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This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest PricesTop StoriesThe market for tokenized U.S. Treasury debt is booming. The market value of Treasury notes tokenized through public blockchains like Ethereum, Polygon, Valanche, Stellar and others

Nigeria’s SEC Updates Guidelines for Crypto Firms in Bid to Stop Criminal Activity: Report
Nigeria has updated its guidelines for crypto service providers in a bid to stop criminality.The development comes after Nigeria's government took steps to block local access to several crypto platforms.Nigeria's securities watchdog is updating its guidelines for crypto service providers to block "criminals" from engaging with capital markets, Nigerian daily newspaper The Punch reported Thursday.The

Davos, CBDCs, and the Rise of Bitcoin Art
Jan 24, 2020 at 20:00 UTCThe word from Davos, Switzerland, is blockchain not crypto, cashless futures and CBDCs, while Brekkie von Bitcoin gives us his take on the emergent field of bitcoin art. Listen or subscribe on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyThat’s a wrap! The World Economic Forum is over, and the key ideas coming out…

A Phone Call Could Change Ethereum’s Future – And It’s Happening Today
Miners, investors, developers and more. That's a summary of the diverse set of ethereum stakeholders that will be in attendance at an upcoming developer call, according to Ethereum Foundation communication officer Hudson Jameson. Set to take place at 14:00 UTC Friday, the live-streamed meeting aims to address some of the platform's most challenging questions ahead of its…

Alameda Was ‘Business as Usual’ Before Collapse: Ex-Engineer
Insiders at Alameda Research only found out the trading firm was on the verge of implosion because of a confession from former CEO Caroline Ellison, not internal warning signs, a former engineer for the company shared during a recent interview on CoinDesk TV. “It pretty much seemed like business as usual, right up until the

Will Mass Adoption Be More PayPal or Pornhub?
Jan 23, 2020 at 20:00 UTCUpdated Jan 23, 2020 at 20:31 UTCThere is an ongoing debate in the crypto community about where mainstream adoption will come from. One point of view is it will be the slow, steady acceptance of digital assets. On that front, Bakkt President Adam White said in Davos yesterday the company…

FTX Is Building Lots of Sophisticated Markets Few Traders Use
Jun 24, 2020 at 14:09 UTCUpdated Jun 24, 2020 at 14:39 UTCFTX Is Building Lots of Sophisticated Markets Few Traders UseCryptocurrency exchange FTX has launched eight unique index futures and volatility markets in less than 12 months. But enticing sophisticated traders to use these novel products has proved challenging. At the time of publication, Antigua…

Kraken-Owned Crypto Facilities Wins UK License to Offer Derivatives Trading
Jul 6, 2020 at 13:00 UTCUpdated Jul 6, 2020 at 13:23 UTCLondon (Engel Ching/Shutterstock)A London-based subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has been approved to operate its derivatives platform by the U.K.’s financial regulator. Crypto Facilities, also known as Kraken Futures, announced it had been granted a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) license from the U.K.’s Financial…