Sony’s Layer-2 Blockchain “Soneium” Goes Live - million, ethereum, arbitrum, op, base, ink, CoinDesk, polygon, optimism, Crypto, stack, worldcoin

Sony’s Layer-2 Blockchain “Soneium” Goes Live

Sony, the 78-year-old Japanese electronics giant, is the latest legacy megacorp to explore blockchain technology. On Tuesday, the company announced that it is officially launching "Soneum," a general-purpose blockchain platform.The team behind Sony B

U.S. Judges Demand SEC 'Explain Itself' for Rebuffing Requests for Crypto Rules - senate, gensler, one, donald trump, Crypto, sec, trump, three, CoinDesk, crypto, second

U.S. Judges Demand SEC 'Explain Itself' for Rebuffing Requests for Crypto Rules

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must now thoroughly "explain itself" for refusing to grant Coinbase.'s formal request that the agency write regulations for how the industry should assess whether crypto assets are securities or not, accord

MoonPay Buys Crypto Payment Processor Helio for $175M - usdc, Crypto, london, solana, may, million, eth, CoinDesk, crypto

MoonPay Buys Crypto Payment Processor Helio for $175M

MoonPay, a crypto infrastructure service provider, has bought Helio, a Solana-powered crypto payment processor. According to Fox Business, the deal is reportedly worth $175 million.The Miami-based company aims to expand its trading and marketplace vo

Why Investor Protection and Enforcement Still Matters - fomo, atm, 2024, Crypto, bitcoin, sec, winter, trump, CoinDesk, crypto

Why Investor Protection and Enforcement Still Matters

Until recently, it was “green candle galore” in the crypto markets since Trump’s election win. Bitcoin momentarily broke the all-important $100,00 level, a near 500% recovery from the 2022 Crypto Winter lows, and optimism for crypto is even reaching

Tether Group to Establish Headquarters in El Salvador in Emerging Markets Push - usdt, arkham, rum, CoinDesk, tether, Crypto, crypto, el

Tether Group to Establish Headquarters in El Salvador in Emerging Markets Push

Tether, the crypto behemoth behind the $137 billion stablecoin USDT, is establishing headquarters for the group in bitcoin-friendly nation state El Salvador, the company said on Monday.The firm said the development came after acquiring all the necess

Chainalysis Buys Israeli Fraud Detection Startup Alterya for $150M - Crypto, ai, CoinDesk

Chainalysis Buys Israeli Fraud Detection Startup Alterya for $150M

Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis said Monday it had acquired fraud detection startup Alterya. The deal carried a price tag of $150 million, according to Business Insider.Chainalysis, the largest company tracing illicit crypto flows on behalf

Stacks’ Muneeb Ali: Let the Bitcoin L2s Bloom - stacks, Crypto, ai, utxo, l2, 2024, bitcoin, web3, ali, people, trump, solana, one, donald trump, CoinDesk, ethereum, like, april

Stacks’ Muneeb Ali: Let the Bitcoin L2s Bloom

On Jan. 2, Muneeb Ali, the co-founder and CEO of leading Bitcoin L2 Stacks, updated his X bio from simply “founder @Stacks” to “war time founder @Stacks.” The change signaled Ali’s recognition that 2025 is a year when Stacks must pivot to a focus on

 Global Investment Giant Capital Group Reaches 5% Stake in Bitcoin Holder Metaplanet - Crypto, japan, bitcoin, second, CoinDesk, stake

Global Investment Giant Capital Group Reaches 5% Stake in Bitcoin Holder Metaplanet

One of the largest investment companies in the world with more than $2.3 trillion in assets under management, Los Angeles-based Capital Group has become one of the biggest shareholders in Metaplanet.Based in Japan, Metaplanet was a hotel industry inv

Azuki Announces Native ANIME Token, Related NFTs Rise 9.1% - Crypto, azuki, token, nft, CoinDesk, pengu, anime

Azuki Announces Native ANIME Token, Related NFTs Rise 9.1%

Non-fungible token project Azuki has announced the release of ANIME, a Japanese cartoon-themed token described on its website as a "culture coin."The price of the Azuki NFTs rose by 9.1% following the announcement, with the cheapest NFT selling for

MicroStrategy Added 2,530 Bitcoin for $243M, Bringing Holdings to 450K BTC - btc, CoinDesk, atm, Crypto, bitcoin

MicroStrategy Added 2,530 Bitcoin for $243M, Bringing Holdings to 450K BTC

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy and Semler Scientific .Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy has increased its bitcoin holdings for the tenth consecutive week.In the week ending Jan. 12, MicroStrategy purchased 2,

2025 Could be a Big Year for Crypto ETFs: Laser Digital - Crypto, xrp, bitcoin, crypto, solana, sec, CoinDesk, etf, donald trump

2025 Could be a Big Year for Crypto ETFs: Laser Digital

2025 could be a big year for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of financial services giant Nomura.More than twelve crypto ETFs could be launched in the U.S. this year, if approved by

Bitcoin Under Pressure as Goldman Trims Fed Rate Cut Expectations, BofA Sees Potential Hike After Blowout Jobs Report - Crypto, note, ada, doge, xrp, one, cut, CoinDesk, ing

Bitcoin Under Pressure as Goldman Trims Fed Rate Cut Expectations, BofA Sees Potential Hike After Blowout Jobs Report

Bitcoin started the new week on a negative note as major investment banks reassessed their expectations for Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts following Friday's strong jobs report.The leading cryptocurrency by market value dipped below $93,000 during

Bitcoin Difficulty Hits All-Time High, Adjusts Positively for 8th Consecutive Time - Crypto, hpc, six, one, bitcoin, second, CoinDesk

Bitcoin Difficulty Hits All-Time High, Adjusts Positively for 8th Consecutive Time

New records continue to be set in the bitcoin ecosystem, which has seen the mining difficulty adjustment rise to a new all-time high of 110.45T (trillion). 110.45 trillion means that the difficulty is approximately 110.45 trillion times harder than

Altcoin Market Could Heat Up This Week With $3B Token Unlock Schedule, ONDO Leads the Charge - token, CoinDesk, Crypto, arb, ondo

Altcoin Market Could Heat Up This Week With $3B Token Unlock Schedule, ONDO Leads the Charge

The market for alternative cryptocurrencies (altcoins) may see an extra dose of volatility this week, as the impending token unlock schedule will release billions of dollars worth of supply for several coins, including Ondo Finance's ONDO token.Data

Singapore Blocks Polymarket, Following Taiwan and France - Crypto, local, CoinDesk

Singapore Blocks Polymarket, Following Taiwan and France

Another jurisdiction has Polymarket in its crosshairs. Over the weekend, Singapore's Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) ordered local internet service providers to block access to the prediction market platform, according to reports from users in th

Trump's Treasury Pick to Divest Bitcoin ETF Holdings to Eliminate Conflict of Interest: Report - Crypto, trump, new, etf, CoinDesk, senate

Trump's Treasury Pick to Divest Bitcoin ETF Holdings to Eliminate Conflict of Interest: Report

Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, plans to dispose of several assets, including investment in bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF), to avoid potential conflicts of interest wi

Why High Net-Worth Investors Are Super Bullish on Bitcoin Right Now - bitcoin, Crypto, worth, cardano, america, japan, crypto, CoinDesk

Why High Net-Worth Investors Are Super Bullish on Bitcoin Right Now

As bitcoin wobbles around the $90,000-$95,000 area, down more than 10% from its all-time high touched a bit less than four weeks ago, a contrast is growing between traders — whose technical analysis tools show the top cryptocurrency may be due for a

Biden's Consumer Watchdog Pushes for Last-Minute Stablecoin Rule - crypto, Crypto, donald trump, trump, CoinDesk, ethereum

Biden's Consumer Watchdog Pushes for Last-Minute Stablecoin Rule

As crypto fan Donald Trump prepares to take the reins of the government, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has pitched new regulations that would have a significant impact on stablecoin issuers and wallet providers, though the proposal's

U.S. Enforcement Chief Behind CFTC Crypto Cases Exits Before Trump Arrives - crypto, changpeng zhao, Crypto, trump, CoinDesk, kucoin, sec

U.S. Enforcement Chief Behind CFTC Crypto Cases Exits Before Trump Arrives

Enforcement Director Ian McGinley is leaving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a week, ending a relatively short tenure that saw some high-profile crypto cases.He arrived at the agency in February 2023, a month before the CFTC sued Binance

Red-Hot DeFi Platform Usual Faces Backlash as Protocol Update Triggers Sell-Off - defi, usd0, Crypto, CoinDesk, token

Red-Hot DeFi Platform Usual Faces Backlash as Protocol Update Triggers Sell-Off

Usual Protocol, an up-and-coming decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that has seen a remarkable rise over the past months, faced community backlash on Friday after a tweak in the protocol's yield-generating token triggered a sell-off on secondary m