Global lenders and asset managers are increasingly exploring blockchain tech to issue and transfer traditional financial instruments, also known as tokenization of real-world assets.Source
CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie interviewed SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci for CoinDesk TV’s “Spotlight Series.” Here is the full transcript of the interview.Source
As the odds for Joe Biden pulling out of the presidential race soared over the past day, the chances of a victory for the now crypto-friendly Donald Trump slumped.Source
Chainbase’s aim is to provide unbiased and transparent data that is not controlled by a small number of dominant companies.Source
Leading overnight gains are SOL with a 2.5% increase and ETH up by 1.3%.Source
In March, the HKMA started a regulatory sandbox to give potential stablecoin issuers immunity in testing certain operations.Source
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 18, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source
Payment giant Visa’s blockchain data partner AlliumLabs has raised $16.5 million in a Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Theory Ventures. Visa and Allium Labs also released their latest findings on stablecoin activity which showed which showed that demand for stablecoins has picked back up in 2024.Source
Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi will commence first interim crypto distributions through Coinbase in July 2024, it announced on Thursday.Source