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Why billionaire CZ says U.S. crypto users are getting a bad deal
Changpeng Zhao, founder and former CEO of Binance, sits down with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie for one of his most candid conversations. CZ talks about growing up in an immigrant family, why he's never taken on real debt, the four months he spent in U.S. prison, the $2 million he's quietly donated to prison reform, and why he believes "there's no delete button" for crypto.
Google engineer busted for insider trading on Polymarket
A Google security engineer was arrested for allegedly using the company's internal search data to place winning bets on Polymarket prediction markets. Michele Spagnuolo transferred $3.8 million in USDC and personally cleared about $1.2 million before attempting to conceal the funds through a privacy mixer. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
SEC Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel: 'I bought my first Bitcoin in 2013'
Taylor Lindman, chief counsel of the SEC Crypto Task Force, joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami to outline the agency's two-bucket approach to crypto regulation, why the CLARITY Act will "supercharge" the SEC, and the open questions around tokenized securities. Plus, the chief counsel's personal crypto origin story: buying Bitcoin in Korea in 2013 and learning self-custody after his exchange went bust.
The Hedera Ecosystem Converges in Miami at HederaCon
Dive deep into the Hedera ecosystem with the brilliant minds behind it. From co-founders Dr. Leemon Baird and Mance Harmon to Hashgraph CEO, Eric Piscini, we talk tokenization, AI, stablecoins and the policy developments reshaping global finance and infrastructure from HederaCon 2026 in Miami Beach.
U.S. military confirms it's running a live bitcoin node
Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, told Congress the military is running a live node on the Bitcoin network for monitoring and security tests. It's the first public confirmation from a sitting combatant commander, and signals that Washington is treating Bitcoin as a national security asset. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Lawmakers outraged over "disgusting" war bets on Polymarket
Polymarket removed a betting market on the rescue of U.S. service members in Iran after lawmakers criticized it for reducing a military operation to a financial trade. Will this incident add to the pressure prediction markets face in Washington? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
La plataforma DeFi de Solana, Step Finance, sufre un hackeo de tesorería por 27 millones de dólares mientras el precio del token se desploma
El token de gobernanza de la plataforma (STEP) se desplomó más del 80% tras el anuncio en medio de una caída generalizada del mercado criptográfico.
Unleash Protocol sufrió un exploit de 3.9 millones de dólares con fondos canalizados a través de Tornado Cash
La plataforma de propiedad intelectual en Story Protocol perdió aproximadamente 3.9 millones de dólares tras una explotación en la gobernanza, con los fondos robados posteriormente enviados a través de Tornado Cash.
Circle desmiente una supuesta plataforma de canjes tokenizados de oro y plata
El comunicado, distribuido en Nochebuena, utilizó la marca Circle y afirmó citar a ejecutivos, pero un portavoz de Circle declaró que "no es real".
Polymarket señala a una herramienta de inicio de sesión de terceros después de que los usuarios reportaran brechas en sus cuentas
La plataforma atribuyó el incidente a un proveedor de inicio de sesión de terceros, que varios usuarios especularon que era Magic Labs, una herramienta popular para inicios de sesión basados en correo electrónico.
