This Week on Crypto Twitter: Xi Jinping NFT Delisted from OpenSea

Also, a pair of crypto law experts tweeted their disappointment over recent crypto policy moves in Washington.

• 2023-07-24
• Twitter crypto news Gary Gensler Justin Sun TUSD Analisa Torres Xi Jinping the SEC

Why Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong About Crypto and the Fentanyl Epidemic

This is an excerpt from The Node newsletter, a daily roundup of the most pivotal crypto news on CoinDesk and beyond. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling for a greater crypto crackdown following new research from blockchain analytic firms Chainalysis and Elliptic that found bitcoin and tether (USDT) have become cornerstone to the global fentanyl trade.

• 2023-06-02
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren crypto news Chainalysis

Cathie Wood Thinks the U.S. Crypto Exodus Is Here. Is It?

Strike, Coinbase and others have intimated they may leave the United States due to regulatory pressure. But those may be empty threats.

• 2023-05-25
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler decentralization companies Bitcoin frontend Strike Strike CEO Jack Mallers crypto news

Malaysia’s Securities Commission Orders Crypto Exchange Huobi to Halt Operations

The Securities Commission in Malaysia today announced that it's shuttering Huobi's local operations due to compliance concerns.

• 2023-05-22
• Securities Commission Malaysia Capital Markets digital asset exchange crypto news

No, MetaMask Will Not Withhold Your Crypto for Taxes

"Legal terminology can be complex," the company admitted but called the claim false and inaccurate.

• 2023-05-22
• MetaMask sales tax tax section crypto news

DeFi Needs More Than ‘Synthetic High-Yield Products’: Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi

The venture capitalist discusses non-ZIRP monetary policy, rebooting crypto’s market structure and why Ponzi bubbles always burst.

• 2023-04-29
• Haseeb Qureshi Ponzi schemes Qureshi regulatory environment decentralized finance crypto news Robert Leshner The Chopping Block venture firm Thomas Schmidt

Bitcoin Pauses. A ‘Death Cross’ Has Formed.

The technical outlook for Bitcoin looks shaky after cryptos tumbled at the end of last week amid news of a financial crisis at bank Silvergate.

• 2023-03-06
• digital asset Bitcoin crypto news

Bitcoin Hits a 6-Month High. Watch This Price Level.

A surge in cryptocurrency prices has wiped out almost $200 million in bearish positions as Bitcoin's roaring rally picks up speed again.

• 2023-02-16
• Craig Erlam price levels crypto news

This Week on Crypto Twitter: Sam Bankman-Fried Emailed Witnesses and Bought Cumrocket Tokens

The FTX saga enters a weird(er) phase, and jilted influencers decry a Rally rugpull.

• 2023-02-06
• Lisa Rubin Ethereum Sam Bankman-Fried crypto news FTX Thomas Braziel crypto bills Twitter SBF

Why Crypto Is Not an 'Industry'

What term should we use to describe the collective of individuals and projects working to further the use cases of blockchain technology? Are we an industry, a sector or something else? Noelle Acheson explains why this matters more than we might realize.

• 2023-02-04
• blockchain insurance industry business activities technology crypto news tech industry