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According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the North Korea-linked hacker collective Lazarus Group was behind this month’s hack of crypto casino and betting platform Stake. "First Mover" host Jennifer Sanasie and The Tie Director of Content Lawrence Lewitinn weigh in on the latest developments and the performance of crypto gambling tokens.

Sep 8, 2023

Former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets Ryan Salame pleaded guilty to a number of federal criminal charges tied to the exchange. The former FTX executive has been ordered to forfeit more than $1.5 billion dollars as a part of his plea agreement with the government. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De discusses what Salame's guilty plea means ahead of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's upcoming trial in October.

Sep 8, 2023

Anchorage Digital co-founder and President Diogo Mónica discusses the uptick in institutional demand for ETH staking in 2023. Mónica notes more than 40% of their clients who hold ETH at Anchorage Digital are staking it with the digital asset platform.

Sep 8, 2023

Risk assets, including crypto, seem headed for a goldilocks moment as new research from Chicago Fed economists suggest the U.S. central bank has raised interest rates high enough to cut inflation to its 2% target without sparking a recession. eToro US Investment Analyst Callie Cox discusses what this means for bitcoin (BTC) and the crypto markets at large.

Sep 8, 2023

SOMA Finance, a joint venture between MANTRA and Tritaurian Capital, is gearing up to offer the first legally issued and compliantly structured digital security to global and U.S. retail investors. SOMA.finance co-founder and co-CEO William Heyn discusses the move amid the current regulatory environment for the crypto industry in the U.S.

Sep 8, 2023

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie takes a closer look at the hottest crypto stories today, including former FTX executive Ryan Salame's plans to plead guilty to criminal charges, Bloomberg reported. Korean game publisher Neowiz plans to build games on the Avalanche blockchain. The regulatory warning from the IMF and FSB. Activity in the crypto spot market falls. ARK Invest and 21Shares applied for regulatory approval for an ETF that would directly hold ether.

Sep 7, 2023

Decentralized exchange Uniswap says that when we look at the distribution of liquidity across different price ranges in the Uniswap pool, liquidity providers (LPs) are currently supplying the most liquidity above ether (ETH)'s current price tick. This could mean Uniswap LPs are expressing an expectation of optimism and market upside for ETH on the whole. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Sep 7, 2023

Genesis Global Capital filed a suit against Digital Currency Group (DCG) and Digital Currency Group International (DCGI), seeking the repayment of multiple loans with a principal amount of over $600 million. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the filings and what the suit means for the crypto lender's ongoing bankruptcy case.

Sep 7, 2023

A climate change startup utilizing blockchain technology is teaming up with the HBAR Foundation and Impact-X to launch a digitally-native carbon registry. Carbonbase CEO Max Song discusses the move as part of an ongoing debate over the crypto industry's environmental impact.

Sep 7, 2023

Asset managers ARK Invest and 21Shares have applied for regulatory approval for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would directly hold ether (ETH), according to a Wednesday filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Banrion Capital Management Chief Investment Strategist Victoria Bills discusses the move and the potential impact on the crypto markets.

Sep 7, 2023