Craig Wright Drops Appeal Against Hodlonaut in Norway
Wright’s decision to drop his appeal comes a month after a U.K. court ruled that he was not Satoshi Nakamoto.Source
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Fraud Conviction
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed to appeal his conviction and sentence for fraud and conspiracy charges on Thursday, hours before his deadline to do so.Source
Ethereum’s Next Upgrade, ‘Pectra,’ Could Include Relief for Institutional Stakers, Wallet UX Improvements
Developers’ aim with Pectra is to make some minor code changes while simultaneously working on a bigger code change, Verkle trees, for the following upgrade.Source
Chaos at MarginFi Shakes up Solana DeFi’s Borrow-and-Lend Landscape
Solend and Kamino were the biggest winners in the Solana DeFi landscape.Source
Pepe Coin Spikes on Coinbase International Plan to List Perpetual Futures
The crypto exchange’s off-shore arm will open perpetuals market for the popular meme coin on April 18.Source
Chainlink Aims to Make Transfers Across Blockchains Safer with New Bridge App ‘Transporter’
The bridge leverages Chainlink’s CCIP tech, and allows users to transfer crypto assets across multiple blockchains, starting with Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Optimism, Polygon, and WEMIX.Source
Ether Spot ETFs Still Have No More Than 50% Chance of Approval in May: JPMorgan
There will probably be litigation against the SEC after May if ether ETFs aren’t approved, the report said.Source
Shiba Inu Joins CDSA to Battle AI-Driven Concerns Using Shibarium
Shiba Inu is the first layer 2 blockchain to join the media and entertainment association to develop blockchain technology for content security and distribution.Source
‘Bitcoin Sign Guy’ Is Auctioning His Bitcoin Sign
Christian Langalis, whose 2017 photo-bombing of Janet Yellen became a viral meme, will use the proceeds to fund his Bitcoin/Lightning/Urbit startup.Source
First Mover Americas: Uniswap’s Token Slides on SEC Lawsuit
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 11, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source