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Ethereum Developers Confirm Plan to Split 'Pectra' Upgrade In Two
The decision to split up the upgrade wasn’t unexpected. Developers had been discussing previously that Pectra was becoming too ambitious to ship all at once, and expressed desires to split it in order to minimize the risk of finding bugs in the code.

Crypto for Advisors: Are Advisors Investing in Crypto?
Did the launch of spot crypto ETFs help bring crypto into the mainstream and encourage adoption – particularly by closing the gap between advisors and their clients?

Police Arrests Two People Related to 3M Crypto Heist Targeting Genesis Creditor
Two people have been arrested following an investigation into a $243 million heist of a creditor of defunct trading firm Genesis, according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Surges 5.3% With All Assets in the Green
AVAX jumped 12.5% and APT rose 9.9%, leading the gainers.

Inside OKX's Strategic Shifts to Its Regulatory Approach, Formula 1 Branding and App Design
OKX has rethought the strategy in three major areas; the look and tech aspects of its application, its approach toward regulation and expansion, and its brand strategy as the primary partner of McLaren Formula 1 Team, OKX CMO Haider Rafique told CoinDesk in an interview.

Protocol Village: Privado ID Merges With 'Verifiable Data' Manager Disco

Maximizing Bitcoin per Share: A New Corporate Strategy
MicroStrategy, Cathedra Bitcoin and Metaplanet are leading the charge in maximizing bitcoin holdings.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rises Above K After Fed Cuts Rate
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 19, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Dogecoin Records Bump in Transaction Activity, Points to Bullishness for DOGE
A spike in transactions suggests a potential revival of user engagement and could indicate growing adoption or increased trading activity – leading to higher prices.

Solana-Based Drift Raises M Toward Goal of Becoming 'Robinhood of Crypto:' Report
The DeFi platform plans to build an array of financial services tools, including spot and derivatives trading and a predictions market.