NFL Players Union Strikes Deal to Help Athletes Earn Crypto

Mt. Fuji from Tokyo (Sakarin Sawasdinaka/Shutterstock)Japan’s New FSA Chief Stands Firm on Crypto Regulation, Calls for Push on Digital YenThe incoming chief of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has expressed reluctance to soften rules governing cryptocurrencies. As Reuter's reported on Wednesday, commissioner Ryozo Himino, said the regulator was not considering taking "special steps" to promote…

Gemini agreed to pay $1.1 billion to its Earn customers when Genesis Global Capital, its former partner on Earn, wraps up its bankruptcy case.Genesis filed for bankruptcy in January 2023.Gemini has promised to return $1.1 billion to customers of its now-defunct Earn program after a settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services, NYDFS

Jack Schickler is a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium. He doesn’t own any crypto.Fraud claims against Alex Mashinsky are ‘baseless’ and based on online misinformation, the Celsius co-founder and former CEO said in response to a lawsuit brought by New York State.In a Tuesday filing, Mashinsky’s lawyers responded to claims…

Jul 27, 2020 at 13:00 UTCUpdated Jul 27, 2020 at 13:21 UTCHedera Hashgraph (CoinDesk archives)Distributed public ledger Hedera Hashgraph’s native cryptocurrency HBAR is now available for purchase through Israel-based global fiat payment processor Simplex, the companies announced Monday.  In a statement, Simplex said the integration will enable users to buy and sell HBAR with a…

Dec 10, 2020 at 5:53 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 10, 2020 at 5:54 p.m. UTC(Unknown artist/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)Blockchain Bites: Paxos’ Banking Play, France’s KYC Terreur, FinCEN’s Personal Data HoneypotU.S. lawmakers are asking the nation’s financial guardians to clarify custodianship questions. France is looking to eliminate anonymity in the crypto sector. And an exposé into…

Jul 20, 2020 at 16:25 UTCWu Jihan of Bitmain speaks at CoinDesk's Consensus. (CoinDesk archives)Power Struggle Inside Bitmain ‘Hard Forks’ Bitcoin Miner ProductionThe ongoing battle between the co-founders at Bitmain has now essentially hard forked the world’s largest bitcoin miner manufacturer into two different operations and supply chains for making its flagship AntMiner equipment. Wu…

The organizers of Ripple's two-day Swell conference in San Francisco didn't beat around the bush when they named the final panel of the event "The 800-Pound Gorilla." The question of crypto asset adoption was certainly on many of the attendees' minds, especially since Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced the previous day that xRapid, the company's…

Jul 24, 2020 at 13:45 UTCUpdated Jul 24, 2020 at 14:21 UTCAlexander Vinnik image via ShutterstockFrench officials have officially started the ball rolling for the trial of Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of an exchange said to have laundered millions of dollars for criminals. French prosecutors filed a petition to start the lawsuit against Vinnik…

TON started life as a project by Telegram but was picked up by members of its community after the messaging app abandoned it due to legal action from the SEC.Native token Toncoin was largely unmoved immediately following the announcement.00:53Music Should Not Be a 'Commodity': Avenged Sevenfold Lead Vocalist01:02Uniswap's UNI Down Almost 20% After SEC's Wells