Nifty Gateway, the non-fungible token (NFT) trading platform once central to the 2021 digital art boom, will shut down on February 23, 2026. Effective immediately, the platform has entered withdrawal mode, giving users one month to move any NFTs or funds still on the site, according to a statement from the company. The website also […]
There is no legal way for Web3 prediction markets to operate in Ukraine under current laws, according to a senior official involved in shaping the country’s digital economy policy. In comments shared with CoinDesk days after Ukraine blocked access to Polymarket and nearly 200 gambling-related websites, Dmitry Nikolaievskyi, chief legal officer at the Project Office
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There will come a time when this newsletter is not about crypto market structure legislation. But this is not that time. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter that looks at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. The narrative The Senate Agriculture Committee released its new
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Strategy (MSTR) introduced its first non-U.S. perennial favorite, Stream (STRE), in November with the aim of tapping into demand across the European Economic Area (EEA). However, it did not go as Michael Saylor’s company intended. The preferred stock was issued with a stated value of EUR100 ($115) per share. share, pays a 10% annual dividend
After more than a decade of building infrastructure for exchanges, financial institutions and central banks, R3 saw the market begin to bend in a new direction. About a year ago, the firm embarked on a strategic reset, asking a simple but fundamental question: What is the best way for customers to move assets fully up
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The Ethereum Foundation (EF), a nonprofit that supports Ethereum’s development, is turning its long-standing post quantum research into a public engineering push, forming a dedicated Post Quantum team and calling the effort a top strategic priority for the network. EC researcher Justin Drake said the new group will be led by Thomas Coratger, with support
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Bitcoin’s recent price weakness has revived the quantum computing debate, with one high-profile investor claiming it is already shaping market behavior – and on-chain analysts say the real driver is more old-fashioned selling pressure. Gold and silver continued to rally on Thursday, with gold rising 1.7% to a record high of $4,930 per ounce. ounce
The mechanics: In addition to having shares, the platform facilitates direct competition between users based on specific player matchups. Daily head-to-head contests pit specific players against each other, such as Jaylen Brown versus Kawhi Leonard. Users predict which player will have the best stat line in a winner take all format. Thompson aims to deepen
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Ethereum, the smart contract blockchain, now handles more daily activity than its cheaper sidechains, called Layer -2 networks. But this comeback has a catch – not all of that Ethereum activity appears to reflect genuine user demand. The number of daily active addresses on Ethereum climbed toward the 1 million mark earlier this month, briefly
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UBS (UBS), with $6.6 trillion in assets under management (AUM), plans to begin allowing select private clients to buy bitcoin and ether, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the story, the decision to start offering crypto services stems from growing demand from its wealthy clients. “As part of UBS’s digital
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