Digital Asset Recap Q3 2023: Bitcoin and Ether Outperform Wider Market Amid Regulatory Pressure and the Promise of ETFs The CoinDesk Market Index fell 11% overall as we saw increased bifurcation between established majors (Bitcoin and Ether) and all other digital asset protocols and projects, writes Todd Groth, head of research at CoinDesk Indices.

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IRS Proposed Rule on Digital Asset Broker Reporting Could Kill Crypto in America The proposal creates unworkable requirements for decentralized finance in the U.S. and serves as an important cautionary tale.

European Crypto Asset Manager CoinShares to Enter U.S. Hedge Fund Fray CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti described the move as “a natural progression”, given the “changing macro environment prominently marked by interest rates and inflation.”

SEC Rips Into Binance.US Over ‘Shaky’ Asset Custody, Asks Court to Order Inspection The regulator asked a U.S. court to reject Binance’s “half-hearted” objections to its motion seeking depositions, an inspection and communication from the exchange.

Disney asset sales won’t break the bank, but they will move legacy media forward The price Disney fetches for its legacy media assets is less important than the message behind a deal.

What Correlations Tell Us About the Value of Multi-Asset Crypto Portfolios Max Freccia of Truvius does some number-crunching to evaluate the benefits of expanding beyond the biggest cryptos.

Depressed Crypto Markets, Regulatory Risks Fail to Dissuade Asset Managers From Investing Almost half the 60 buy-side professionals surveyed from U.S. and Europe-based asset managers and hedge funds said they’re actively managing digital assets.

$500B Korean Asset Manager Taps Polygon Labs to Develop Tokenized Securities Network Mirae Asset Management teams up with Ethereum scaling solution Polygon Labs to develop a tokenized securities network and accelerate adopt of Web3 technologies.

HashKey Capital’s $100M Digital Asset Fund to Invest Significantly in Altcoins: Reuters Less than half of the fund’s investments will be in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), the two largest cryptocurrencies, with the aim of diversifying allocations to smaller cap assets.

The Trillion Dollar Crypto Opportunity: Real World Asset Tokenization Going by technology theorist Carlota Perez’s research, “RWAs” may be the next phase of substantive crypto development.

Binance Receives License to Offer Bitcoin, Digital Asset Services in El Salvador The crypto exchange said it now holds licenses to operate in 18 countries.

Congress, Not the SEC, Should Set U.S. Digital Asset Policy

Hong Kong Lawmaker to Explore Digital Asset Link With Mainland China Johnny Ng floated the possibility of licensed Hong Kong exchanges being connected with Shanghai’s exchanges.

First Mover Americas: Race for Ether ETFs Kicks Off With 6 Asset Managers Filing The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 2, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Unblocking Crypto: How to Access The Asset Class Since many options are available for digital asset investment and we see more digital asset investment vehicles, now is a great time to start. Understanding the choices available for will help clients of advisors plan how to support them.

Asset Tokenization in Europe Gets a Boost With Securitize’s Landmark Tokenized Equity Issuance The firm started issuing tokens representing equity in a Spanish real estate investment trust under Spain’s new digital asset supervision.

Crypto Exchange Rain Obtains License to Operate Virtual Asset Brokerage, Custody Service in UAE Rain’s Abu Dhabi-based entity can now offer institutional clients and some retail clients in the UAE the ability to buy, sell and store virtual assets, Reuters reported.

Real-World Asset Platform Ondo Finance Expands Tokenized Treasurys to Polygon Ondo’s OUSG token, one of the largest on-chain tokenized Treasury products, has accrued $134 million of assets under management on Ethereum.