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Decentralized Exchange had over $80 million in total value locked before the incident.

After a blockchain sleuth reported that the Bitcoin mining pool may have censored a transaction from an address blacklisted by U.S. authorities, critics responded, and so did the project's co-founder.

The crypto exchange Binance's expensive deal with U.S. prosecutors this week bears harsh consequences, but could mean a positive outlook for the company in the long term.

The world's largest crypto exchange agreed to settle U.S. criminal charges and its founder and CEO pled guilty and agreed to step down from the company.

In this week's edition of The Protocol newsletter, we share a few trends stand out to close 2023: the proliferation of Ethereum layer-2 networks, the ascendancy of zero-knowledge cryptography and the appearance of tokens, smart contracts…

The metric helps investors and users to understand whether a blockchain is going to merely survive, or thrive, says Todd Groth, head of research at CoinDesk Indices.

Blue-chip institutions including Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan are trialing digital asset offerings, seeking cost savings and efficiencies.

Conceptual artist and legal scholar Brian Frye says inaccessible crypto tokens cannot be sold, but can be donated — with potentially significant tax benefits.

The latest price moves in bitcoin and crypto markets in context for Nov. 22, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.