TradFi


Policy

Bitcoin ETFs Stir Optimism, Ambivalence and Dread Among Crypto's Staunchest Supporters

They make the asset class "less of a scary concept" to mainstream audiences, bitcoin advocate Jameson Lopp said.

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

A Look Back at the State of Crypto Regulation in 2023

2023 was an eventful year for the digital assets industry. Ripple won a partial victory against the SEC, TradFi giants like BlackRock entered the spot bitcoin ETF race and FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried was found guilty of fraud. Blockchain Association Director of Government Relations Ron Hammond discusses how the crypto regulation has changed in the past 12 months. Plus, his outlook on upcoming regulatory developments in 2024.

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Videos

How PayPal, Visa and BlackRock View Crypto in 2023

Major players in the traditional finance sector including PayPal, Visa and BlackRock jumped head first into crypto this year. "CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie takes a closer look into how TradFi views digital assets in 2023.

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Finance

Tis the Season To Be Jolly About the Crypto Market in 2024

With TradFi moving in, the crypto industry is finally taking its place as the future of finance, says Kelly Ye, at Decentral Park Capital.

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Markets

Wintermute Asia Processes Its First Options Block Trade Through CME Group

The market maker partnered with CME Group to meet the growing institutional investors' interest in gaining exposure to digital assets.

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Markets

Why an Ether Staking Rate Will Increase Crypto Adoption

Ethereum’s integrated staking rate is now part of the investment case for ether. Understanding and measuring it is key to driving innovation and acceptance of ETH-based financial products.

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Finance

On Bitcoin White Paper's 15th Anniversary, Wall Street Threatens to Swallow Its One-Time Challenger

The titans of finance are increasingly driving a space that, to many, was designed to put them out of business.

When Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin in 2008, TradFi was in turmoil (Cate Gillon/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto's Darkest Hour, and the Bright Day Ahead

There really is a crypto future worth fighting for if we can just leave the crypto clowns behind.

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Videos

Cboe Digital Chief Legal Officer Weighs in on Spot Bitcoin ETF Excitement

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly broke above $35,000, fueled largely by investor optimism that spot bitcoin ETFs are on the way. As part of CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 event in Washington, D.C., Cboe Digital Chief Legal Officer Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos discusses what to make of the current U.S. crypto regulatory landscape as more TradFi players enter the digital asset space and many market participants eye the next crypto bull run.

State of Crypto 2023 in D.C.

Finance

Tokenization of RWAs Gets Boost With DTCC Deal to Buy Blockchain Startup Securrency

Securrency provides institutions with blockchain-based regulatory technology on top of existing legacy systems to enable digital asset adoption in a compliant manner.

DTCC is probing the implications of a digital dollar (Kachura Oleg/Getty Images)

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