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Former CEO Jamie Leverton is succeeded by president Asher Genoot.

The decentralized social network Farcaster is enjoying a breakout after last week's introduction of "Frames" – a new feature that could attract attention from developers and, eventually, mainstream users. CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie sat down…

Friendzone was built by early team members from Band Protocol, Synthetix and Koinly and targets the social application space.

The total derivatives trading volume on CME rose 35% in January to $94.9 billion, the highest since October 2021.

Periodic observations and market musings from Todd Groth, Head of Research, CoinDesk Indices.

Prometheum Inc. – still standing alone as the only U.S.-registered crypto securities platform – has disclosed that the first digital asset it'll handle for clients will be ether {{ETH}}.

The latest price moves in bitcoin and crypto markets in context for Feb. 7, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

The test simulated “proto-danksharding,” a technical feature aimed at reducing the cost of transactions for rollups as well as making data availability cheaper.

As of Wednesday morning, validator “Big Brain Staking” holds over 35% of staked DYM tokens – attracting criticism from DYM holders for its large network influence.

The new consumer protection rules will take effect in July 2024.