Author: American Coins & Gold

Bitcoin Mining Pool ViaBTC Sells 'Epic' First Post-Halving Sat for .13M
The pool mined the first block after last week’s halving, winning an “epic” sat in the process.

Crypto for Advisors: The Professionalization of Crypto
The professionalization of crypto is here, whether it’s tokenized securities, crypto-forward financial products from the world’s largest asset managers or platforms that help financial advisors access this new market directly.

Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech
Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.

Movement Labs Raises M For Rollup Based on Facebook's Move Language
Movement’s 21 and 24-year-old co-founders say they are on a mission to “make blockchain security sexy” with the launch of their L2.

Bitcoin Dips to K as Rate Cut Hopes Dim Following Disappointing U.S. Inflation Report
Increasing concerns about sticky inflation hit risk assets across all markets including cryptos.

The FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Is Good for the Crypto Industry
Employment contracts that stop free movement of labor conflict with an innovative industry’s open-source ethos, says Linda Jeng, CEO of Digital Self Labs, a Web3 advisory firm.

Avail Data Availability Integrated by Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, StarkWare, ZkSync
The chains’ users will be able to opt in or out to use Avail for data availability, to stash the reams of data produced for all their transactions taking place.

MicroStrategy Could Merit S&P 500 Inclusion If It Adopts New Accounting Rules: Benchmark

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops Below K, Ether Falls
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 25, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Jebara Igbara, AKA 'Jay Mazini,' Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Crypto-Related Fraud
Igbara perpetrated multiple fraud schemes and scammed investors of at least $8 million.