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Tecnologie

The Protocol: Friend.tech Fades as Crypto Craze, but Ethereum Is Scaling

This week in blockchain tech: Polygon's new "chain development kit," Farcaster's move to Optimism, Shibarium's return and Interlay's new Bitcoin layer-2 network, and Pancake Swap expands to Consensys's Linea.

The silver lining from the Friend.tech episode is that it reveals Ethereum's scaling strategy might be working. (Creative Commons)

Politiche

Bitstamp to Stop Ether Staking in U.S. Amid Regulatory Scrutiny

The Luxembourg-based exchange said that all other services will remain unaffected.

The Bitstamp booth at a crypto conference (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Mercati

First Mover Americas: Market Doesn't React Much to PayPal Stablecoin

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 8, 2023.

News that PayPal will issue a stablecoin failed to jolt the crypto market. (CoinDesk archives)

Finanza

Bitstamp Raising Funds for Asia, Europe Expansion: Bloomberg

Bitstamp is one of the oldest crypto exchanges, founded in 2011.

The Bitstamp booth at a crypto conference (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Video

Ledger Reveals Institutional-Grade Trading Network

Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger is targeting institutions with an open, enterprise-grade trading platform designed to meet their risk management and regulatory requirements. The Ledger Enterprise Tradelink network has signed up a number of crypto exchange and broker partners including Crypto.com, Bitstamp, Huobi and more. The Hash" panel discusses the state of crypto custody after FTX's collapse.

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Video

EU Parliament Greenlights Crypto Licensing, Funds Transfer Rules

Lawmakers in the European Union on Thursday voted 517-38 in favor of a new crypto licensing regime, Markets in Crypto Assets, popularly known as MiCA. John Ehlers, Chief Operating Officer of Bitstamp, which has operated in the E.U. for over a decade, reacts to this landmark vote and how it may impact crypto exchanges.

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Video

Bitstamp COO on Future of EU’s Crypto Licensing Regime

Lawmakers in the European Union on Thursday voted 517-38 in favor of a new crypto licensing regime, MiCA, with 18 abstentions, making it the first major jurisdiction in the world to introduce a comprehensive crypto law. Bitstamp Chief Operating Officer John Ehlers and CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Jack Schickler weigh in on the latest developments.

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Politiche

Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Registers in France

The exchange joins Binance, Bitpanda and Société Générale in securing recognition from one of the most sophisticated regimes in the EU.

The Bitstamp booth at a crypto conference (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finanza

Genesis’ Crypto Trading Arm Is Moving Money Around, a Sign of Normality Amid Sibling’s Bankruptcy

About $125 million was sent to exchanges in the run-up to Genesis’ lending division filing for Chapter 11 protection. More was moved the next day.

Business as usual for the Genesis trading arm. (Getty Images)

Finanza

Zodia Custody Appoints Crypto Exchange Bitstamp’s Julian Sawyer as CEO

Sawyer was Bitstamp's CEO and a co-founder of U.K. lender Starling Bank.

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