OKX, one of the four biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, has gone live in the UAE, Middle East General Manager Rifad Mahasneh said in an interview. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/10/okx-goes-live-in-uae-targeting-tradfi-institutions-retail-market/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The U.S. digital assets industry has been stymied by ineffective regulation. Is the same thing about to happen with artificial intelligence? Calanthia Mei, co-founder of Masa, says it’s possible. …

The news is in line with the ongoing trend that’s hit the Ethereum scaling world since the end of 2023: giant and familiar crypto exchanges launching their own layer-2 …

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 10, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …

A hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report would weaken the case for Fed rate cuts. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/10/bitcoin-ether-nurse-losses-as-dollar-strengthens-ahead-of-us-inflation-report/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/10/uptrend-in-bitcoins-dominance-rate-threatened-by-fed-rate-cut-cycle-crypto-asset-manager-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/10/09/protocol-village/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

One observer noted 7,000 PlusToken-related ETH transferred to crypto exchanges on Wednesday, raising concerns about potential selling pressure. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/09/bitcoin-dips-below-61k-ether-slips-3-as-some-plustoken-china-ponzi-related-coins-moved-to-exchanges/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Gensler also called out fraud in crypto: “With all respect, the leading lights of this field in 202 are either in jail or awaiting extradition right now.” Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/10/09/sec-chair-gary-gensler-on-crypto-its-unlikely-this-stuff-is-gonna-be-a-currency/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

And that’s good news for risk assets like bitcoin and ether, says Scott Garliss. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/10/09/cpi-growth-is-set-to-slow-even-more/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines