First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Wildly Before Settling Above $29K
Consensus 2023, the longest-running, yearly gathering of crypto leaders and communities from around the world got underway in Austin, Texas. CoinDesk TV was live on the ground with guests including Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein, Animoca Brands Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Yat Siu, Crypto.com Head of Derivatives North America Travis McGhee, and Hike Founder and CEO Kavin Mittal. Grayscale Investments and CoinDesk are both owned by parent company Digital Currency Group.
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India’s Supreme Court Lifts Banking Ban on Crypto Exchanges
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