• Jul 18, 2024

BlockFi to Start Interim Crypto Distributions Through Coinbase This Month

BlockFi was the first victims of the contagion caused by crypto exchange FTX’s collapse in early November 2022 and filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 28, 2022.

• Jul 18, 2024

Biden Dropout Chances Rise to 68% After Covid Diagnosis

President Joe Biden said during an interview that if a medical condition emerged, he'd consider dropping out of the race.

• Jul 18, 2024

Polygon Sets September Date for Migration to POL Token from MATIC

The migration comes as a part of Polygon’s planned revamp laid out last year in its “Polygon 2.0” roadmap. The change was initially proposed in July 2023 to its community, and...

• Jul 18, 2024

WazirX Hacked for $230M, Largely in SHIB, as Elliptic Says North Korea Behind Attack

One of the exchange's multisig wallets experienced a security breach, the exchange confirmed in an X post.

• Jul 18, 2024

Mt. Gox Creditors Reportedly Hit By Failed Login Attempts Amid Repayments

The Mt. Gox claims portal “is temporarily down for maintenance” as of Asian morning hours Thursday, the site shows.

• Jul 17, 2024

In Likely Precursor to Ether ETF Approval, Most Applicants Have Submitted Their Final Forms

The forms show what issuers plan to charge customers, with Grayscale at the high end at 2.5%, while competitors including BlackRock and Fidelity pick 0.25% or lower.

• Jul 17, 2024

Why We Chose Sui Over Solana for Our DePIN

When Chirp – a DePIN for telecoms – was choosing a blockchain, the obvious option was Solana. But it decided to go with Sui instead. CEO Tim Kravchunovsky explains why.

• Jul 17, 2024

Vitalik Buterin, as Other Crypto Leaders Line Up Behind Trump, Argues Against Picking Candidates Just Because They Like Crypto

The comments from Buterin, widely viewed as Ethereum's intellectual leader, stand in stark contrast to the strongly pro-Trump rhetoric from other well-known crypto figures.

• Jul 17, 2024

The Protocol: Polymarket Feeds Political Junkies, With Nate Silver

In this week's issue of CoinDesk's blockchain tech newsletter, we look at the "alternative news source" that Polymarket's prediction-betting site has become.

• Jul 17, 2024

Without High Switching Costs, Telecom Looks Vulnerable to DeWi

High switching costs and long-term contracts have previously made telcos impossible to compete against. Key changes in market structure today are allowing challengers with uni...