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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 (Courtesy: Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether's USDT Has Uses Beyond Crypto Markets, Trading: CEO Paolo Ardoino

Ardoino said there's more of a need for stablecoins outside the U.S., especially in countries with rampant inflation and shoddy financial infrastructure.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Finance

Banking Platform OpenPayd Hires Two Senior Execs From Crypto Prime Broker FalconX

Lux Thiagarajah and Richard Usher will start at the business in London on Oct. 1.

Lux Thiagarajah, OpenPayd's director of growth (OpenPayd)

Tech

GraFun, Supported by Floki and DWF Labs, Brings Memecoin Frenzy to BNB Chain

FLOKI tokens could see a price jump as the project’s closeness to GraFun boosts fundamentals.

(GraFun)

Policy

Crypto PACs Dominate Ohio Senate Race, Spending $40M on Sherrod Brown's Foe

Crypto-fan candidate Bernie Moreno has caught up in Ohio polls as the industry's cash outpaces other PACs in one of the key U.S. Senate races that may decide the majority.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee who has so far spurned crypto legislation, faces on onslaught of $40 million in crypto cash backing his Ohio election opponent. (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

Finance

U.S. Crypto Industry Will Follow a Different Path From Rest of World: BitMEX Group CEO

BitMex does not operate in the U.S. and is positioned more in Asia than any other part of the world.

BitMEX Group CEO Stephan Lutz (Courtesy: BitMEX)

Tech

DeFi Protocol Cega Debuts 'Vault Token Market' to Facilitate Seamless Investing

The offering solves the liquidity issues faced by investors due to the 27-day deposit lock-up period.

(Alina Grubnyak/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Said to Hire Natasha Powell as UK Head of Compliance

Powell will start in her new role at the crypto exchange in November.

Kraken has hired Natasha Powell as U.K. head of compliance: sources. (BCB Group)

Finance

Crypto Investment Firm Deus X Capital Unveils DeFi Unit Which Will Start New Yield Generating Protocol

The company will debut its first protocol on the Solana blockchain in early 2025 with more than $100 million in total value locked.

Deus X CEO Tim Grant (Deus X)

Markets

Family Offices Investors Summit: The $100M Club Bets on Liquid Token, AI, and Gaming in Pivot to Alternative Investments

The Asia-Pacific region is expected to lead global growth in family office wealth, Manana Samuseva, founder of FOIS, told CoinDesk.

Manana Samuseva, founder of FOIS, (right) at the Family Funds Investor Summit at Singapore. (Manana Samuseva/FOIS)