Swift, Chainlink Tokenization Experiment Successfully Transfers Value Across Multiple Blockchains
Swift and Chainlink announced in June they were collaborating with dozens of financial institutions to test connecting blockchains.
Month: August 2023
Bitcoin Slips to $27.2K, Cryptos Dip as Investors Digest Grayscale’s Court Win
Some signs suggest potential market weakness despite Tuesday’s rally, market observers noted.
Sam Bankman-Fried Lawyers ‘Need’ Him Out Of Jail Ahead of Trial, They Tell Judge
Sam Bankman-Fried Lawyers ‘Need’ Him Out Of Jail Ahead of Trial, They Tell Judge
The Protocol: Friend.tech Fades as Crypto Craze, but Ethereum Is Scaling
This week in blockchain tech: Polygon’s new “chain development kit,” Farcaster’s move to Optimism, Shibarium’s return and Interlay’s new Bitcoin layer-2 network, and Pancake Swap expands to Consensys’s Linea.
Robinhood’s Crypto Wallet Adds Bitcoin and Dogecoin
Robinhood Markets is expanding the assets supported by its crypto wallet.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rallies on Grayscale Court Win Over SEC
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 30, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Grayscale Ruling Does Not Guarantee Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval, Traders Say
“It doesn’t mean that now Grayscale will be 100% able to list a spot Bitcoin ETF, nor that this will happen in the future,” one trader said.
SEC’s Grayscale Court Rout Puts Agency in Will-They, Won’t-They Role Starring Gensler
The crypto industry’s campaign to set up exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has now pushed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against a wall with Grayscale Investments’ consequential court win, but it’s still up to the agency to decide whether to retreat or keep fighting.
Grayscale’s Victory Ignites a GBTC Trading Frenzy as Investors Bet on Narrowing Discount to Bitcoin Price
The SEC must review its rejection to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund, the appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Decision Jailing Him Ahead of Trial: Reuters
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers have appealed a judge’s decision to send him to jail while he is waiting to start trial over several allegations tied to the collapse of his former crypto exchange FTX on October 3, Reuters reports.