypto industry, as bitcoin adoption has reached new heights and regulatory clarity has emerged. In this wrap-up, we will take a closer look at the key events and trends that have shaped the crypto space.

Jito Token Holders Slated for Payday Under TipRouter Proposal Investors in Jito’s JTO token could soon start collecting native yield on top of their holdings.

Bitcoin Retail Investor Selling Signals Coming Pullback, but There Might be a Catch Dubbed “smart money” of late, retail bitcoiners are starting to sell, but exchange balances are falling, suggesting plenty of buyers.

Crypto Foe and SEC Chair Gary Gensler Will Quit When Trump Takes Office

Sui Network Back Up After Scheduling Bug Leads to Two-Hour Downtime; SUI Recovers The downtime was caused by a bug in its transaction scheduling.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin at $100K Sounds Nice, but Expect Pullback The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for November 21, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Futures Open Interest on CME Surpasses 215K Bitcoin for the First Time as BTC Eyes $100K Bitcoin has added $30,000 since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election and closing in on a $2 trillion market cap.

BitGo Launches Singapore Services, Eyes Other Crypto-Friendly Regions in Asia The infrastructure provider aims to tap into institutional demand for locally regulated services.

Chillguy Creator Threatens Legal Action as Crypto Trenches Scour TikTok The chillguy meme has recently gained traction on platforms like TikTok and among brands. But its creator is unamused with a parody memecoin.