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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."

Solana DeFi-platform Step Finance getroffen door een hack van $27 miljoen in de schatkist, terwijl de tokenprijs instort
De governance-token van het platform (STEP) kelderde met meer dan 80% na de aankondiging temidden van een bredere neerwaartse trend op de cryptomarkt.

Unleash Protocol getroffen door exploit van $3,9 miljoen waarbij fondsen werden omgeleid via Tornado Cash
Het intellectuele eigendomsplatform op Story Protocol verloor ongeveer $3,9 miljoen na een exploit in de governance, waarbij de gestolen fondsen later werden doorgestuurd via Tornado Cash.

Circle-platform dat tokenized goud- en zilverwissels belooft, is 'nep', zegt bedrijf
De release, verspreid op kerstavond, gebruikte Circle-branding en beweerde leidinggevenden te citeren, maar een woordvoerder van Circle verklaarde dat het "niet echt" was.

Polymarket verwijst naar een tool voor derdenlogin nadat gebruikers accountinbreuken melden
Het platform schreef het incident toe aan een externe inlogprovider, waarvan verschillende gebruikers speculeerden dat het Magic Labs was, een populair hulpmiddel voor inlogprocedures via e-mail.
