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Why Indonesia Is Bullish About Crypto Adoption

The Indonesian government is pushing for locally issued crypto tokens to one day join palm oil or coal among the country's major export commodities. CoinDesk’s Emily Parker discusses the current state of crypto adoption in Indonesia.

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Policy

Indonesia Has Global Plans for Local Crypto Tokens

The country sees the tokens as a way to boost its economy.

Yakarta toma un interés activo para regular el sector de las criptomonedas. (Getty Images)

Finance

Blockchain Startup Diamond Standard Raises $30M to Fund Expansion

The Series A round is led by venture capital firm Left Lane and investment management firm Horizon Kinetics.

Diamond Standard's coins and bars (Diamond Standard)

Finance

Blockchain Startup Aims to Open the $1T Diamond Market to More Investors

Diamond Standard believes tokenizing diamonds will make investing in the precious stones easier and more efficient.

Standardized sets of diamonds (Diamond Standard)

Finance

Corn Farmers Hedge Their Crops With Futures. This Solana DEX Wants Vaildators to Follow Suit

Cypher, which launched a new service Wednesday, thinks the futures markets can help validators hedge their risks.

A frontend developer for Cypher at mtnDAO. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Cryptos and Stocks Dip Ahead of Seasonally Strong May

BTC is lagging equities and gold so far this year, although returns are typically positive in May.

Investors look toward May (Maddi Bazzocco, Unsplash)

Markets

Post-Merge Ether Will Be a Commodity-Linked Bond, Could Rally to $10K, BitMEX Co-Founder Says

The post-Merge bond-like appeal and ESG-compliant label would make ether more attractive than other layer 1 cryptocurrencies, according to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes.

(Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin: Gold 2.0? Try Reserve Asset 3.0

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is beginning to send ripples through the global economy that could lead to a new monetary system.

(Ibrahim Boran/Unsplash)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stuck Below $40K, Altcoins See Less Selling Pressure

BTC is down 6% over the past 24 hours, compared with a 3% decline in ETH and a 20% rally in STX.

Cryptos reverse course (cdd20, Unsplash)

Markets

As Gold Nears Record, Bitcoin Doesn't Shine So Brightly

“The default setting is, ‘Go with what you know,’ which in this case means gold,” says one analyst.

(Federal Reserve Bank of New York, modified by CoinDesk)