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Finance

Fan Tokens Have Much Larger Market Than NFTs, Says Chiliz CEO as Blockchain Prepares New Memecoin 'Pepper'

Chiliz CEO Alexandre Dreyfus called out the disproportionate hype around NFTs in comparison to fan tokens in an interview with CoinDesk.

16:9 Chiliz CEO Alexandre Dreyfus in Singapore during Token2049 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Policy

'Is Daddy on the Airplane?' Jailed Binance Exec Gambaryan Family’s Ordeal in New Podcast

U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, the congressman from Gambaryan’s district, alleged in the “Designated” podcast that Nigeria is holding him as a “hostage” and argued that all of America’s cards “should be on the table.”

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Policy

U.S. Judge Sides With SEC in Case Against Crypto Wallet Rivetz Over Sale of Unregistered Securities

United States District Judge Mark Mastroianni granted the SEC's motion for a summary judgement.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Cryptocurrencies Continue to Outperform the Stock Market: Canaccord

A potential bitcoin rally could start between now and April if the crypto follows historical patterns post halving, the report said.

stepwise increasing stacks of coins pictured against a chart of rising price candles

Policy

Circle Signals Plans to Bring USDC to Australia With Venture Capitalist Mark Carnegie

The partnership appears set to cover the Asia Pacific region since Carnegie's company has offices in Australia and Singapore.

Circle Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte (left) and CEO Jeremy Allaire (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Operating Crypto ATM Network in the UK

This marks the first U.K. conviction for running a crypto ATM operation.

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Policy

Japan Plans to Review Its Crypto Rules: Bloomberg

The review which will occur over the coming months could also pave the way for crypto exchange traded funds.

Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bithumb Weighs U.S. Nasdaq Listing: Report

Late last year, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange was reported to be considering listing its shares on Kosdaq.

Bithumb (Shutterstock)

Policy

China's Former Minister of Finance Calls Crypto a 'Crucial Aspect' of Digital Economy

The former minister called on Beijing to study the industry in light of Republican candidate Donald Trump's comments on crypto.

Beijing's Forbidden City. (Ling Tang/Unsplash)

Policy

Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Could Be Released on Friday

A Federal Bureau of Prisons rule states that an inmate whose release date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, may be released on the last preceding weekday.

Binance's CZ (Twitter/Modified by CoinDesk)