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Policy

Man Who Laundered Billions in Bitcoins Says Bitcoin Fog Was a Help: Bloomberg

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty in the Bitfinex case last year, is now a U.S. witness who testified about his use of Bitcoin Fog and other mixers to hide loot.

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty with wife Heather Morgan in the plundering of Bitfinex, is now testifying against the mixer he used. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

Markets

Bitcoin Miner Selling Ahead of Halving Is Capping Prices: Bitfinex

Miner reserves saw continued net outflows since bitcoin ETF debut, falling to their lowest level since June 2021.

The bitcoin halving could lead to a "miner exodus," CoinShares said in a new report. (Tony Litvyak/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Whales Hunt for Bargains As Bitcoin Prices Slide, Data Shows

Bitcoin traded at a fat premium on Bitfinex compared to the global average price over the weekend, hinting at bargain hunting by whales.

Whales feeding (Shutterstock)

Videos

World’s First Bitcoin Bonds Receive Regulatory Approval in El Salvador

Frank Muci, policy fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) joins CoinDesk TV to discuss El Salvador’s long-planned bitcoin (BTC) bonds inching closer to reality after apparently receiving regulatory approval for an early 2024 issuance. The bonds are set to be offered on Bitfinex Securities, a regulated division of crypto exchange Bitfinex.

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Markets

Bitcoin Halts at $41K as Traders Eye Fed Rate Decision; AVAX Flips Dogecoin as Altcoins Jump

Investors will monitor Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference Wednesday for signs of potential rate cuts next year.

Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Rally to $42K Fueled by 'Panic Buying,' Pushes Crypto Market Cap Over $1.5T

The combined market value of cryptocurrencies is the highest since May 2022, when Terra's collapse marked the beginning of the crypto winter.

Bitcoin price is up almost 6% over the past 24 hours (CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Paolo Ardoino: The Hardest Working Man in Crypto

The newly promoted CEO of Tether is looking to diversify the firm's investments after a banner year where the stablecoin giant is on track to profit $4.5 billion.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether, Bitfinex to Drop Opposition to New York Freedom of Information Law Request

The firms said dropping the opposition doesn't mean a "wholesale release" of all documents.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Prescient Bitcoin Whale Moves $244M in BTC to Crypto Exchange. Has BTC Price Topped?

The whale wallet was the 14th-largest individual bitcoin owner in March, holding 46,500 tokens.

(Todd Cravens/Unsplash)

Finance

Tether Promotes Paolo Ardoino to CEO

Former CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde will transition into an advisory role at Tether.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)