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Kraken Considers Nuclear Energy for Data Centers; Biden's Odds of Dropping Out Jump on PolyMarket
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as crypto exchange Kraken considers using nuclear energy as a power source for its data centers. Plus, Nigeria's money laundering trial against Binance and two executives was adjourned until July 5. And, the odds that President Biden drops out of the race for the White House hit an all-time high of 60% on Polymarket.
U.S. Lawmakers Visit Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria; Winklevoss Twins Donate to Trump Campaign
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, Congressman French Hill and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan visited Tigran Gambaryan in a Nigerian prison. Plus, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss announced their donations to the campaign of former President Donald Trump and Standard Chartered is establishing a spot trading desk for buying and selling bitcoin and ether.
MicroStrategy Buys 11.9K More Bitcoin; SEC Ends Probe Into Consensys
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including MicroStrategy's purchase of 11,931 BTC. Plus, Binance has been fined approximately $2.2 million by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit; and Consensys received letters from the U.S. SEC saying the regulator had ended its investigation into the technology incubator company.
Robinhood to Buy Crypto Exchange Bitstamp; Core Scientific Rejects CoreWeave's Buyout Offer
"CoinDesk Daily" host Helene Braun breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as trading platform Robinhood announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million in cash. Plus, Core Scientific has rejected the more than $1 billion buyout offer from cloud computing firm CoreWeave and Binance can once again allow Mastercard users to purchase crypto on the exchange.
Bitcoin Crosses $71K as BTC ETFs Score $880M Inflows; Kraken Lists PoliFi Tokens BODEN and TREMP
"CoinDesk Daily" host Helene Braun breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs recorded over $880 million in inflows on Tuesday, making it the best day of inflows since March. Plus, PoliFi tokens BODEN and TREMP saw gains after Kraken listing and a group of U.S. lawmakers asked President Joe Biden to bring back Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive detained in Nigeria.
CZ Begins 4-Month Prison Sentence; Polymarket Bettors Doubt Trump Will Go to Prison
"CoinDesk Daily" host Helene Braun breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao reporting to a federal prison in California for his 4-month sentence. Plus, Polymarket traders doubt Trump will go to prison and Dapper Labs reached a tentative settlement agreement in its class action securities suit.
Genesis Set to Return $3B to Creditors; Craig Wright Lied to UK Court 'Extensively': Judge
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as Judge James Mellor released his written judgment on the Craig Wright case, stating that the Australian has lied "extensively and repeatedly" in his evidence. Plus, Genesis will return roughly 77% of customer assets in a liquidation plan, and a Nigerian court denies Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan's bail application.
Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Drops to Lowest Since April 2021
The ether-bitcoin ratio has slid to 0.04563 on crypto exchange Binance, the lowest level since April 2021, according to charting platform TradingView. The ratio has declined nearly 16% in 2024. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."
TON, RNDR Surge; Kraken Asks Court to Dismiss SEC Claims
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as TON, and RNDR tokens have rallied over 13% in 24 hours. Plus, Kraken's lawyers have asked a court to dismiss the SEC's claims against the exchange. And, Binance and KuCoin became the first offshore crypto-related entities to be approved by India's anti-money laundering unit.
Binance Fired Investigator Who Uncovered Client Market Manipulation; 'Boden' Memecoin Surges
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including a Wall Street Journal article that says Binance fired an investigator who uncovered evidence of market manipulation at DWF Labs, one of the exchange's clients. Plus, insights on Robinhood's strong earnings report and the surge in "Boden" meme coin after former President Trump's comments.
