Crypto exchange Bitpanda said it secured a markets in crypto assets license (MiCA) from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). The crypto asset service provider license will enable the exchange to operate across the European Union’s 27 nations. The Austria-based company had 6 million users in December and will use the license to accelerate […]
State of Crypto: Trump’s Second First Week
Donald Trump is officially the 47th President of the United States, and the U.S. government is going in some different directions from the last administration. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. Executive order The narrative U.S. President […]
It’s Easier Than You Think to Build With AI and Web3
Remember those middle-school writing prompts: Describe your favorite cookie. Your teacher told you to write it as if to an alien, a being who had never encountered a cookie before, which meant touching on each sense – sight, sound, smell, touch, taste. You might not have realized it then, but describing something in a way […]
Ledger Co-Founder’s Kidnapping Highlights Threat of Crypto Robberies
David Balland, co-founder of cryptocurrency wallet developer Ledger, was rescued in a police operation after being kidnapped in a ransom attack in France, according to reports, putting an end to days of swirling rumors. Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that Ballard and his wife were kidnapped on early Tuesday from their home in Central France […]
Prediction Markets Don’t Have a Gambling Problem, Says Crypto Attorney
Singapore and Thailand recently moved to ban Polymarket from their respective jurisdictions, arguing that the site was just another gambling platform. On the surface, that argument seems logical. Polymarket’s inclusion of sports prediction markets makes it seem like a competitor to licensed sportsbooks around the world. After all, even prediction market’s harshest critics acknowledge that […]
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