Crypto


Finance

Crypto Developer Brothers Leave VC Firm After CoinDesk Exposé

Ian and Dylan Macalinao, who used a web of secret identities to juice the value of a Solana DeFi project, are “no longer affiliated with” Protagonist VC, said the firm they started.

Ian Macalinao, one of the Saber brothers (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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'I Would Never Date a Crypto Guy Again.' What Women Say About Dating in Crypto

Three women share how greed, gluttony and pride have turned them off from dating crypto bros.

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Finance

5 Top Crypto Lawyers Join Law Firm Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce Practice

Well-known crypto lawyer Stephen Palley will co-chair Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce practice.

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Markets

BofA: Crypto Buying Momentum Fades as Investors Weigh Bear Market Bounce, Recession Risk

The chance of a more hawkish Federal Reserve and the likelihood of interest rates staying higher for longer hasn't been fully priced into risky assets, the bank said.

Los inversores cripto están rotando hacia las criptomonedas estables en lugar de activos más volátiles. (Jan van der Wolf/Pexels)

Policy

California Assembly Passes Crypto Regulation Bill That Requires Bank-Issued Stablecoins

The Digital Financial Assets Law, which is similar to New York’s BitLicense, has been criticized by industry stakeholders.

California's state flag (Getty Images)

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Can Crypto Save the Cannabis Industry?

The legal cannabis industry’s problems go much deeper than a lack of access to banking. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Lawyer Kyle Roche Withdraws From Tether, Bitfinex, TRON and BitMEX Lawsuits After CryptoLeaks Scandal

The founding partner of upstart law firm Roche Freedman had been accused of starting frivolous class-action lawsuits to harm competitors of blockchain project Avalanche.

The Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Courthouse in New York (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Finance

Crece la adopción cripto en Perú a medida que aumentan la inflación e inestabilidad política

En medio de denuncias de corrupción sobre la dirigencia política y altas tasas de inflación, los peruanos están encontrando en las criptomonedas un resguardo de valor.

Crypto adoption is growing in Peru amid political instability and increasing inflation. (Alvaro Palacios/Unsplash)