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.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Bithumb Raided in South Korean Price Manipulation Probe: Report

South Korean prosecutors are investigating transactions related to a specific person or entity moving the price of a coin to make a profit, and said they will also examine relevant transactions on other exchanges.

Bithumb is one of South Korea's largest crypto exchanges (Shutterstock)

Policy

SEC Rejects Ark 21Shares Spot Bitcoin ETF for Second Time

The U.S. markets regular has rejected a score of ETF applications for products that invest directly in bitcoin while approving a number of funds tracking the BTC futures market.

SEC Building (Shutterstock)

Policy

Ex-UK Chancellor Philip Hammond Urges Accelerated Efforts to Become Crypto Hub: FT

Hammond, chair of custody company Copper, said the U.K. is falling behind neighboring countries and needs to accept "measured risk."

U.K. flag (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Luno Cutting 35% of Its Staff

Luno said the cuts will affect employees in all regions.

Marcus Swanepoel, cofundador y CEO de Luno. (Luno)

Finance

Index Coop Introduces Index for Diversified Liquid Ethereum Staking

The product includes Lido's etETH, Rocket Pool's rETH and StakeWise's sETH2

Liquidity Pool (Unsplash)

Finance

Binance Introduces Function for API Users to Prevent Self-Trading

The service will be available to Binance's API users from Jan. 26. Users of the exchange's website and app will not be affected.

Sitio web de Binance. (Unsplash)

Finance

Investment Manager Wilshire Teams Up With Crypto Trading Firm FalconX to Develop Digital Asset Indexes

The two firms will jointly develop a set of single-coin, multicoin and thematic indexes to offer institutional investors with access to the crypto derivatives market.

FalconX's investment management platform (FalconX)

Finance

Binance Processed $346M of Bitcoin Trades for Crypto Exchange Bitzlato: Reuters

Bitzlato was shuttered last week and its founder arrested in Miami after the Justice Department charged the platform with money laundering.

Sitio web de Binance. (Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Trading Firm Cumberland DRW Disputes Genesis Exposure

The Chicago-based firm was listed among Genesis' creditors in the amount of $18 million, but Cumberland said that's too high. The document includes "misleading and incorrect information," Cumberland tweeted.

(Genesis Trading, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Luno's Co-Founder Departed in December

Timothy Stranex also served as the company's chief technology officer.

Crypto veteran Hunter Merghart has been hired by hedge fund giant Millennium Management. (Pixabay)