CoinDesk · 快讯

(Ethereum) Ethereum Foundation spinout EthSystems is building privacy infrastructure for banks and other financial institutions, arguing that confidentiality, not scalability, is the biggest barrier to moving real-world financial activity onto public Ethereum. Founder Mo Jalil said institutional demand has shifted from experimental blockchain pilots to production deployments, with banks increasingly looking for privacy-preserving tools that enable them to transact on public blockchains while mee

The Bank of Russia unveiled new crypto rules as the country prepares to roll-out a digital assets framework in September. (Ludvig14/Wikimedia Commons) The Bank of Russia has published draft regulations to create organized cryptocurrency markets, extending existing securities market rules to digital assets. The proposals would establish regulated “digital depositories” with tiered capital requirements from 50 million to 250 million rubles, depending on the services they provide and the types of a

Liquidity begets liquidity, so the saying goes. Hyperliquid, as its name suggests, has become the decentralized exchange of choice for many traders, particularly those who want to trade perpetual futures or “perps,” blockchain-based derivatives contracts that allow users to speculate on the price of an asset with leverage and no expiration date. Created by Harvard classmates Jeff Yan and a pseudonymous developer known as iliensinc, Hyperliquid, which went live at the start of 2023, is capitalizi

(Abi abdullah miyad/Unsplash) Zcash has activated its Ironwood (NU6.3) upgrade, sealing the Orchard shielded pool that held about 3.66 million ZEC and opening a new private pool that starts with zero coins. A previously undisclosed bug in Orchard’s proof circuit could have allowed the creation of counterfeit ZEC without onchain traces, prompting the move to Ironwood and a turnstile mechanism that caps withdrawals to verifiable deposits. Ironwood introduces quantum-resilient record-keeping and fo

Morgan Stanley added exchange-traded products tracking ether and solana, expanding its digital asset lineup beyond bitcoin. The new funds use CoinDesk benchmark indexes, charge a market-leading 0.14% fee and pass staking rewards to investors. The firm's 16,000 financial advisors and E*TRADE platform could give the products a significant distribution advantage. Morgan Stanley is offering exchange-traded products tied to ether (ETH) and solana (SOL) just months after introducing its spot bitcoin B

Core Scientific signed a 15-year, 529 MW deal with AMD for AI infrastructure, potentially generating $14 billion in base contracted revenue. The partnership includes rights for AMD to reserve up to 1.9 gigawatts of additional capacity through 2028, expanding the total to 2.5 GW. The deal accelerates Core Scientific’s pivot from bitcoin mining toward AI data centers, following the termination of its ASIC agreement with Block. Data center operator Core Scientific (CORZ) announced an infrastructure

(Vadim Artyukhin/Unsplash) Binance has adopted a policy that routes most foreign law enforcement requests through the United Arab Emirates and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties, slowing access to user data, according to The New York Times. European investigators and U.S. prosecutors say the changes are making it harder to track scammers, combat money laundering and quickly freeze or seize assets, though Binance still responds directly in cases involving child sexual abuse, terrorism or imminent t

(Matcuz/Pixabay) A lawsuit alleges Apple kept a fake bitcoin wallet app on its store after one user reported an $875,000 theft, leading to another user having roughly $840,000 stolen. Three plaintiffs claim to have lost $1.84 million collectively after entering their seed phrases into the app. Apple has since removed the app and terminated associated developer accounts in its efforts to combat App Store fraud and scams. Apple (AAPL) allegedly allowed a fraudulent bitcoin wallet app to remain in

(harryloya/Pixabay) This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter 'Daybook.' Sign up here , if you haven't already. While bitcoin BTC $ 64.397,85 and ether (ETH) are under pressure, their prices remain above their respective 50-day averages, a bullish sign. The broader market isn’t so lucky. The 50-day simple moving average (SMA) is widely tracked as a near-term trend gauge. Price breaks above that level are taken as a sign that bullish momentum is building. Right now, only 29 of the top 100 coins

BTC price (CoinDesk data) Bitcoin fell around 2% during the U.S. overnight session as South Korea's Kospi stock index plunged 11%, one of its worst single-day declines in years The slide rattled global risk assets, hitting AI and layer-1 tokens hardest, with FET, NEAR and HYPE losing as much as 10% over 24 hours. The U.S. Senate shelved the Crypto Clarity Act to prioritize a Russia sanctions bill and federal nominations, leaving just two weeks of floor time before the Aug. 8 recess begins and a

(Dimitris Vetsikas/Pixabay) 1inch has expanded its Aqua liquidity protocol to 13 EVM-compatible chains, allowing users to share liquidity across multiple positions simultaneously. Liquidity providers can keep assets in their own wallets, using one balance to back multiple positions without splitting capital across different pools. The launch features a $1.37 million incentive program, with 1inch Foundation and DAO allocating 10M 1INCH tokens and $500k in USDC over three months. Decentralized exc

Sk Hynix perp suffered flash crash on Hyperliquid. (Hyperliquid) Perpetual futures tied to SK Hynix on the Hyperliquid exchange plunged about 20% in one minute before quickly rebounding above $1,000. The flash crash in the USDC-denominated contract preceded a sharp selloff in South Korea, where SK Hynix shares fell 14% and the Kospi index dropped 11%. The episode comes amid thin overnight crypto liquidity and broader weakness in AI-related stocks, including a 5% drop in Nvidia after a report on

(Tim Mossholder/Unsplash) BitMEX, a pioneering crypto derivatives exchange known for inventing the perpetual swap, will permanently shut down in September after years of regulatory and legal troubles. A wave of closures and bankruptcies, including BitMart, Movement Labs and Storj Labs, underscores how collapsing retail trading volumes and rising regulatory costs are squeezing smaller crypto firms. Analysts say only large, well-capitalized exchanges with strong compliance, transparent reserves an

null It’s highly unusual for the largest derivatives exchange operator in the U.S., the CME Group, to be at war with its regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) — but that's now happening in a situation brought about by the agency's decision to allow blockchain-based perpetual future products. Last month, the CME sued the CFTC and its chairman, Mike Selig, challenging his decision to let ‌the prediction markets platform Kalshi and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) list c

HKMA announces Quantum Preparedness Index for banks. (Vishal Bansal/Unsplash) The Hong Kong Monetary Authority gave the banking sector a Quantum Preparedness Index score of just 2.3 out of 10. Most banks remain stuck in the awareness phase, with few formal plans or pilot projects for post-quantum cryptography. The HKMA aims to lift the industry to a 10 by 2030 through toolkits, workshops and skills training, as global regulators, including the U.S. government, push parallel timelines for quantum

null Disclosure & Polices : CoinDesk is an award-winning media outlet that covers the cryptocurrency industry. Its journalists abide by a strict set of editorial policies . CoinDesk has adopted a set of principles aimed at ensuring the integrity, editorial independence and freedom from bias of its publications. CoinDesk is part of Bullish (NYSE:BLSH), an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides market infrastructure and information services. Bullish owns and invests in

BTC's price drops after U.S. close. Asian stocks slide. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay) Bitcoin fell about 2.7 percent to roughly $63,200, extending losses across major cryptocurrencies as Asian equities, led by South Korea’s Kospi, sold off sharply. The U.S. Senate has delayed action on the closely watched CLARITY Act to focus on a Russia sanctions bill, likely pushing any vote on crypto regulatory legislation to next week before the Aug. 8 recess. Analysts say bitcoin tends to move with stocks when m

The U.S. Senate will deal with Russia before it can deal with the crypto Clarity Act. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) The U.S. Senate will move on to a couple of other matters while lawmakers debate the details of the crypto Clarity Act, according to a schedule set out by Majority Leader John Thune to first pursue nominations and a Russia sanctions bill. The Clarity Act could still get some preliminary Senate action next week, though that’s the final week before the chamber begins its summer recess, p

CFTC Chair Mike Selig (CoinDesk) A federal judge ruled that Minnesota’s law banning prediction markets likely runs afoul of the Commodity Exchange Act, granting a preliminary injunction against the law to Kalshi, Polymarket and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Judge Katherine Menendez, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, ruled Monday that Minnesota’s recently passed law that would ban prediction market operators from offering their products in the state seems to be

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Monday, July 27 (CoinDesk) Bitcoin has stayed resilient around $65,000 even as AI-linked tech stocks slumped, but this week’s Federal Reserve decision and key economic data could determine its next big move. Analysts say bitcoin must break above roughly $67,300, with ether above $2,000, to confirm a new leg of the crypto bull market, while ether’s recent outperformance is seen as a constructive sign. Skeptics point to weak buying conviction, falling futures open interest a

null Perpetual futures have spent years as one of crypto’s most popular trading products, especially for investors outside the United States. Now that the contracts are entering regulated American markets, Wall Street is trying to decide whether they are a passing retail craze or a lasting threat to traditional futures. The early numbers have been hard to ignore. Kalshi’s perpetual futures topped $1 billion in trading volume within a week of launch in June, making them the company’s biggest prod

Digital asset trading platform Uphold cuts 17% of global headcount as crypto winter bites. (Pixabay) Uphold has cut 17% of its global workforce as it shifts resources toward its rapidly growing enterprise business. The company said it is not closing any offices and will continue serving U.K., European and enterprise customers as normal. Weaker retail crypto activity accelerated the move, while demand from banks, fintechs and broker-dealers continues to grow. Crypto trading platform Uphold said i