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Sol, Memes, BTC: Digital Assets That Currently Outperform the Market

While the overall crypto market remains down from its highs during the bull run of 2021 and 2022, there are several bright spots. Here, according to CoinDesk Indices, are the ones to watch.

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Bitcoin ETFs: A Surge of Fresh Capital or Speculation From Crypto Insiders?

How capital from BTC ETFs, if and when approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will eventually trickle down.

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Crypto Traders Are Ready to Move Past Sam Bankman-Fried

FTX was old-fashioned criminal fraud. SBF never believed in decentralization. And now the industry can move on.

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Sizing the Massive Spot Bitcoin ETF Opportunity

The likely imminent approval of spot exchange-traded funds for bitcoin could be a game-changing moment for the digital assets industry. Brian Rudick and Matt Kunke, at GSR, explain why.

Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing Hashdex's ETF application, which analysts suggest could have a leg up because of its novel approach.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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5 Strategies for Acquiring Users On-Chain

From airdrops to advertising, CoinList's Alex Topchishvili examines the effective ways crypto projects entice crypto traders to become longterm customers.

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DAOs Are the New Degen: Crypto Traders Can Copy-Trade Token Treasuries for Fun and Profit

Whether they’re bona-fide on-chain investment funds or otherwise, DAOs token allocations and treasuries approximate crypto market sentiment and can act as a valuable signal for traders of all levels.

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A Tale of 2 SEC Commissioners

While SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has proven constructive and shown a willingness to improve regulatory shortcomings, Chairman Gary Gensler has been anything but.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Verdict: The Crypto Industry Reacts

Long-time watchers of the crypto space are mostly positive on what SBF’s conviction means for the future. But long-time critics in Congress are readying to crack down further on the industry.

Prosecutors outside the courthouse where Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted on Nov. 2, 2023. (Nik De/CoinDesk)

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Who Won and Lost Most in Sam Bankman-Fried's Criminal Scheme?

The trial verdict is an indictment of regulators and the VC industry. But the U.S. justice system and, yes, journalists, proved their worth more than ever.

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The Other FTX Case

Most of the charges facing SBF won’t ever be relevant to most crypto companies. But charges the government cannot pursue today could be, say Andrew C. Adams and Kane Smith, at Steptoe & Johnson LLP.

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