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Markets

Chainlink Staking Opens With Initial $51M Inflow

Staking started Tuesday, and 7 million LINK tokens were locked in the first 30 minutes to secure the network.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink)

Tech

Blockchain Data Provider Chainlink Launches Staking of Its Native Token LINK

Staking will provide incentives that will enable the Chainlink system to grow, according to co-founder Sergey Nazarov.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Goldman to Spend Big on Crypto Post-FTX

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 6, 2022.

Goldman Sachs is planning to invest tens of millions of dollars in crypto firms. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Policy

UK Financial Regulator Seeks Comments on Ad Approval Process for Crypto

Only companies with Financial Conduct Authority permission will be able to approve promotional material.

Coinbase ad on London Underground (Tube). August 2021. (Sheldon Reback/CoinDesk)

Videos

Most Influential 2022: The People Who Defined the Year in Crypto

CoinDesk unveiled its 2022 Most Influential list, the definitive list of the biggest change makers in crypto, blockchain and Web3 this year. CoinDesk Head of Magazine Ben Schiller discusses the rankings and partnerships with artists to immortalize on-chain a number of winners. Plus, insights into the launch of "Consensus Magazine" and how viewers can claim DESK tokens.

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Consensus Magazine

The Organizer of the Freedom Convoy Who Got Its Crypto Assets Seized

Canada’s trucker protest leaders unwittingly taught us that a private citizen in that country can successfully petition a judge to seize someone else’s crypto. That's why Tamara Lich is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Tamara Lich (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Don’t Let the Neckwear Fool You

This anonymous account has been converting TradFi toffs into crypto bros. That’s why BowTied Bull is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

La recuperación alcista de bitcoin logró que el interés abierto alcance máximos anuales. (Will Ess para Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

And Then There Was One

In an astonishing six months as crypto winter hobbled even well-funded crypto companies, Binance defended its position at the top of all crypto exchanges and took down its $40 billion rival, FTX. That’s why Changpeng Zhao is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Still image from "1-800-CZ" (Aleqth/CoinDesk)