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Политика

Bailing DeSantis May Leave Deafening Crypto Silence in 2024 Presidential Race

The Florida governor and Vivek Ramaswamy had been the most strident Republican voices on digital assets issues for 2024, but both gave way to the Trump political juggernaut.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ' departure from the presidential campaign field likely means less crypto talk in the 2024 election. (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)

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Bitcoin's Safe Haven Appeal Could Be Tested Soon, U.S. Bond Market Suggests

Recent developments in the U.S. Treasury yield curve suggest a recession may arrive soon, strengthening the case for investing in assets with safe-haven appeal.

(Laurence Dutton/GettyImages)

Финансы

Ben Franklin's Laser Eyes Suggest a Tough – and Quirky – Battle for Bitcoin ETFs

Franklin Templeton, the $1.5 trillion asset manager, gave its famous logo a glowing, crypto-y tweak after the SEC approved bitcoin ETFs, possibly girding for a tough battle with BlackRock and other Wall Street giants.

Franklin Templeton has joined the race to launch an ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF). (Franklin Templeton via X)

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Why Are Bitcoin ETFs Such a Big Deal? Gold Provides a $100 Billion Answer

Gold ETFs revolutionized the gold market and spurred a giant rally. Can bitcoin ETFs do the same?

Bitcoin ETFs have generated tremendous excitement leading up to SEC approval. (Jordan Ling/Unsplash)

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After Bitcoin ETF Decision, U.S. Debt Announcement May Be Pivotal for Crypto Traders

The Treasury's next quarterly debt announcement may not turn out as much a tailwind for risk assets as the previous one did.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at American University (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Финансы

Bitcoin ETFs Could Spark Huge BTC Trading. The Market Appears Up to the Task

Market makers, like trading firm DRW, have been preparing for months to be able to provide the necessary liquidity to ensure sufficient liquidity should the SEC approve bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S.

Predecessors of today's traders at the NYSE floor in 1963 (Library of Congress)

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Who Won Crypto in 2023? The CoinDesk Market Index Broken Down in 6 Charts

Tokens from Injective, a layer-1 blockchain in the Cosmos ecosystem, and Render, a GPU rendering network that migrated this year to Solana from Ethereum, dominated the year's return rankings among the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) benchmark index of 184 digital assets.

Ranking Assets for 2024 Performance (Shutterstock)

Финансы

BlackRock Spot BTC ETF Seed Funding is a Step Forward, but Just a Step

The move appears to be more for "operational purposes," said one ETF expert.

BlackRock HQ

Технологии

Ethereum's 'Censorship' Problem Is Getting Worse

Four of the five biggest "block builders" on Ethereum are excluding transactions sanctioned by the U.S. government, data shows.

Builder censorship on Ethereum has more than tripled over the past 12 months. (Toni Wahrstätter/censorship.pics)

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Fresh Money Flows to Crypto as Stablecoin Market Expands After 18-Month Downtrend

Tether's USDT added $7 billion to its market cap since September, a sign of capital entering the crypto market, Matrixport noted.

Stablecoin market cap (Coin Metrics)