Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

Jamie Crawley

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Finance

Kraken Acquires U.S.-Licensed Derivatives Platform From IG for $100M

Kraken bought Small Exchange for $32.5 million in cash and $67.5 million in stock, IG announced on Thursday

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Australia's Government Proposes New Powers for AUSTRAC to Restrict Crypto ATMs

AUSTRAC said that the majority of high-value crypto ATM transactions were directly associated with scams or moving money to high-risk jurisdictions.

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

Markets

Stablecoin Boom Nears $300B as New Platforms Push Market Beyond Trading: Artemis

Supply has surged 72% year-over-year, led by Ethereum, Solana, and Plasma’s record debut, as stablecoins begin to mirror core banking functions

Projects competing to become the dominant "layer 2" network atop Ethereum are now competing to become networks of networks. (Unsplash)

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Markets

Stablecoins Will Disrupt Cross-Border Payments, Investment Bank William Blair Says

Circle and Coinbase are poised to benefit most, as stablecoins reshape global payments and challenge the dominance of traditional correspondent banks.

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Markets

IREN and WULF Shares Jump as Companies Launch Billion Dollar Debt Deals

Both companies unveil major note offerings to strengthen balance sheets and accelerate growth in data center and computing infrastructure

IREN, WULF Share Price (TradingView)

Markets

BNB Holds Near $1,190 as China Merchants Bank Tokenizes Fund on BNB Chain

BNB Chain and Binance launched initiatives to shore up confidence, including a $45 million airdrop and a $400 million "Together Initiative".

BNBUSD (CoinDesk Data)

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Markets

BNB Slides 6.5% After Hitting All-Time High After $500B Crypto Rout

Despite the drop accumulation continues, with China Renaissance aiming to raise $600 million for a publicly traded crypto treasury focused solely on BNB.

BNBUSD (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Eyes Bigger Role in Tokenization

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said the digital asset market, including stablecoins and tokenized assets, will grow "significantly" over the next few years

Larry Fink (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)