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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Crusoe Energy Buys Fellow Flared-Gas Operator GAM

Acquisition opportunities are arising amid a crypto bear market that is squeezing miners.

Crusoe Energy President Cully Cavness (left) and CEO Chase Lochmiller (right) (Crusoe)

Policy

Independent Examiner Ordered to Produce Interim Report About Crypto Lender Celsius

The report’s findings may affect the court’s decisions about custodial accounts and preference claims.

Celsius thermometer (Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Will Comatose Bitcoin Market Come Alive After NFP Data?

Bitcoin has returned exactly 0.0%, on average, on NFP days in 2022, but picture changes during the week after the data release, past data show.

Bitcoin's performance on NFP days (October 2021 to September 2022)/(CoinDesk, Datawrapper)

Policy

US Risk Watchdog Asks Congress to Name Crypto Spot Market Regulator

The Treasury-led Financial Stability Oversight Council has responded to President Joe Biden’s executive order with calls for greater regulatory reach into markets, crypto firms’ affiliates and outside service providers.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Cryptocurrencies XRP, MKR Shine as BTC, ETH Hold Steady Ahead of US Inflation Data

XRP climbed above its 200-day moving average while MKR hit a three-week high. A higher-than-expected figure for core PCE, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation, may inject volatility into markets.

XRP continues to outperform the broader market. (ColiN00B/Pixabay)

Policy

California Moves Forward to Allow Vital Records to be Issued on Blockchain

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law this week that establishes a blockchain option for delivering individuals’ records, such as birth and marriage certificates

California state Sen. Robert Hertzberg (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Opinion

The Problem Tornado Cash Raises About Base Layer Censorship on Ethereum

Requiring validators and others to censor blocks would be an unwarranted expansion of sanctions law.

(fabio/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange FTX Is Moving Its US Headquarters From Chicago to Miami

The exchange has been steadily building up its presence in southern Florida, including purchasing the naming rights to the NBA’s Miami Heat arena in 2021 for $135 million.

FTX bought the naming rights to the Miami Heat arena in March. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

Finance

DARPA to Research Risks of Crypto to National Security in Partnership With Inca Digital

Inca will develop a crypto ecosystem mapping tool to analyze crypto financial data and risk.

The U.S. Defense Department, Washington D.C. (David Mark/Pixabay)

Finance

Celsius Shareholders File to Stake Their Claim for Bankruptcy Payouts

A motion filed by lawyers says the Celsius bankruptcy is “all about the customers” and “without regard for the equity holders.”

Los demandantes suben la temperatura en Celsius. (Unsplash)