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Crypto Has Moved Past FTX, Still Needs 24/7 Risk Management, Brevan Howard Digital CIO Says

Panelists discussed challenges and opportunities in crypto, including managing counterparty, credit and market risks 24/7.

Risk management dominos (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

TDX Strategies Announces Structured Products Linked to CoinDesk 20 Index

TDX’s structured offering tied to the CD 20 index will help investors balance risk and growth.

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Zerocap Launches Australia’s First Tailored Crypto Product Linked to CoinDesk 20 Index

The new offering facilitates tailored and diversified exposure to digital assets

Sydney, Australia (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Semler Scientific Q4 EPS Jumps to $3.64 After Marking Up Bitcoin Holdings

The medical-devices company currently holds 3,192 bitcoin after boosting its holdings earlier this month.

Bitcoin, Semler Scientific

Markets

Strategy Raising Another $2B to Buy More Bitcoin

The price of bitcoin rose modestly as the news hit just after the U.S. stock market close on Tuesday.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Finance

Libra Token’s Co-Creator Claimed He Paid Argentinian President Milei’s Sister

It was unclear if any money was exchanged between Davis and Milei's inner circle in advance of Libra's launch.

Javier and Karina Milei

Markets

Bitcoin Slumps Below $94K, but One Analyst Says $500K Forecast Remains in Play

Recent U.S. regulatory filings are show a broadening in the base of buyers for bitcoin ETFs.

Crypto plunges in quick fashion (Unsplash)

Finance

FTX’s Initial $1.2B Payout Process to Creditors Is Underway

The payments are being distributed in U.S. dollars through BitGo and Kraken.

FTX logo (Adobe Firefly)

Finance

Blockchain Security Firm Blockaid Raises $50M to Tackle On-Chain Threats

The funding will help the company scale operations as blockchain adoption accelerates.

Padlock and chain (Georg Bommeli/ Unsplash)

Finance

Mastercard Says It Has Moved Beyond Experimentation in Crypto, Focused on 'Real Solutions'

“What is stopping [crypto] from going mainstream is really that consumers need to be able to find each other using what they already know,” Mastercard’s head of crypto and blockchain, Raj Dhamodharan told CoinDesk.

Raj Dhamodharan, Head of Crypto and Blockchain, Mastercard (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

MARA Holdings Closes Deal for Texas Wind Farm

The acquisition adds 114 megawatts of wind capacity to MARA’s asset base as it expands into energy infrastructure.

Wind farm in Cádiz, Spain (Luca Bravo/Unsplash)

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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Drops 5.6% as Index Trades Lower From Monday

Solana (SOL) joined Aptos (APT) as an underperformer, falling 5.1%.

Finance

Grayscale Rolls Out Crypto Fund for Pyth, Expanding Investor Access in Solana Ecosystem

The Grayscale Pyth Trust offers accredited investors exposure to PYTH, the governance token behind Solana’s leading oracle network.

Grayscale advertisement on stairs (Grayscale)

Policy

AI Fake May Have Scammed Firms for Millions in FTX Claims: Report

Inca Digital has built a case against a shadowy figure cheating trading firms for more than $5 million in claims from the liquidation of the FTX exchange.

Inca Digital theft of FTX claims using AI deep fake

Finance

Tether Made 'Unsolicited' Bid for Majority Stake in $1B LatAm Agribusiness Adecoagro

Adecoagro owns farmland and industrial facilities across Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.

Tether already holds a minority stake in the agricultural commodities producer. (Unsplash/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin-Focused Metaplanet to Spit Stock 10:1 After 3,900% Price Surge

The Tokyo-based company has accumulated more than 2,000 bitcoin.

BTC in stasis ahead of the jobs report (AhmadArdity/Pixabay)