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Dogecoin (DOGE) jumped as high as 18% after a March 7 filing from the prominent crypto exchange Coinbase went viral on X, showing it plans to offer DOGE, litecoin (LTC) and bitcoin cash (BCH) futures as early as April 1. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "The Chart of the Day."

Mar 21, 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as BlackRock enters the tokenization race with a new fund on the Ethereum network. Plus, FTX CEO John J. Ray III pushes back against Sam Bankman-Fried’s claims that customers lost “zero” money in the exchange’s collapse. And, a UN Security Council study reveals that North Korea-linked crypto hackers stole $3 billion since 2017.

Mar 21, 2024

Starbucks announced that it is sunsetting Odyssey, the 18-month experiment that uses collectible non-fungible tokens as the anchor of a loyalty program. According to two people familiar with the matter, Polygon Labs paid $4 million to collaborate with the coffee giant in 2022. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie weighs in on Starbucks' failed attempt at entering the crypto space.

Mar 21, 2024

The Ethereum Foundation – the Swiss non-profit organization at the heart of the Ethereum ecosystem – is facing questions from an unnamed "state authority" according to the group's website's GitHub repository. CoinDesk's Sam Kessler breaks down the latest update, as well as a report from Fortune that names the "state authority," as the SEC. Fortune's report also says the agency is seeking to classify ETH as a security. Watch.

Mar 20, 2024

Solana has replaced Ethereum as the No. 1 smart-contract blockchain as trading volume in Solana-based decentralized exchanges (DEX) has increased 67% to $21.3 billion in seven days, according to data tracked by DeFiLlama. Could the increase in volume be catalyzed by the hype around Solana-based meme coins? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "The Chart of the Day."

Mar 20, 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including a Bloomberg analyst's prediction that ether ETFs likely won’t get approved in May. Plus, 3AC co-founder, Kyle Davies, speaks up about the company's bankruptcy; and Polygon Labs paid $4 million to Starbucks for the coffee company’s now failed Web3 project.

Mar 20, 2024

Canary Labs and Rekt Brands co-founder Ovie Faruq, aka OSF, answers five rapid-fire questions from CoinDesk including his meme coin genesis story, the rising popularity of the Solana ecosystem, and why he participated in the fundraiser to get dogwifhat on the Las Vegas Sphere.

Mar 20, 2024

Canary Labs and Rekt Brands co-founder Ovie Faruq, aka OSF, joins "First Mover" to discuss the fundraiser that aims to send the dogwifhat meme coin to the Las Vegas Sphere, and the recent hype around meme coin pre-sales. Plus, the impact of meme coins on the Solana ecosystem.

Mar 20, 2024

Kraken Head of Strategy Thomas Perfumo discusses the comparison between bitcoin and gold as stores of value and inflation hedges. Bitcoin has a "more predictable and programmatic supply curve because it's built on mining and the halvings," Perfumo said.

Mar 19, 2024

Kraken Head of Strategy Thomas Perfumo joins CoinDesk with insights on recent movements in the crypto markets as bitcoin (BTC) slipped to as low as the $62,000 level on Tuesday. Plus, what the next halving means for bitcoin and the potential for spot ether ETF approval in the U.S.

Mar 19, 2024