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Hogan Lovells partner Liz Boison weighs in on the SEC's inquiry into the Ethereum Foundation as the "warrant canary" has been removed from the website of the Swiss non-profit organization. Plus, she shares insights into whether Ether will be deemed security in the near future, and explains why the inquiry is not likely tied to the potential spot ETH ETF approval.

22 mars 2024

Hogan Lovells partner Liz Boison answers five rapid-fire questions from CoinDesk including takeaways from the SEC's inquiry into the Ethereum Foundation, the role of crypto in the upcoming Presidential election, and why it's unlikely for crypto legislation to be passed this year. "This Congress already has its dance card pretty full up between now and the election," Boison said.

22 mars 2024

Layer 1 blockchain Fantom’s native token FTM has gained over 190% in four weeks, becoming the best-performing non-meme cryptocurrency among the top 100 digital assets by market value. Is Fantom’s impending Sonic upgrade the catalyst for the spike in FTM? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "The Chart of the Day."

22 mars 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including a new report from JPMorgan that says bitcoin still looks overbought despite the recent sell-off. Plus, the latest on Do Kwon’s South Korea extradition and Frax’s singularity roadmap that aims to boost the TVL of its layer 2 to $100 billion.

22 mars 2024

Dogecoin (DOGE) jumped as high as 18% after a March 7 filing from the prominent crypto exchange Coinbase went viral on X, showing it plans to offer DOGE, litecoin (LTC) and bitcoin cash (BCH) futures as early as April 1. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "The Chart of the Day."

21 mars 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as BlackRock enters the tokenization race with a new fund on the Ethereum network. Plus, FTX CEO John J. Ray III pushes back against Sam Bankman-Fried’s claims that customers lost “zero” money in the exchange’s collapse. And, a UN Security Council study reveals that North Korea-linked crypto hackers stole $3 billion since 2017.

21 mars 2024

Starbucks announced that it is sunsetting Odyssey, the 18-month experiment that uses collectible non-fungible tokens as the anchor of a loyalty program. According to two people familiar with the matter, Polygon Labs paid $4 million to collaborate with the coffee giant in 2022. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie weighs in on Starbucks' failed attempt at entering the crypto space.

21 mars 2024

The Ethereum Foundation – the Swiss non-profit organization at the heart of the Ethereum ecosystem – is facing questions from an unnamed "state authority" according to the group's website's GitHub repository. CoinDesk's Sam Kessler breaks down the latest update, as well as a report from Fortune that names the "state authority," as the SEC. Fortune's report also says the agency is seeking to classify ETH as a security. Watch.

20 mars 2024

Solana has replaced Ethereum as the No. 1 smart-contract blockchain as trading volume in Solana-based decentralized exchanges (DEX) has increased 67% to $21.3 billion in seven days, according to data tracked by DeFiLlama. Could the increase in volume be catalyzed by the hype around Solana-based meme coins? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "The Chart of the Day."

20 mars 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including a Bloomberg analyst's prediction that ether ETFs likely won’t get approved in May. Plus, 3AC co-founder, Kyle Davies, speaks up about the company's bankruptcy; and Polygon Labs paid $4 million to Starbucks for the coffee company’s now failed Web3 project.

20 mars 2024