CFTC Awards $16M to U.S. Whistleblowers; Most Tips Were Crypto-Related
Crypto continues to have pervasive fraud and other illegality, Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero said.
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Bitcoin Saw 27% October Surge as Traders ‘Panic Bought’ Amid Bitcoin ETF Enthusiasm. Is $40,000 Next?
The crypto rally was broad, as all CoinDesk sector indexes posted 7% to 32% advances.
Coinbase-Backed Advocacy Group Enlists Crypto Masses, Raises $2M From 80,000
Stand With Crypto, the campaign that’s meant to bombard lawmakers with crypto supporters in their own backyards, says it’s off to a fast start (with a lot of help from Coinbase).
Drawbacks of Stablecoin Cross-Border Use Outweigh Benefits: Global Payments Watchdog
Existing stablecoins aren’t fully compliant with relevant regulatory requirements, a report by the Committee on Payment and Market Infrastructures said.
OKX Latest Proof of Reserves Shows Exchange Over-collateralized
The latest proof of reserves shows that the exchange is 103% collateralized with bitcoin, ether, and USDT.
Retail CBDC Could Add Unique Value, but Further Investigation Is Needed, Hong Kong Central Bank Says
Hong Kong has not decided whether to introduce an e-HKD, the report said.
Crypto Miners Lobby U.S. Lawmakers to Counter Environmental ‘Misunderstanding’
Dozens of mining firms came to Washington to steer the policy narrative away from negative environmental claims and make a case for mining as an economic and security boon.
Digital Pound Consultation Received Over 50,000 Responses, With Privacy a Major Concern
Many of the respondents outlined concerns around privacy, programmability and the decline of cash, Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England said.
Billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities Denies ‘Ridiculous’ Claim That It Tanked Do Kwon’s Terraform
Citadel said the claims by Terraform was filed to “deflect attention” from its alleged charges.
Bitcoin Primed for ‘Supply Shock’ as Exchange Balance Drops to 5-Year Low, Analyst Says
A spot ETF approval could fundamentally alter bitcoin’s supply and demand dynamics as professional investors would allocate to BTC as an uncorrelated asset, Forex.com’s Matt Weller told CoinDesk TV.