Rapper Soulja Boy will no longer perform at Stand With Crypto’s “get out the vote” event in Jersey City next week due to a court finding him liable for sexual battery and assault, a spokesperson told CoinDesk on Thursday. Soulja Boy, otherwise known as DeAndre Cortez Way, and 070 Shake, otherwise known as Danielle Balbuena, … Read more
The Bank of Russia said that financial institutions may offer crypto-linked instruments to qualified investors as the nation continues to explore crypto offerings. “Financial institutions may offer qualified investors financial derivatives, securities, and digital financial assets whose yields are linked to cryptocurrency prices,” the Bank of Russia said in a post on Wednesday. Russia has … Read more
There’s a science to issuing a token. At least that’s according to Shane Molidor, the founder of Forgd, a platform that specializes in advising crypto projects on how to launch their own native tokens. “It’s easier now to launch a token than ever, especially with pump.fun,” Molidor told CoinDesk in an interview, referring to the … Read more
GameStop (GME) shares dropped nearly another 6% on Thursday as investors continued to sell the news of the company’s disclosure of its initial bitcoin acquisitons. The company on Wednesday morning said it had acquired 4,710 bitcoin — a long-awaited move tied to its crypto treasury strategy revealed in March. At that time, the company initiated … Read more
OpenSea, a trading platform for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), officially introduced its OpenSea2 (OS2) upgrade to the wider public after a period in beta. The revamped product now features token trading across 19 blockchains as it continues to pivot from NFTs to the wider crypto market. “OS2 is the foundation for the next generation of OpenSea,” … Read more
Crypto investment firm Pantera Capital revealed a series of concentrated bets on a growing class of publicly-traded companies holding large digital asset reserves on Thursday. Among Pantera’s portfolio is Twenty One Capital (CEP), a Bitcoin-focused treasury firm led by Jack Mallers and backed by Tether, Softbank and Cantor Fitzgerald, according to a note by general … Read more
Bitcoin MagazineSEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Says “We Can’t Ignore It” in Bitcoin 2025 Fireside Talk At the Bitcoin 2025 Conference this morning, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce took the stage with Fold’s General Counsel Hailey Lennon for a fireside chat that pulled no punches. Opening with a question about enforcement priorities since the … Read more
Wall Street investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management said it plans to launch a new fund that blends bitcoin BTC gains with a fallback anchored to gold. The Cantor Fitzgerald Gold Protected Bitcoin Fund, which the firm said will be its first BTC-focused investment vehicle, is structured to provide investors uncapped exposure to bitcoin’s price … Read more
Recent escalations in global trade disputes have created a complex backdrop for cryptocurrency markets, with BNB demonstrating notable strength despite economic headwinds. The token’s upward momentum comes as investors seek alternative assets amid traditional market volatility caused by ongoing geopolitical tensions. While central banks worldwide adjust monetary policies to combat inflation, digital assets like BNB … Read more
Reform UK, the U.K. political party led by Nigel Farage, is set to become the first European political party to accept cryptocurrency donations, according to a blog post. The donations will be facilitated by Radom, a U.K.-based crypto payments company that has VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) licenses for its crypto infrastructure. The blog post … Read more
