Author: American Coins & Gold

Ripple-Owned Crypto Custody Firm Metaco's CEO and Head of Product Depart
Metaco CEO Adrien Treccani and Chief Product Officer Peter DeMeo have left the crypto custody firm that was acquired by Ripple last year.

Protocol Village: Tezos Blockchain's 'Oxford 2' Upgrade Brings 'Private Smart Rollups'
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 8-14.

Ethereum Has Gatekeepers (for Good Reason)
A new, non-standard token standard called ERC-404 circumvented the usual token approval process and is capitalizing on a term with an actual definition.

New York Expands Fraud Case Against Digital Currency Group to Billion
New York Attorney General Letitia James has amplified its fraud case against Digital Currency Group (DCG), now saying the company is responsible for $3 billion in investor losses tied to the Gemini Earn product and to direct investments with Genesis, according to a new court filing.

Protocol Village: Web3 Foundation Funds Ideal Labs, 'Encryption to the Future'
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 8-14.

Bitcoin Tops K as Spot Bitcoin ETFs Book One of Their Best Days
Spot bitcoin ETFs attracted Thursday their third-largest net inflows since debut, increasing their holdings by 9,260 BTC.

Vibe Check: Momentum Building: CoinDesk Indices' Todd Groth
Periodic observations and market musings from Todd Groth, Head of Research, CoinDesk Indices.

Protocol Village: Web3 Foundation Supporting Ideal Labs, 'Encryption to the Future'
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 8-14.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Seen Topping K This Weekend
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Feb. 9, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

What Is ERC-404? The Experimental Standard Whose First Token Has Rocketed 12,000% in One Week
ERC-404 allows multiple wallets to directly own a single NFT, and, in the future, create a use case where that specific exposure can be tokenized and used to take out loans or stake holdings.