Hong Kong Considering Tax Concessions for Crypto Investments Regulatory updates are also in the works for stablecoin issuers, OTC trading services and custodians.

Tether’s Paolo Ardoino: ‘If the U.S. Government Wanted to Kill Us, They Can Press a Button’ The leading stablecoin issuer is comfortable holding its T-bills at a U.S. institution because it respects international sanctions, CEO Ardoino said in an interview.

Hong Kong SFC to Establish ‘Consultative Panel’ for Licensed Crypto Exchanges The SFC’s Eric Yip said the panel will include representatives from each licensed exchange.

An Arctic Circle Bitcoin Mine Will Heat a Building in a Fishing Village Sazmining launches a bitcoin (BTC) mine in Norway that will heat a building, aiming to demonstrate sustainable mining benefits despite past regulatory concerns.

Emory University Joins Bitcoin ETF Rush, Reporting $16M Holding in Grayscale Vehicle Emory University disclosed ownership of more than $15 million worth of shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust.

Prediction Market Kalshi to Supply Price Data for Crypto Oracle Stork Initially, Kalshi’s feeds will power perpetual futures contracts on decentralized exchanges. Eventually, the centralized betting platform might referee on-chain prediction markets.

Astria, Project to Decentralize Crucial Blockchain ‘Sequencers,’ Goes Live With Main Network

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SOL Gains 5.4%, Leading Index Higher from Friday

First Mover Americas: BTC Recovers From Friday’s Slide to Reclaim $68.5K The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 28, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

BTC Miner Core Scientific Uniquely Positioned to Capture AI Demand, Initiate at Buy: Jefferies The investment bank initiated coverage of the bitcoin miner with a buy rating and a $19 price target.

Crypto Policy Didn’t Occupy the Spotlight in Elections in Austria, Georgia Elections in Georgia were more focused on whether or not the country should align further with the European Union.

Arthur Hayes’ Maelstrom Hedges U.S. Election Uncertainty With Staked USDe; Holds Large BTC, ETH Bullish Bets “Given the uncertainty, Maelstrom has 5% of the fund in staked USDe (Ethena USD), earning roughly 13%,” Hayes told CoinDesk.

MicroStrategy’s Current Premium Relative to Its Bitcoin Stack Is Unlikely to Last: Steno Research The launch of options on spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds will reduce the incentives to hold MicroStrategy stock over BTC ETFs, the report said.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing to Launch Crypto Index in November HKEX said the index will provide investors with transparent and reliable benchmarks for Bitcoin and Ether pricing in the Asian time zone.

Bitcoin Has a Lot Going for It, Except the Persistent Slide in Copper-Gold Ratio BTC’s best years have been characterized by copper’s outperformance relative to gold.

From Smuggling Gold Out of Africa to Bridging Bitcoin and Cardano A longtime regular on the crypto scene, Sovryn and BitcoinOS founder Edan Yago learned the importance of financial sovereignty at an early age.

Crypto Rally Foiled by Report of DOJ Probe of Tether Bitcoin appeared poised to make another run at $70,000, but a WSJ story of a criminal probe into the stablecoin issuer sent prices tumbling Friday afternoon.

Aggregation Is the Only Way to Unify Web3 Blockchains are stuck in silos, fragmenting liquidity and making for a clunky user experience. It’s time to tear down the walls.

Wall Street Financial Services Firm Lazard Plans to Create Tokenized Funds with Bitfinex Securities Tokenization of conventional financial products is a booming sector within the digital asset industry, with BlackRock, HSBC and now Lazard among the global firms entering the space.

Netherlands Starts Consulting on Crypto Tax Reporting Bill The Netherlands launched a consultation on Thursday on a bill that would require crypto services to share their users’ data with tax authorities.