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Marchés

No, Elon Musk's SpaceX Isn't the Cause of This Multi-Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Bloodbath

Bitcoin prices fell suddenly late on Thursday amid reports of hundreds of millions in sales, triggering a bloodbath across futures and spot markets.

(The Scream, undated drawing Edvard Munch, Bergen Kunstmuseum/Wikimedia Commons)

Juridique

Coinbase, Tarred as an Illicit Exchange by the SEC, Quietly Got Regulated Elsewhere in the U.S.

The firm’s new futures commission merchant status at the CFTC may undermine the other U.S. markets regulator – the SEC – and bolster the case for ether as a commodity.

Coinbase Inc. quietly cleared a major hurdle for getting regulated in the U.S., though it's not with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (CoinDesk)

Juridique

Sam Bankman-Fried Is Now in Jail

Yes we’re still talking about the boy wonder and his pending trial.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving a courthouse in July 2023 (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Marchés

Trump Owns Even More Crypto Than First Known, New Documents Show

The former U.S. president currently holds $2.8 million in ETH after debuting an NFT collection last year, fresh disclosures reveal.

Donald Trump Trading Card NFTs (OpenSea)

Analyses

How PayPal Upended the Crypto Debate in Washington D.C.

Democratic policymakers are rethinking their stance on stablecoins in the wake of the fintech giant's PYUSD announcement, says John Rizzo. Here's why.

Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Senator, WY, U.S. Senate and Nikhilesh De, Managing Editor, Global Policy and Regulation, CoinDesk with Congressman Patrick McHenry on the screen (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Wallet Provider Ledger to Let Users Buy Bitcoin, Ether Through PayPal Account

Users of Ledger Live, the company’s feature that lets you buy crypto with fiat currency, will now be able to connect their PayPal account to the app.

Ledger Wallet (Amjith S/Unsplash)

Analyses

The 3 Things Coinbase Says Will Determine the Future of Crypto

CEO Brian Armstrong has outlined ways for the industry to beat crypto winter, including a new lobbying group.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

Juridique

Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed Ahead of Trial

Bankman-Fried was accused of leaking former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison's diary to the New York Times.

Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11, 2023. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

Analyses

Sam Bankman-Fried Could Go Back to Jail Thanks to His Big Fat Mouth

The FTX and Alameda Research founder didn’t just violate his bail — he violated the trust of his family’s last remaining allies.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in March of 2023. He could be returning to jail early if a court decides he has violated conditions of his bail. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)