Danny Nelson
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Disinvitation From Denver Crypto Conference Reveals Tensions Between Aptos, Sui Blockchains
Tensions have gone public between Aptos and Sui, two startup blockchains staffed by teams of individuals who emerged from Facebook's defunct Diem stablecoin project. → Read More
BUSD Drama Sets Stage for Stablecoin Market Reshuffle
Binance’s bet on its BUSD stablecoin could backfire into a revamping of who’s winning in crypto’s dollar-pegged token markets. → Read More
First Hearing in Genesis Bankruptcy Case Set For Monday
Genesis filed for bankruptcy late Thursday. → Read More
Genesis' Crypto Lending Businesses File for Bankruptcy Protection
The collapse of FTX in late 2022 was the final straw for Genesis, which earlier that year reportedly suffered losses of several hundred million dollars due to its exposure to failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. → Read More
SHIB Is a Favorite Holding Among New Crypto Wallets, Nansen Shows
The meme coin is the most popular non-stablecoin asset for newly funded wallets. → Read More
Crypto Trading Protocol Drift Relaunches Into Rocky Solana DeFi Landscape
The derivatives trader is back after an 8-month hiatus. → Read More
Telegram CEO Durov Plans to Build Crypto Wallets, Decentralized Exchange
The messaging app is pushing ahead with its buildout of crypto infrastructure. → Read More
Sam Bankman-Fried Says Alameda Winding Down, Promises FTX US Customers' Funds Are 'Fine'
The trading company's owner tweeted the news on Thursday morning. → Read More
SBF Warns FTX Investors of Bankruptcy Without More Cash: Bloomberg
FTX is underwater. → Read More
Apple Refuses to Exempt NFTs From App Store’s 30% Fee
The tech giant’s de facto ban on peer-to-peer NFT trading is likely here to stay. → Read More
Aptos Token Plunges in Trading Debut
FTX, Coinbase and Binance were among the first exchanges to list the buzzy new layer 1 token. → Read More
Crypto Trading Firm NYDIG Lays Off About 33% of Staff
The layoffs had been going on for "several weeks," one person told CoinDesk. → Read More
What Is EthereumMax? Inside the Crypto Kim Kardashian Lost $1.2M Promoting
EthereumMax and the EMAX token won investors over with big promises and flashy names. But has it delivered? → Read More
Crypto Lender Voyager Digital to Reopen Cash Withdrawals Next Week
The company, which is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings, received court approval for the $270 million plan on Thursday. → Read More
Master of Anons: How a Crypto Developer Faked a DeFi Ecosystem
The Macalinao brothers used a web of bogus identities to create the illusion of a dev community, juicing value on the Saber protocol and Solana blockchain. Now they're moving to Aptos. → Read More
Voyager Seeks Bankruptcy Protection Amid Crypto Credit Crisis
The Toronto-based lender filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York late Tuesday. → Read More
Rep. Cawthorn’s Crypto Wallet Reveals Undisclosed Trades Amid House Ethics Investigation
The North Carolina firebrand is under investigation for allegedly “pumping and dumping” the “Let's Go Brandon” meme coin. CoinDesk found his Ethereum wallet. → Read More
Golf Brand Callaway Joins LinksDAO as Equity Investor, ‘Strategic Partner’
The DAO that wants to buy a golf course is adding a big name to its cap table. → Read More
Chainalysis Reveals ‘Storyline’ Product to Follow the Money in Crypto Crime
“You have an entire investigation that tells the entire story of what happened,” Chief Scientist Jacob Illum said. → Read More
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Buys 7.6% Stake in Robinhood
He bought 56 million shares of the popular trading app on May 2. → Read More