U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), whose chairmanship of the Senate Banking Committee gives him power over crypto’s congressional destiny, issued a call to arms to regulators on Thursday, demanding that they use whatever authority they currently have over digital assets to improve market transparency and protect the investors putting their money into the sector.Source
The departure comes just days after the crypto exchange lost its CEO Brian Shroder.Source
The idea of a digital dollar in the U.S. is so egregious to Republican lawmakers that it’s become a presidential campaign talking point and the subject of multiple bills to strangle it before it takes a first breath. But Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) reintroduced a bill Thursday calling for the exact thing they’re trying to stop.Source
Companies like Luno and PayPal have halted certain crypto operations in the country in response to regulations set to take effect next month.Source
The launch comes as staking landscape is dominated by centralized staking providers, which together hold more than 70% of the staked ether (ETH) supply.Source
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 14, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source
Lido is the leading provider of liquid-staking solutions and its staking token, stETH, has a $13.8 billion market capitalization.Source
Adding Pix builds on Ramp’s expansion to the South American country, where it opened a local entity in July in a bid for broader expansion throughout Latin America.Source
Deutsche Bank will use Taurus’s custody and tokenization technology to manage cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets and digital assets, the companies said.Source