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

Crypto exchange Luno cuts 20% of staff amid automation push and retail trading slumps

The DCG-owned company previously cut 35% of staff in January 2023 citing tough market conditions.

Luno, South Africa (Jolame Chirwa/Unsplash)

Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin holds above $64,000 as Nasdaq surges on AI trade comeback

The Nasdaq gained more than 2%, with Microsoft higher by 15% after its cloud unit grew at the fastest pace in four years while it held the line on spending.

Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as Microsoft's AI payoff lifts stocks. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Coinbase hit by spot trading slump: Wall Street trims expectations ahead of earnings

Wall Street expects a sluggish second quarter from Coinbase as crypto trading activity cools, putting all eyes on and pending U.S. crypto legislation.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum Foundation names pcaversaccio to board amid leadership changes

pcaversaccio (known as "pc"), is a prominent security researcher in the Ethereum ecosystem. His addition brings the foundation's board to four members.

Ethereum Logo

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Finance

BNY targets $8.6 trillion transfer agency market on blockchain rails

The world’s largest custodian will keep its existing system while adding a digital ownership record for tokenized funds.

BNY office (BNY/Press)

Markets

Binance offers gold and silver options after commodity futures pull in billions in daily volume

The crypto exchange unveils commodity options following strong uptake for gold and silver perps.

Piles of gold and silver bars. (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash)

Policy

Russia outlines new digital depository rules ahead of fall crypto framework roll-out

The central bank's draft rules require digital asset platforms to hold up to $2.8 million in liquid capital as a sweeping regulatory framework looms.

Bank of Russia in Moscow. (Ludvig14/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Binance makes fighting crypto crime more difficult, says new report

The New York Times says a quiet change to Binance's compliance rules is forcing international law enforcement to navigate slow-moving government treaties to get user data.

(Vadim Artyukhin/Unsplash)

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Web3

1inch opens Aqua liquidity protocol across 13 chains

Liquidity providers can keep assets in their own wallets, using one balance to back multiple positions without splitting capital across different pools.

(Dimitris Vetsikas/Pixabay)

Finance

BitMEX and BitMart may be first casualties of crypto trading slump

Trading volumes across major centralized platforms fell down to $1.05 trillion, marking the quietest stretch of activity for the digital asset market in over two years.

Closed sign (Tim Mossholder/Unsplash)