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Finance

Hacker Steals $27M in Tether From Wallet Linked to Binance Deployer

The funds were then bridged to bitcoin on the THORChain bridge.

Two RPC interfaces for Polygon and Fantom were impacted in a DNS hijack attack. (Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)

Opinion

CME, Where Institutions Trade Bitcoin Futures, Flipped Binance. Is That as Bullish as It Sounds?

CoinDesk’s Omkar Godbole says rising open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange isn't always the best indicator for bitcoin’s price.

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Markets

Bitcoin ETF Excitement Drives Wall Street Giant CME Above Binance in BTC Futures Rankings

CME's rise to the top rank highlights the growing institutional demand for bitcoin, as the venue is almost exclusively used by large traditional financial institutions, one analyst noted.

Top exchanges by bitcoin futures open interest (CoinGlass)

Videos

Breaking Down the Latest Back and Forth Between Binance and the SEC

CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De breaks down the details of a new filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that pushes back against Binance's efforts to dismiss the lawsuit from the regulator. Plus, insights on the unusual "narrative details" included in the documents.

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Videos

SEC Fires Back at Binance's Motion to Dismiss its Lawsuit in New Filing

Binance's efforts to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit do not have a basis in the law, the federal regulator said in a filing Wednesday. This comes after the SEC first sued Binance in June, a day before suing Coinbase, arguing both companies offered unregistered securities to the investing public. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De gives the latest update.

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Policy

Binance Has No Real Argument for Dismissing SEC Suit, Regulator Says

The SEC pushed back against Binance's motion to dismiss its lawsuit in a new filing.

SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal (right) (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Videos

Binance Unveils Self-Custody Wallet; HSBC to Start a Custody Service for Tokenized Securities

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including new details about Binance's self-custody Web3 wallet. OpenSea's valuation was reportedly slashed by 90% from an investor. HSBC plans to start a custody service of tokenized securities for institutional clients. And, new data shows the rate of new cryptocurrency creation has dropped to a three-year low.

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Finance

Trust Wallet's TWT Falls as Parent Company Binance Releases Web3 Wallet

Binance acquired Trust Wallet in 2018 in a deal that included cash and BNB tokens, which at the time were worth $14.80.

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Rolls Out Its First Ever Self-Custody Web3 Wallet

Users can download and access the wallet through Binance's app.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Videos

CME Is Now the Second-Largest Bitcoin Futures Exchange: Coinglass

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is now the second-largest bitcoin futures exchange, with only Binance holding a greater market share, according to data from Coinglass. "First Mover" hosts Jennifer Sanasie and Lawrence Lewitinn discuss, as some observers believe that the recent rally in the crypto market is institutionally led.

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