Will Canny

Will Canny is an experienced market reporter with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He's now covering the crypto beat as a finance reporter at CoinDesk. He owns more than $1,000 of SOL.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Launches Wrapped Bitcoin Token kBTC

The token will be available on both Ethereum and OP Mainnet.

Kraken Crypto App

Markets

U.S.-Listed Bitcoin Miners Hit Record 29% of Network Hashrate in October: JPMorgan

The network hashrate has risen 4% so far this month, while the hashprice is up less than 1%, the report said.

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Finance

Blockstream Raises $210M in Convertible Note Financing Round

The money will be used to advance adoption and development of Blockstream's layer-2 technologies, to grow the company's mining operations, and expand its bitcoin treasury.

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Finance

Crypto Custodian Copper Appoints Former SEC Advisor Amar Kuchinad as New Global CEO

Former CEO Dmitry Tokarev will continue as the board's founder director.

Crypto custody firm Copper receives TCSP license in Hong Kong as part of Asia Pacific expansion. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Fell in September, Jefferies Says

October could be a harder month for the miners as the network hashrate is currently 11% higher while the bitcoin price is up only about 5%, the report said.

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Finance

Binance, FalconX and the Curious Case of 1.35M Missing Solana Tokens

Crypto prime broker FalconX didn't know who the SOL tokens belonged to until crypto exchange Binance came asking for them years later.

Mysterious transactions and reconciliation head-scratchers happen in traditional finance, too, but crypto could be uniquely prone to a situation of this sort. (Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Copper’s CEO Dmitry Tokarev Plans to Step Down

Tokarev helped found the digital-assets custody firm in 2018.

Copper CEO Dmitry Tokarev (Copper)

Markets

Bitcoin, Gold Could Benefit From Rising Geopolitical Tension and U.S. Election: JPMorgan

Geopolitical risk and the upcoming U.S. election are likely to reinforce the 'debasement trade,' to the benefit of both bitcoin and gold, the report said.

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Finance

Crypto Payments Firm BCB Group Was the Subject of an FCA Investigation: Sources

The U.K. financial services regulator issued the payments provider a s166 notice late last year. The inquiry is now closed.

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Finance

Bitcoin Not a Safe Haven From Geopolitical Risks, but Still Buy the Dip: Standard Chartered

Risks stemming from the Middle East conflict are likely to push bitcoin below $60K before the weekend, the report said.

Standard Chartered. (Shutterstock)