Popular Tea Shop Boba Guys Taps Solana for On-Chain Loyalty Rewards Program
On top of building the chain’s loyalty infrastructure, the Solana Foundation recently invested $100,000 into Boba Guys.Source
U.S. SEC Moves Toward DeFi Oversight as It Reopens Proposed Regulations
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering reopening a rule proposal on how it oversees crypto platforms to more explicitly include decentralized finance (DeFi). Commissioners will vote on the language during an open meeting on Friday.Source
Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer Stock Slumps Nearly 30% at Trading Debut
The Singapore firm is one of the largest bitcoin miners in the world with 16.2 EH/s of hashrate.Source
How CoinDesk Will Use Generative AI Tools
AI tools for generating content are changing the way we work – especially the media. Here are the rules of the road for CoinDesk.Source
Onramp Launches Spot Bitcoin Trust With Multi-Party Custody
The company, based in Austin, Texas, says the new offering is the first bitcoin trust that takes advantage of Bitcoin’s multi-signature capability.Source
Elon Musk Tweet Spurs 7% Aptos Price Surge
Aptos (APT) surged by 7.4% on Friday after Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted “AI APT OTT!” before deleting it one hour later.Source
Chia Network Submits Registration to U.S. SEC For Proposed IPO
The size and price range for the offering has yet to be determined.Source
First Mover Americas: Ether Steals the Show, Alts Follow Suit
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 11, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source
World’s Most Influential Central Banks’ Balance Sheets Look to Have Troughed
The directional change suggests an end to the quantitative tightening that roiled cryptocurrencies last year.Source
HashKey Group to Debut Regulated Exchange in Second Quarter
The exchange will be open to professional investors and the company is preparing to welcome retail users in “coming months.”Source