Stablecoin
US Government Warns Further Crypto Attacks From North Korea Following Axie Infinity Hack
Halborn Co-founder Steven Walbroehl discusses North Korea’s involvement in the over $600 million hack of Axie Infinity’s Ronin network and the role of blockchain analytics in uncovering the perpetrators. Walbroehl explains the probability of the funds being recovered, the use of social engineering, and the Lazarus group’s history of perpetrating online attacks. Plus, a conversation about the recent $182 million exploit of the Beanstalk stablecoin protocol.
Attacker Drains $182M From Beanstalk Stablecoin Protocol
The flash-loan attack becomes the second nine-figure DeFi exploit in a month.
Yes, Crypto Is Cool. But How About Starting With More User-Friendly Tools?
Cryptocurrencies have a bright future but are still too hard for most people to use, including those living in underserved communities.
Cynthia Lummis: Senator, Hodler
The Wyoming senator, a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival, holds plenty of BTC and champions crypto whenever she can.
Circle Raises $400M as BlackRock Explores USDC
USDC issuer Circle has raised $400 million in a recent funding round which included Wall Street leaders BlackRock and Fidelity. “The Hash” group discusses USDC’s potential as the dominant stablecoin for payment services and possible integrations of blockchain technology into traditional financial services.
Circle Raises $400M as BlackRock Explores USDC
BlackRock and Fidelity headlined the stablecoin issuer's latest funding round, which follows a $440 million raise last May.
Morgan Stanley Says US Could Regulate Stablecoin Issuers Like Banks
A U.S. CBDC is needed to ensure the dollar remains the world’s dominant payment mechanism, the bank’s analyst said
How to Best Navigate Crypto Taxes As 2022 Deadlines Approach
CoinLedger Co-Founder & CEO David Kemmerer discusses best practices for crypto taxes, touching on strategic tax-loss harvesting, stablecoins and what software like CryptoTrader.Tax can offer. Plus a conversation about NFTs and CoinLedger’s ambitions to make digital asset taxes easier for traders.
Senator Toomey Introduces New Stablecoin Bill, SEC Approves BTC Spot ETF
CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses a new bill introduced by Senator Pat Toomey regarding a joint effort on stablecoin regulation. Plus, a conversation about the SEC approving a new Bitcoin Spot ETF and the Treasury Secretary’s upcoming speech on cryptocurrency.
Waves Founder Blames Short Sellers for Its Woes. Here's Why That's a Red Flag
To longtime finance observers, blaming shorts often looks like the last desperate deflection of a project in denial about its failures.
