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Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison
Salame’s lawyers initially asked for 18 months.

Consensus 2024: A Guide to Everything You Don't Want to Miss
600 speakers. 300 sessions. Pitchfest. Hackathon. Karate. Hundreds of side events. There’s a lot going at this year’s festival. Here are some highlights from across the stages and beyond.

The Future of AI Is Decentralized
With AI, centralization doesn’t work on any level: technical, philosophical, ethical, or market, says Alex Goh, founder and chairman of EMC.

Riot Plans Hostile Takeover of Bitfarms; Proposes .30 Per Share
Bitfarms’ shares were up nearly 6% at $2.13 as of 14:00 UTC following Riot’s announcement.

Medical Device Maker Semler Scientific Stock Rises 25% After M Bitcoin Investment
The company announced its Bitcoin treasury strategy Tuesday morning.

EasyA Hackathon Offers 0,000 in Prize Money for Developers at Consensus 2024
The event this week in Austin, Texas, draws 500 developers, who are key to the blockchain industry’s future.

Consensus 2024 Week: The House Passed a Market Structure Bill
The House of Representatives voting overwhelmingly in favor of a crypto market structure bill is an interesting prelude to CoinDesk’s annual conference. We’ll be talking about these things in Austin this week.

Crypto Lending Firm Maple Finance Unveils Syrup Yield Platform and Rewards Token

Ethereum-Based Domain Protocol ENS Seeks Own L2, Possibly With ZkSync
ENS’s proposal, dubbed “ENSv2,” will completely overhaul the network’s registry system, and transform it into a layer 2, an auxiliary network that provides cheaper transaction fees that is settled on Ethereum.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls Below K After B Mt. Gox Transfer
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 28. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.