Author: CoinDesk

The USDT issuer Tether says it holds a lot of U.S. Treasuries and made a lot of money last quarter.

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Today’s featured story is an opinion piece from “Markets Daily” host George Kaloudis, titled: “Tether Is Going on a Bitcoin Buying Spree, but It Should Be Holding Cash.”

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Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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Could loyalty programs and token airdrops embiggen Solana DeFi? Danny Nelson heads to Utah to find out.

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Today’s featured story is an opinion piece from CoinDesk's Danny Nelson, titled: “Solana Tokens or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Points.”

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Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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This episode was hosted by George Kaloudis. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, August 5, 2023. 

Missed any episodes of “The Hash” this week? Today’s recap episode will get you caught up.

“Hash Headlines” rounds up this week’s headline stories, including:

• SEC Tells Coinbase to Stop All Crypto Trading Except Bitcoin
• Crisis at DeFi Giant Curve Eases
• CZ Considers Closing Binance.US 
• Coinbase to Launch ‘Base’ Layer 2 Blockchain

Links to the headlines:  

SEC Told Coinbase to Stop Trading in All Cryptos Except Bitcoin Before Suing: FT 

Crisis at DeFi Giant Curve Eases After Justin Sun and Others Step In With Help

Binance Nearly Shuttered U.S. Exchange to Protect Global Operations: The Information

Coinbase Sets Public Launch of ‘Base’ Layer 2 Blockchain for Next Week

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The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, August 4, 2023.

"The Hash" tackles today's hottest topics in crypto, including an update on the exploiter responsible for the Curve Finance exploit returning some of the stolen crypto. The U.S. Department of Justice said FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried should be "detained pending trial." And, Miami Mayor and Republican presidential candidate Francis Suarez joins the show with an update on his campaign and crypto donations.

See also:

Looter Behind $61M Curve Hack Starts Returning Assets, Raising Hope for Recovery

Curve Offers Hackers 10% Bounty in Exchange for Return of Crypto

Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Jail as Justice Department Pushes for Incarceration

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez to Accept Presidential Campaign Donations in Bitcoin

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“Markets Daily” brings the latest crypto markets news, including headlines from Curve, Revolut, Upbit and Coinbase.

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Today's Stories:

Razzlekhan’s Husband Admits to Being Hacker in Infamous 2016 Bitfinex Attack: CNBC

Traders Ditch USDT on Curve, Uniswap, Pushing Key Exchange Pools Into Imbalance

Curve Founder Raises $42.4M to Pay Off $80M On-Chain Debt

Revolut Suspends U.S. Crypto Platform Over Regulatory Uncertainty

Coinbase Moves to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit, Alleging Crypto Falls Out of Regulator's Oversight

Markets Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch 

First Mover Americas: Upbit Moves Up to No. 2 in Spot Trading Volume 

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From our sponsors:

Meet the all-new Kraken Pro. The powerful, customizable, beautiful way to trade crypto.

It’s Kraken's most powerful trading platform ever - packed with trading features like advanced order management and analytics tools — all in a redesigned, modular trading interface.

Head to pro.kraken.com and trade like a pro.

Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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This episode was hosted by George Kaloudis. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, August 3, 2023.

"The Hash" tackles today's hot topics, including Coinbase announcing that Base, its layer-2 blockchain built with Optimism's OP Stack, will open to the public on Aug. 9. Five tokens linked to Alameda were pumped by Twitter bots after FTX listed them, according to a research report. Patreon is investigating an issue with payouts. And, an update on the multi-million-dollar exploit of crypto exchange Bitfinex.

See also:

Coinbase Sets Public Launch of ‘Base’ Layer 2 Blockchain for Next Week

Alameda-Linked Coins Pumped by Twitter Bots After FTX Listing, Report Shows

Patreon, Platform for Creators, Disables Payouts After ‘Issue’ With Payoneer System

New York Resident Ilya Lichtenstein Admits to Being Bitfinex Hacker in Court Appearance: CNBC

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Plus, bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi is one step closer to refunding its clients.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro.

Today's Stories:

Binance Could Face U.S. Fraud Charges, but Prosecutors Worry About Risk of Bank Run: Semafor 

Binance Appoints New Compliance Officer as Regulatory Crackdown Intensifies 

Bankrupt Crypto Lender BlockFi Inches Closer to Refunding Clients

Wintermute, a Major Trader, Is a Key Player in Arkham’s Controversial Dox-to-Earn Platform  

Markets Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch 

DeFi Died and We Didn’t Even Notice

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From our sponsors:

Meet the all-new Kraken Pro. The powerful, customizable, beautiful way to trade crypto.

It’s Kraken's most powerful trading platform ever - packed with trading features like advanced order management and analytics tools — all in a redesigned, modular trading interface.

Head to pro.kraken.com and trade like a pro.

Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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This episode was hosted by George Kaloudis. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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Plus, details on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Richard Heart, Hex and PulseChain.

On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson dive into the latest crypto news.

• [0:23] Inside the Desk: Danny explains how the Curve Finance exploit unfolded and what could have prevented it, while Ben checks in on the SEC’s lawsuit against crypto personality Richard Heart.
• [15:39] Cam’s Corner: Web3 wallet Suku is attempting to remove barriers to entry by integrating crypto wallets with X, formerly known as Twitter.

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The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, August 2, 2023.

"The Hash" tackles today's hot topics, including The Information reporting Binance CEO CZ nearly closed the exchange's U.S. operations to protect the wider company. The Kenyan government has suspended Worldcoin activity, citing security and privacy concerns. Security firms are floating proposals to prevent future loans against $158 million worth of curve (CRV) tokens on Aave. And, GameStop will remove its support for crypto wallets due to regulatory uncertainty.

See also:

Binance Nearly Shuttered U.S. Exchange to Protect Global Operations: The Information

Binance Could Face U.S. Fraud Charges, but Prosecutors Worry About Risk of Bank Run: Semafor

CFTC Overreached in Suing Binance, Crypto Exchange Says

Worldcoin Suspended by Kenya on Financial Security and Privacy Concerns

Aave Should Block Curve Token Borrowing, Risk Management Firm Proposes

GameStop to Remove Crypto Wallets Citing 'Regulatory Uncertainty'

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On this episode of “Money Reimagined,”  Michael Casey and Sheila Warren riff with each other on the latest fascinating topics in the crypto news cycle: the Federal Reserve's FEDNOW project, crypto regulation, the monopoly of the dollar, stablecoin legislation, MiCA, Elon Musk and much more. 

Links: 

Fed Dramatically Speeds Up U.S. Payments With FedNow, but Downplays Any Tie to CBDCs

Don’t Pop the Champagne on U.S. Crypto Bills – Progress in Congress Has Been Costly

Stablecoin Issuers Urged to Anticipate MiCA Rules by EU Banking Agency

Is It Finally Time to ‘X-it’ Twitter for Threads?

Twitter Is Dead. Long Live Crypto Twitter?

Summary List

Federal Reserve, the FED NOW project for faster payments. | Bipartisan consensus on crypto. 1:05 | The monopoly of the dollar. 3:16 | The form factor of programmable money. 6:38  | Issues with stablecoin legislation. 8:09 | The power dynamic between the agencies. 12:43 | Positive takeaways from the legislation. 18:56 | What happens to crypto Twitter now? 23:09 | The battle over threads. 25:07

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