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U.S. August Job Adds of 187K Vs Estimates for 170K; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.8%

With spot bitcoin ETF aspirations sidelined after the SEC yesterday pushed off decisions on a raft of new applications, crypto bulls are hoping an employment slowdown and lower interest rates could provide a positive catalyst.

Traders Are Paying 2,000% to Buy CYBER as Social Network’s Tokens Soar

The price of the tokens has more than doubled on some exchanges in the past week in an otherwise little-changed market.

Phemex, Seeking to Decentralize, Tests a New Idea From Vitalik

Aug 21, 2023 at 7:47 a.m. PDT

Bitcoin Slides Under $26K, Majors SOL, XRP, DOGE Erase All Weekly Gains

Only tron (TRX) and toncoin (TON) were in the green on Friday, up over 1% each on no immediate catalysts.

Robinhood to Buy Back Sam Bankman-Fried’s Stake for $605.7M

The 55 million HOOD shares were owned by Sam Bankman-Fried and fellow FTX co-founder Gary Wang through Emergent Fidelity Technologies

Creditors Accuse Genesis of Ballot-Stuffing Over $175M FTX Deal

Genesis is facing headwinds as it seeks to finalize its wind-up after a January bankruptcy – and is now being accused by Gemini and other creditors of voter “manipulation.”

Lira-Backed TRYB Token Becomes World’s Second-Largest Non-Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin

BiLira’s TRYB stablecoin is pegged to the lira (TRY) and 100% backed by fiat reserves held in Turkish banks.

Sep 1, 2023 at 3:52 a.m. PDT

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.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network

The Best of ‘The Hash’ Over the Years

Special Final Episode of “The Hash.”

Aug 31, 2023

CoinDesk’s Money Reimagined

U.S. Court Challenges SEC, Fuels Financial Evolution & FX Market’s Next Phase

A game-changing decision opens the door for a spot bitcoin ETF, echoing Canada’s forward strides and a dive into the FX market’s efficient core, the rise of stablecoins, and the potential for global financial democratization.

Aug 30, 2023

Technology

Protocol Village: Herodotus Releases ‘On-Chain Accumulator’ Based on StarkWare Prover

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades and announcements.

Aug 28, 2023

Consensus Magazine

Meet Botto, the AI-Artist That Mints Its Own NFTs

Botto is part AI, part human community, part DAO, and part experiment on the way to artistic singularity. Jeff Wilser meets its creator, Mario Klingemann.

Aug 22, 2023

Consensus Magazine

PayPal’s Real Stablecoin Strategy: It Wants to Earn Interest on Your Deposits

While it seems positive for crypto, the PYUSD stablecoin will benefit PayPal’s own coffers most of all.

Aug 9, 2023

Consensus Magazine

RETRACTION: Opinion Article on Justin Sun

An pseudonymously written opinion piece containing a personal attack against Tron CEO Justin Sun never should have been published.

Aug 25, 2023

Wrapping Up Consensus 2023

Missed Consensus 2023? Catch up on some of the most important conversations here.

May 4, 2023 at 2:39 p.m. PDT

U.S. House Will Have Crypto Bill in 2 Months: Rep. McHenry

Trending in Crypto

U.S. August Job Adds of 187K Vs Estimates for 170K; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.8%

Sep 1, 2023

Bitcoin ETF Applications Are Bitcoin’s Best Marketing Strategy

Aug 31, 2023

Large Bitcoin Holders Accumulate $1.5B Worth of BTC as Price Wavers

The accumulation suggests optimism among large investors, IntoTheBlock’s head of research noted.

Sep 1, 2023

U.S. August Job Adds of 187K Vs Estimates for 170K; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.8%

Sep 1, 2023

Robinhood to Buy Back Sam Bankman-Fried’s Stake for $605.7M

The 55 million HOOD shares were owned by Sam Bankman-Fried and fellow FTX co-founder Gary Wang through Emergent Fidelity Technologies

Sep 1, 2023

MakerDAO Should Use Solana’s Code to Build Its New Blockchain, Co-Founder Says

Some community members have already pushed back against the idea.

Sep 1, 2023

Shibarium Crosses 600K Unique Wallets as SHIB Whale Moves $38M

Aug 31, 2023

Policy

Policy

SEC Hasn’t Met Requirements to Argue for an Appeal, Ripple Says

Ripple opposed the SEC motion to try and appeal a federal judge’s ruling in its case against the crypto company from July.

Sep 1, 2023

Finance

Robinhood to Buy Back Sam Bankman-Fried’s Stake for $605.7M

The 55 million HOOD shares were owned by Sam Bankman-Fried and fellow FTX co-founder Gary Wang through Emergent Fidelity Technologies

Sep 1, 2023

Policy

Creditors Accuse Genesis of Ballot-Stuffing Over $175M FTX Deal

Genesis is facing headwinds as it seeks to finalize its wind-up after a January bankruptcy – and is now being accused by Gemini and other creditors of voter “manipulation.”

Sep 1, 2023

Finance

OKX Planning Web3 Foray Into India, Chief Marketing Officer Says

OKX plans to scale up its wallet services “exponentially” by tapping into India’s much-talked-about developer community.

Aug 31, 2023

Policy

SEC Delays Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision for All Applicants Including BlackRock, Fidelity

The regulator has now announced delays for all six of the new ETF applications.

Aug 31, 2023

Policy

U.S. Court Calls ETH a Commodity While Tossing Investor Suit Against Uniswap

A New York judge declined to “stretch the federal securities laws to cover the conduct alleged” in a proposed class action complaint seeking to hold Uniswap accountable for “scam tokens” issued on the protocol.

Aug 31, 2023

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