Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

Jamie Crawley

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Finance

DeFi Project Yield Protocol to Wind Down by Year's End

At its peak in April 2022, the DeFi lending project had over $22 million in total value locked, but this figure has since dropped to around $2 million.

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Policy

Gemini to Cease Offering Crypto Services in Netherlands in November

The exchange said it is taking the step due to requirements imposed by the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).

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Finance

Fireblocks Acquires Tokenization Firm BlockFold for $10M

The acquisition will expand Fireblocks' capabilities in tokenization including token customization, orchestration, distribution and advisory

Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Web3

Fortnite Developer Epic Games Lays Off 16% of Staff Following Metaverse-Inspired Transition

The game's growth is now primarily driven by creator content, meaning lower revenue for Epic as the revenue is more distributed.

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Finance

Gemini Pulled $282M Earn Users' Funds From Genesis Last Year to Protect Customers

Gemini said it elected to increase its liquidity reserves owing to the market turmoil throughout the summer of 2022, following events such as the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin.

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Finance

Bitfinex to Enhance Clients' Assets Security Using Zodia Custody's Interchange Product

Zodia's Interchange allows clients to keep their assets on its platform, while their holdings are mirrored and available on an exchange for trading.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Binance Sells Russian Unit

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 27, 2023.

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Finance

European Crypto Asset Manager CoinShares to Enter U.S. Hedge Fund Fray

CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti described the move as "a natural progression", given the "changing macro environment prominently marked by interest rates and inflation."

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Finance

Galaxy Digital Eyes European Expansion With New Regional CEO

Mike Novogratz's firm has appointed Leon Marshall, its existing global head of sales, as its first European CEO.

Mike Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Galaxy Digital (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

DraftKings' Billionaire-Backed Crypto Analytics Firm CoinScan Raises $6.3M

The company is backed by Shalom Meckenzie, the largest individual shareholder in sports betting company DraftKings.

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