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DOJ Disputes Roman Storm's Characterization of Tornado Cash Operations in New Filing
The U.S. Department of Justice rebuffed Roman Storm’s motion to dismiss criminal charges against him late Friday.

Bitcoin Chops Around K, With Japanese Yen's Tumble Maybe Signaling 'Currency Turmoil,' Analyst Says
The yen’s volatile episode may spread to other fiat currencies as U.S. rate cuts remain elusive amid sticky inflation, which could drive investors to gold and bitcoin, Noelle Acheson said in an interview.

Warren Rival for Senate Race John Deaton Argues for Coinbase in SEC Challenge
Lawyer-turned-politician John Deaton further reinforced his credentials as an outspoken crypto ally on Friday, filing a friend-of-the-court brief in Coinbase Inc.’s (COIN) effort to get a higher U.S. court to rule on a central question about when a digital token qualifies as a security.

NEAR and SHIB Led CoinDesk 20 Gainers Last Week: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

Custodia Bank Appeals Court Loss in Fed Master Account Lawsuit
Custodia, a Wyoming-based aspiring crypto bank, filed a notice of appeal against a court ruling that affirmed the Federal Reserve’s rejection of its bid for a master account and membership.

Custodia Bank Appeals Court Loss in Fed Membership Lawsuit
Custodia, a Wyoming-based aspiring crypto bank, filed a notice of appeal against a court ruling that affirmed the Federal Reserve’s rejection of its bid for a master account and membership.

Warren Flags Crypto Ties to Child Sexual Abuse in Letter to DOJ, Homeland Security
Leading crypto critic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland what tools the federal government needs to crack down on the use of digital assets to perpetrate child sexual exploitation, according to a letter she sent to the top U.S. law-enforcement official.

DePIN for the Win: Spreading the Benefits of the Gig Economy
Community protocol networks that coordinate hardware-based services with tokens promise an upgrade in efficiency and fairness, says Ivo Entchev, a partner at Youbi Capital.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Stable as ETF Outflows Increase
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 26, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Bitcoin-Linked Stablecoin Firm OpenDelta Raises .5M
The startup is one of the first to build tokenized tech for Bitcoin’s Runes era.