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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Animoca Brands clears major regulatory hurdle with new Dubai license

Animoca said the license allows it to commence operations in Dubai, offering broker-dealer services and digital asset management and investments.

(Photo by ZQ Lee on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Prediction markets vs. insider trading: Founders admit blockchain transparency is the only defense

Prediction markets are increasingly being framed not as gambling platforms but as vehicles for monetizing information, though founders acknowledged the line can blur.

Jared Dillinger, CEO of New Prontera Group, Farokh Sarmad, co-founder of DASTAN  and Ding X, founder of Predict.fun at Consensus Hong Kong 2026. (CoinDesk)

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The Genius Act ripple effect: Sui executives say institutional demand has never been higher

Evan Cheng and Stephen Mackintosh said 2025 marked a turning point for institutional adoption, with tokenization and agentic commerce emerging as the next frontier.

Stephen Mackintosh, chief investment officer of Sui Group Holdings, and Evan Cheng, CEO of Mysten Labs at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)

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U.S.-based DeFi group urges UK FCA to anchor crypto rules to 'unilateral control'

DeFi Education Fund says developers of non-custodial protocols should not be regulated as intermediaries under the U.K.’s proposed crypto regime.

UK FCA (FCA, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ark Invest buys $18 million of crypto stocks including 10th consecutive Bullish purchase

Ark also bought $12 million worth of crypto-friendly investment platform Robinhood and $4 million worth of ether treasury firm Bitmine Immersion Technologies.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

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From FTX debris to global finance: Solana’s 2026 plan is all about the application layer

Resilience built from the debris of 2022 is now shaping the Solana ecosystems future, leaders from Jupiter, Backpack, Kamino and DoubleZero argued at Consensus Hong Kong 2026.

Solana OG builders panel at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)

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ETHZilla prepares for takeoff: How you can now own a piece of a jet engine for just $100

ETHZilla unveiled a tokenized aviation asset, Eurus Aero Token I, offering accredited investors access to lease income from two commercial jet engines.

Plane in the air (Artturi Jalli/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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A ladder for the masses: Pakistan’s Bilal Bin Saqib says crypto is a necessity, not a luxury

Regulation of digital assets is a great opportunity for emerging markets, said Pakistan’s crypto regulation lead.

PVARA chairman Bilal Bin Saqib (Consensus)

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Gate CEO and founder Lin Han says banks have lost the war against stablecoins

The head of the fourth-largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume also said he believes bitcoin’s four-year cycle is no longer a thing.

Lin Han of Gate (Photo: Olivier Acuna/Modified by CoinDesk)