EnSam, Jury Questions and Another Denial for Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried drafted a set of tweets discussing his use of an antidepressant.
Financial
Bitcoin Traders Eye $28K; Solana, Cardano and Tellor Lead Altcoin Bump
Traders at Japanese exchange Bitbank said in a daily note that they expect bitcoin prices to move towards the $28,000 level, citing ETF optimism.
Fireblocks Acquires Tokenization Firm BlockFold for $10M
The acquisition will expand Fireblocks’ capabilities in tokenization including token customization, orchestration, distribution and advisory
Coinbase Attempts to Plug Void in Crypto Perpetuals Left by FTX
An analyst says Coinbase is “well positioned” to capture derivatives market share.
Ether Bears Lose $11M as ETF Hopes Lift ETH Prices
There’s a “90% chance” an ether futures ETF will be traded in the first week of October, one analyst said.
Circle Intervenes in Binance’s SEC Case, Argues Stablecoins Aren’t Securities
Stablecoin buyers don’t expect a profit so it’s not an investment contract, argues the USDC issuer, supported by former commodities regulator Heath Tarbert.
Sam Bankman-Fried Scoops Help CoinDesk Win Major Journalism Award
FTX, an industry titan, ended up in bankruptcy court nine days after a November 2022 scoop from CoinDesk’s Ian Allison.
Valkyrie Gets Approval to Start Buying ETH Futures For its Existing Bitcoin ETF
The fund’s new strategy to combine ether and bitcoin will be effective formally on Oct. 3.
U.S. House Bill Seeks Centralized Record of Off-Chain Crypto Transactions
A Democrat in Congress is waging a lonely crusade against off-chain secrecy by calling for exchanges’ internal records to be shared with central repositories.
Bitcoin Tops $27K as Rates and Oil Retreat; Ether Outperforms on ETF Hopes
The broad-market proxy CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) was up 3.8% over the past 24 hours.