Judge Allows Bankrupt FTX to Sell Its Crypto Holdings, Including BTC and SOL Crypto exchange FTX can sell and invest its crypto holdings to pay back creditors, a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ruled Wednesday. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/13/judge-allows-bankrupt-ftx-to-sell-its-crypto-holdings-including-btc-and-sol/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Defiant Gensler Returns to Crypto Grievances Ahead of Senate Testimony U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is doubling down on his crypto objections in his first remarks following the second recent court setback in his agency’s sweeping legal... https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/11/defiant-gensler-returns-to-crypto-grievances-ahead-of-senate-testimony/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitcoin Average Trade Size Jumps to Highest Level Since June After Grayscale Ruling The increase in average trade size could suggest large traders are more active, said research firm Kaiko. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/30/bitcoin-average-trade-size-jumps-to-highest-level-since-june-after-grayscale-ruling/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Binance's Ether Futures See Lowest Open Interest Since July 2022 The sharp decline in open interest in active ether and bitcoin perpetual futures contract reflects a typical position reset in the market. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/24/binances-ether-futures-see-lowest-open-interest-since-july-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Donald Trump NFTs Surge After Tucker Carlson Interview As of European afternoon hours, the Polygon-based Trump Digital Trading Cards were selling for over 0.13 ether (ETH), or just over $215, up from 0.1 ETH, or $150, last week. https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/08/24/donald-trump-nfts-surge-after-tucker-carlson-interview/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

MoonPay Offers Binance.US a Solution to Crypto Payments Suspension: Bloomberg The U.S. exchange's customers now have the option of buying stablecoin USDT using their debit or credit cards, Apple Pay or Google Pay and then converting it into crypto tokens. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/08/23/moonpay-offers-binanceus-a-solution-to-crypto-payments-suspension-bloomberg/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Ether Staking Demand Remains Unfazed as EigenLayer 100k ETH Cap Limit Filled Within Hours Seattle-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform EigenLayer has experienced a 207% surge in total value locked (TVL) after it raised its liquid restaking caps to 100,000 staked ether (stETH). https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/08/23/ether-staking-demand-remains-unfazed-as-eigenlayer-100k-eth-cap-limit-filled-within-hours/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Thailand’s New Pro-Crypto Prime Minister Was an Active Crypto Investor The resolution of political drama and appointment of Srettha Thavisin as Thailand’s next Prime Minister means a 10,000 THB ‘airdrop’ is likely happening. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/08/23/thailands-new-pro-crypto-prime-minister-was-an-active-crypto-investor/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Crypto’s ‘Illusory Appeal’ Should Be Met by Regulation, Not Bans, BIS Study Says Bitcoin ETFs could boost adoption because digital assets offer an escape route for state-imposed capital controls, a grouping of central bankers from the Americas said. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/08/22/cryptos-illusory-appeal-should-be-met-by-regulation-not-bans-bis-study-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Friend.tech Becomes Massive Ether Money Machine as NBA Players, FaZe Clan Join In The application has zoomed to becoming the second-largest revenue maker among crypto protocols in just over two weeks. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/08/21/friendtech-becomes-massive-ether-money-machine-as-nba-players-faze-clan-join-in/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines