Ryuk Ransomware Gang’s Crypto Broker Gets Light Sentence After a Guilty Plea
Denis Dubnikov, a founder of two OTC trading desks in Russia tied to ransomware attacks, was sentenced to no jail time and forfeiture of $2,000…
Month: April 2023
U.S. House Committee Publishes Draft Stablecoin Bill
The stablecoin is the first major piece of crypto legislation in 2023. View full article
ROOK Investors Begin Swapping Tokens for $25M Crypto Treasury
Holders of the former governance token have 90 days to exchange their ROOK for USDC. View full article
Ethereum Trades Flat After Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade
Trading volume on ethereum trading pairs remained stable following the upgrade. View full article
World Regulators Are Looking at DeFi
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is entering regulators’ crosshairs, but they don’t seem to be intent on taking it out – yet anyway. Instead a pair of…
Bitcoin Approaches $30K, Reaching Highest Price Since June
The roots of an hour-long surge were difficult to pinpoint, according to one analyst, but investors have recently been more optimistic about the crypto’s prospects…
First Mover Asia: Is a ‘Sharp Move’ Around the Corner for Bitcoin and Ether?
BTC Edges Up. ALSO: CoinDesk Chief Content Officer ties the recent political and regulatory backlash toward the crypto industry to the alleged misdeeds of disgraced…
India Targeting One Million CBDC Users in Three Months, Prioritizing Offline Transfers: Sources
Around 100,000 users have participated in the country’s central bank digital currency pilot since it kicked off in December. View full article
First Mover Americas: Dogecoin Pops on New Twitter Logo
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 4, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the…