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Policy

Uniswap Labs Settles CFTC Charges Over 'Illegal' Margin Products

Uniswap will pay $175,000 to settle the charges.

Uniswap booth at ETHDenver 2023 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Elon Musk, Tesla Win Dismissal of Lawsuit Alleging Dogecoin Market Manipulation

A group of investors in 2022 alleged that Elon Musk and his company had manipulated the price of dogecoin using their X (then Twitter) accounts.

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Policy

Cash-to-Crypto Industry Dominated by ATMs Is a Law-Enforcement Concern: TRM Labs

Since 2019, the cash-to-crypto industry– which is dominated by crypto ATMs – has processed at least $160 million in illicit trades, TRM Labs said.

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Finance

Donald Trump Teases 'The DeFiant Ones' Crypto Project on Truth Social

“It’s time we take a stand – together,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account with a Telegram group link to the unreleased decentralized finance platform.

Donald J. Trump at a rally (Gerd Altmann, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Asset Manager Grayscale Offers AVAX Token Investment in New Avalanche Trust

The provider of bitcoin and ether ETFs now offers more than 20 crypto investment products.

Grayscale ad (Grayscale)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms to Buy Rival Stronghold Digital for $175M in Stock, Debt

The deal comes weeks after Riot Platforms dropped a bid to buy Bitfarms, choosing to try and overhaul the company's board before pursuing a takoever again.

Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and Co-Chairman Bill Spence (left).  (Stronghold Digital Mining)

Finance

State Street Selects Taurus for Crypto Custody, Tokenization

The bank will start with tokenization and plans to offer digital asset custody once the U.S. regulatory environment improves.

State Street building in London (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Risks Are Skewed to a Weaker Nonfarm Payrolls Print, ING Says

A weak report will likely bolster Fed rate-cut expectations and potentially support risk assets, including bitcoin.

The government's jobs report for January was released Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

Policy

Biden Dropout Chances Rise to 68% After Covid Diagnosis

President Joe Biden said during an interview that if a medical condition emerged, he'd consider dropping out of the race.

The market ponders Joe Biden's future (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

Policy

Democrats Have Made a 'Horrific Mistake' on Crypto, Says SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci

The former White House Communications Director under President Trump spoke in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie.

Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner at SkyBridge Capital (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)