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Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood at Consensus in Austin, Texas. (Marco Bello/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
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Cathie Wood's Ether ETF Pullback Is Likely Due to Fee War
The asset manager’s name was removed from a recent document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in preparation for the launch and later confirmed that it dropped...
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood at Consensus in Austin, Texas. (Marco Bello/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
By Helene Braun
Jun 6, 2024 at 3:35 p.m. UTC
Jun 6, 2024
AnalysisARK InvestCathie WoodEther ETFs
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 28: Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in court during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 28, 2024 in New York City. Donald Trump arrived for closing arguments in his hush money trial ahead of the jury deciding whether to make him the first criminally convicted former president and current White House hopeful in history. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Trump Conviction Barely Dents His Odds of Winning Election: Prediction Markets
Plus: Polymarket traders doubt Trump will go to prison; Kalshi bettors are at odds with the CME FedWatch poll on rate cuts.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 28: Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in court during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 28, 2024 in New York City. Donald Trump arrived for closing arguments in his hush money trial ahead of the jury deciding whether to make him the first criminally convicted former president and current White House hopeful in history. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
By Sam Reynolds
Jun 3, 2024 at 11:29 p.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2024
AnalysisElection 2024Prediction MarketsPolymarketKalshi
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Bitcoin Is Still Strong, but Macro Factors Pose Risk, Crypto Analyst Says
Hardening government bond yields post a risk to risk assets, including cryptocurrencies, one crypto observer said.
(WOKANDAPIX/Pixabay)
By Omkar Godbole
May 31, 2024 at 7:46 a.m. UTC
May 31, 2024
AnalysisBitcoinMarketsBondsTreasurysInflation
Trump arrives at his NFT gala at Mar-a-Lago in May 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Trump Widens Lead Over With Biden (on Polymarket and PredictIt) After Courting Crypto Vote
Plus: how much longshot money was made betting on the SEC approving an Ethereum ETF?
Trump arrives at his NFT gala at Mar-a-Lago in May 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Sam Reynolds
May 27, 2024 at 10:04 p.m. UTC
May 27, 2024
AnalysisElection 2024Prediction Markets
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is holding the line against crypto legislation, even as the White House says its willing to talk. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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SEC's Gensler Going Rogue in Solo Quest to Stop U.S. Crypto Legislation?
A new White House statement suggests not even the president who appointed the SEC chairman thinks the government can go on overseeing digital assets without new policy.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is holding the line against crypto legislation, even as the White House says its willing to talk. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
May 22, 2024 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
May 22, 2024
AnalysisRegulationSecurities and Exchange CommissionHouse of RepresentativesLegislationGary Gensler
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Ether ETF Speculation Could Weigh on SOL, Wider Altcoin Market
Traders will not want to be short ETH while going through an ETF approval, one observer said.
(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)
By Omkar Godbole
May 21, 2024 at 10:51 a.m. UTC
May 21, 2024
AnalysisEtherBitcoinMarketsSolanaSOL
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Institutions Still Skeptical of a Near-Term Bitcoin Price Rally, CME Options Data Show
The higher implied volatility for short-dated puts suggests investors are willing to pay a premium for downside protection, CF Benchmarks said.
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By Omkar Godbole
May 17, 2024 at 6:45 a.m. UTC
May 17, 2024
AnalysisCMEBitcoinOptionsMarkets
Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)
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Crypto Community Voices Outrage at Tornado Cash Developer Verdict
Alexey Pertsev, a developer of Tornado Cash, was sentenced to 64 months in prison for money laundering.
Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)
By Camomile Shumba
May 16, 2024 at 3:26 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2024
AnalysisAlexey PertsevTornado CashNetherlandsMoney Laundering
(Leland Bobbe/Getty)
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As a Pension Embraces Bitcoin, Hope Grows for Cryptocurrency's Long-Term Prospects Even Among Conservative Pros
Wisconsin's state pension put $160 million into BlackRock and Grayscale's Bitcoin ETFs, showing even risk-averse investors are able to embrace crypto and possibly presaging a...
(Leland Bobbe/Getty)
By Helene Braun
May 16, 2024 at 2:20 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2024
AnalysisMarketsBitcoin ETF