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Bitcoin (BTC) is starting the month of August below $29,000, having lost roughly 5% in the past 30 days. Todd Groth, CFA, CoinDesk Indices head of research, reviews last month's activity in the broader crypto markets and the impact of Ripple's partial court victory against the SEC.

Aug 1, 2023

Curve Finance's token (CRV) has fallen over 20% in the past three days, after the stablecoin exchange at the heart of DeFi on Ethereum fell victim to an exploit. BlockSec co-founder Yajin "Andy" Zhou breaks down the details what happened as Tron founder Justin Sun and others step in to help.

Aug 1, 2023

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as Coinbase continues its war of words with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Curve is the latest victim of an exploit, according to a tweet from the project. The SEC is suing internet marketer Richard Heart and his projects Hex, PulseChain and PulseX, And, Margot Robbie, the star of this summer's ubiquitous movie sensation Barbie, has an interesting take on bitcoin (BTC).

Jul 31, 2023

Data from blockchain security firm CertiK shows that crypto traders have lost $303 million worth of digital assets in exploits and hacker attacks this month, putting July on track to be the worst month this year in terms of stolen value. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Jul 31, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried continues to be in the spotlight ahead of his upcoming criminal trial, as the DOJ aims to send the disgraced FTX founder to jail ahead of his court date, on allegations that he has repeatedly tried to influence witness testimony. Hermine Wong, former head of policy at Coinbase and current principal at herminewong.xyz, joins "The Hash" to discuss the latest developments in the FTX saga and outlook on the SEC's lawsuit against Coinbase.

Jul 31, 2023

Upwards of $100 million worth of cryptocurrency is at risk due to a “re-entrancy” bug in Vyper, a programming language used to power parts of the Curve system. "The Hash" weighs in on the state of smart contracts and risk management in decentralized finance (DeFi).

Jul 31, 2023

The Financial Times spoke with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the crypto exchange leader said the SEC recommendation left them no choice but to head to court. Armstrong also told the publication that the agency had asked Coinbase to stop trading in all cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin prior to suing the exchange. "The Hash" panel discusses the wave of lawsuits recently filed by the regulator and the debate over whether bitcoin is a security or commodity.

Jul 31, 2023

DappRadar has published a new report focused on the impact of social dapps, or decentralized applications, in the Web3 ecosystem. This comes as social media giant Twitter recently rebranded to "X." DappRadar Head of Research Pedro Herrera discusses the key takeaways from the report and the outlook for the growth of the social dapp industry.

Jul 31, 2023

Prosecutors with the Department of Justice filed a formal submission to a federal judge, hoping to revoke FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's bond and move him to prison ahead of his October trial on allegations that he has repeatedly tried to influence witness testimony. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the latest developments.

Jul 31, 2023

Bitcoin briefly broke above $29,500 in the last 24-hours as investors await the upcoming U.S. jobs report on Friday. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap appears to be unfazed by recent moves from central banks around the globe and even material technical events like the Curve Finance exploit. eToro US Investment Analyst Callie Cox shares her crypto markets analysis and outlook.

Jul 31, 2023