First Mover Asia: Traders Focused on Liquidity & FOMC as Asia Opens Its Business Day

For months, Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, have stood at their son’s side as he faced multiple federal charges of fraud, money laundering and campaign finance violations related to the collapse of FTX.This is an excerpt from The Node newsletter, a daily roundup of the most pivotal crypto news on CoinDesk and beyond.

Coronavirus is ravaging the globe, canceling presidential primaries in the U.S. and calling into question the wisdom of having lawmakers, many of them elderly, sitting close together as votes are held in Congress. Lawmakers, especially Democrats, have sought to expand mail-in voting, and perhaps give some voters the opportunity to vote digitally through their laptops…

Dec 14, 2019 at 19:00 UTCUpdated Dec 14, 2019 at 02:52 UTCAndy Bromberg, co-founder and president of CoinListThis post is part of CoinDesk's 2019 Year in Review, a collection of 100 op-eds, interviews and takes on the state of blockchain and the world. Andy Bromberg is the co-founder and president of CoinList, a platform for…

A group of top Bitcoin developers collaborating across multiple teams is claiming a breakthrough on the oldest and largest blockchain, outlining a way of adding a type of programming known as "covenants" that could unlock crucial functionality such as new wallet and vault features and more efficient layer-2 protocols. Importantly, the technique would not require

Digital collectibles company Candy Digital and Web3 production firm Palm NFT Studio announced a merger on Thursday, bringing the two powerhouse companies together to expand licensed non-fungible token (NFT) projects across sports, entertainment, art and culture.According to a press release, the two firms will work together under the Candy Digital name to create digital experiences…

Crypto entrepreneur Aaron Kaplan, added at the last minute to the witness list of a House of Representatives hearing on the industry’s future earlier this month, used his moment on the national stage to praise the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as “the most capable financial markets regulatory agency in the world.”For an industry that…

Dogecoin's rise reflects the power of collective belief and a longing for a more ideal form of crypto. "LEGO Doge" (Ochre Jelly/Creative Commons)Feb 17, 2021 at 10:27 p.m. UTCWhy We Should Take Dogecoin SeriouslyNothing says 2021 like dogecoin, a dog-themed cryptocurrency that has recently skyrocketed in value, thanks in part to the support of Elon…

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, recognized by CoinDesk as one of the most influential figures in the crypto industry over the past year, about how he views his agency's role in the digital asset world.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk

Jamie Crawley is a CoinDesk news reporter based in London.Hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones said that bitcoin (BTC) has become less attractive thanks to what's become an unfriendly regulatory picture in the U.S. and what he expects will be lower inflation going forward."Bitcoin has a real problem because in the United States, you have…