Ripple-Owned Crypto Custody Firm Metaco’s CEO and Head of Product Depart

Metaco CEO Adrien Treccani and Chief Product Officer Peter DeMeo have left the crypto custody firm that was acquired by Ripple last year.Source

Protocol Village: Tezos Blockchain’s ‘Oxford 2’ Upgrade Brings ‘Private Smart Rollups’

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 8-14.Source

Ethereum Has Gatekeepers (for Good Reason)

A new, non-standard token standard called ERC-404 circumvented the usual token approval process and is capitalizing on a term with an actual definition.Source

New York Expands Fraud Case Against Digital Currency Group to $3 Billion

New York Attorney General Letitia James has amplified its fraud case against Digital Currency Group (DCG), now saying the company is responsible for $3 billion in investor losses tied to the Gemini Earn product and to direct investments with Genesis, according to a new court filing.Source

Bitcoin Tops $47K as Spot Bitcoin ETFs Book One of Their Best Days

Spot bitcoin ETFs attracted Thursday their third-largest net inflows since debut, increasing their holdings by 9,260 BTC.Source

Vibe Check: Momentum Building: CoinDesk Indices’ Todd Groth

Periodic observations and market musings from Todd Groth, Head of Research, CoinDesk Indices.Source

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Seen Topping $50K This Weekend

The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Feb. 9, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source

What Is ERC-404? The Experimental Standard Whose First Token Has Rocketed 12,000% in One Week

ERC-404 allows multiple wallets to directly own a single NFT, and, in the future, create a use case where that specific exposure can be tokenized and used to take out loans or stake holdings.Source

Crypto Stocks Rally Pre-Market as Bitcoin Tops $46K

Bitcoin climbed over $46,000 for the first time in nearly a month early Friday, extending its gain for the week to nearly 10%.Source

UK’s Planned Stablecoin Rules Need Reworking, Crypto Advocates Say

Crypto industry groups in the U.K. say local regulators’ proposals for supervising stablecoins need reworking.Source