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

FCA Friction Said to Spook Investors Over Copper’s Reported $500M Raise

Temporary registration status from the U.K.’s markets regulator has caused some VC firms to back out or downsize their checks, sources say.

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Finance

Citi Sees Metaverse Economy as Large as $13T by 2030

The virtual world could be the next generation of the internet, the bank’s analysts said in a report.

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Finance

NFTs Could Go Mainstream With Instagram’s Planned Support, Deutsche Bank Says

Instagram could lower the barrier for entry to the NFT market, the report said.

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Finance

Morgan Stanley Sees DeFi Remaining ‘Fairly Small’ as Growth to Slow

Regulation and overcollateralization are the main hurdles for the sector, the bank said.

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Finance

BofA Initiates Coverage of Silvergate With ‘Buy’ Rating, Sees 50% Potential Upside

The crypto bank is one of the best positioned companies to benefit from the expanding use of stablecoins, the report said.

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Markets

Chainlink's Total Value Secured Expansion Isn’t Matched by LINK Token’s Growth

The disconnect may reflect a number of issues, including market saturation, according to a Coinbase report.

SWITCHING CHAINS: Kin may soon be powered by the Solana blockchain. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

Digital Assets Can Boost Revenue for Sports Teams, PwC Says

Token sales and metaverse events have the potential to become major revenue streams for teams and leagues.

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Crypto Firms May Look at Traditional Finance Firms as M&A Targets

We asked several industry participants if Wall Street incumbents might start making deals for crypto companies. Some predicted the opposite.

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Finance

JustCarbon, Likvidi Launch Blockchain Markets for Carbon Credits

The ventures aim to bring cryptocurrency benefits to natural CO2-removal processes.

Nature-based carbon sequestration. (Sven Lachmann/Pixabay)

Markets

Coinbase Says Crypto Markets Resilient After Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The crypto exchange said a more convincing recovery is possible once investors have more clarity on the Fed’s plans.

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