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Bitcoin rally continues as the largest crypto by market cap surged above $98,000 heading into the U.S. morning Thursday. This comes as MicroStrategy and other companies holding corporate bitcoin treasuries soar and president-elect Trump reportedly talks with the crypto industry about a new White House post dedicated to crypto policy. Plus, former FTX executive Gary Wang was spared prison time by a judge. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

21 nov 2024

Bitcoin recorded its largest daily gain in history with $8,400 added on Veterans Day. Could the largest crypto by market cap hit the $90,000 level? Plus, updates from Ethereum's Devcon conference and FTX takes legal action against Binance and former Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

12 nov 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as open interest in XRP tokens have surged in the past few days amid the hype around Ripple Labs' forthcoming stablecoin RLUSD. Plus, a reorganization plan for bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has gained support from 94% of so-called FTX Dotcom customers and a JPMorgan report shows that bitcoin mining profitability fell for the third straight month.

1 okt 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Rep. Patrick McHenry and Sen. Cynthia Lummis maintain their position that a chance remains for a crypto bill to clear Congress before the end of the year. Plus, FTX accounting firm Prager Metis agrees to pay $1.95 million in settlement to the SEC, and CFTC Chair Behnam speaks on the legal battle against Kalshi.

18 sep 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Benjamin Schiller breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as the U.S. SEC filed a proposed amended complaint against crypto exchange Binance. Plus, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed his fraud conviction and DeltaPrime saw over $6 million worth of various tokens drained from its wallets due to a private key leak.

16 sep 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as a Manhattan judge has permanently dismissed a lawsuit that alleged Elon Musk manipulated the price of Dogecoin. Plus, bitcoin slides below $60,000, and former FTX executive Ryan Salame's plea deal saga.

30 aug 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as a New York judge officially ordered defunct crypto exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research will pay $12.7 billion to creditors. Plus, the Brazilian SEC has approved a Solana-based ETF, and Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are tied on Polymarket.

8 aug 2024

Skybridge Capital founder and managing partner Anthony Scaramucci joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to discuss the public scrutiny after being dismissed as the White House Communications Director. Plus, a look back at the collapse of FTX, and insights on the race between President Biden and former President Trump in the upcoming election. Please note that this interview was done on July 11th before the attempted assassination of former President Trump.

17 jul 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as FTX victims asked a New York court to rule that the crypto exchange's forfeited assets belong to its customers, not the bankruptcy estate. Plus, AI-related tokens slide following spikes in AI-related Google search queries. And, will Biden and Trump shake hands before the first Presidential debate next week?

18 jun 2024

Nicholas Hall, co-founder of Found.xyz and bankruptcy attorney, discusses the amount of funds FTX creditors could receive in the bankruptcy case and how it compares to a Ponzi scheme case. Plus, how the pumping crypto market influenced the restructuring plan.

10 mei 2024