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Finance

Polygon Labs Paid $4M to Host Starbucks' Failed Foray Into Crypto: Sources

The blockchain developer gave the coffee giant a $4 million grant as part of their 2022 deal to build an NFT-powered loyalty program that is now being shuttered.

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs See Record $1B in Net Inflows; Ethereum's 'Dencun' Upgrade Goes Live

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including bitcoin's (BTC) recent price movements as the spot BTC ETF products scored over $1 billion in net inflows on Tuesday. Plus, the Ethereum network went live successfully with its much-anticipated "Dencun" upgrade, and why a U.S. government study says no NFT-specific legislation is needed now.

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Policy

U.S. Government Study Concludes No NFT-Specific Legislation Needed, Current Copyright Laws Adequate

The study comes despite warnings about the risks associated with NFTs due to bad actors around correcting misinformation or misappropriation of trademarks.

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Policy

NFT Providers May Need Registration to Comply With UK Money Laundering Rules

The U.K. started a consultation on its money laundering rules on Monday.

Crypto lobbying groups are arguing the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority should rethink some of their ideas for regulating stablecoins. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Donald Trump Sounds More Constructive on Bitcoin

Three years ago, the ex-president labeled bitcoin as a "scam."

Trump comments on BTC (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

Videos

Coachella Innovation Lead Looks to the Future of Music Festivals

Coachella Innovation Lead Sam Schoonover shares his outlook on the future of music festivals and the role of technologies in that vision. Plus, Schoonover says purchasing and earning tokens can "allow people to customize their experience online and IRL."

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Why Coachella Chose Avalanche to Power Their NFTs

Coachella Innovation Lead Sam Schoonover answers five rapid fire questions from CoinDesk, including NFT's killer use cases, the journey that led him to digital collectibles and why it chose Avalanche to launch the collection.

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Coachella Teams Up With OpenSea for NFT Collections That Unlock IRL Utilities

Coachella announced their partnership with NFT platform OpenSea for Keepsakes, a series of collections that unlock IRL utilities at the California-based music festival. Coachella Innovation Lead Sam Schoonover joins "First Mover" to discuss the partnership and his vision on the digitization of music festivals.

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Bitcoin Tops $66K as Open Interest Hit Record High; Bullish News From Pepecoin and NodeMonkes

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as bitcoin (BTC) crossed the $66,000 mark, inching closer to its lifetime peak of $69,000 set in November 2021. This comes as the value of bullish bets rose to a record-high of $27 billion, according to data from Coinglass. Plus, Pepecoin became the biggest meme coin gainer and bitcoin NFT NodeMonkes rose as the most-traded Ordinals collection in the past 24 hours.

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Finance

VanEck Starts Digital Asset Management Platform and NFT Marketplace

The platform, called SegMint, aims to streamline the sharing of access and ownership of self-custodied assets.

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