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Finance

Will Crypto Markets Be Regulated Like Traditional Markets? One NFT Lawyer Weighs In

“They [consumers] should have confidence that the marketplace works, and it's not stacked against them,” said NFT and Web 3 lawyer Moish Peltz on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program.

Moish Peltz (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

Vidéos

NFT & Web 3 Attorney on the First NFT Insider Trading Case

The U.S. Department of Justice charged former OpenSea staffer Nate Chastain for wire fraud and money laundering on allegations he misused confidential information to trade NFTs. NFT & Web 3 Attorney Moish Peltz discusses his take on the charges, the legal considerations of digital collectibles, and the potential outcomes.

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Vidéos

DOJ Charges Former OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading

Former OpenSea staffer Nate Chastain was charged on June 1 with wire fraud and money laundering after trading on confidential information about which NFTs were about to be featured on OpenSea. It’s the first DOJ has pursued an “insider trading” charge involving digital assets.

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Technologies

Alchemy Expands to the Solana Ecosystem

The company, valued at $10.2 billion, will support developers who seek to build on the chain.

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Juridique

US Charges Ex-OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading

Department of Justice officials say it's the first time they've pursued an "insider trading" charge involving digital assets.

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Finance

Magic Eden Tops OpenSea in Daily Trading Volume as Solana NFTs Heat Up

The Solana-based marketplace has seen far more transactions than its Ethereum counterpart in the last 24 hours.

Magic Eden's booth at the Solana Hacker House in Miami, April 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Expands Features, Allowing Some App Users to Access Ethereum-Based Dapps

The move will let users purchase NFTs, trade on decentralized exchanges and borrow and lend on various DeFi platforms.

Coinbase share were rallying Friday. (Photo illustration by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Vidéos

Coinbase NFT Marketplace Opens to Public, but Who’s There?

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase launched this non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, but only a few users seem to be active on the platform. “The Hash” group discusses the timing of this launch, broader trends on decreasing volumes across NFT marketplaces, and the dominance of OpenSea and Magic Eden in the NFT space.

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Finance

OpenSea and Circle Back $6M Raise for DAO Platform Syndicate

Nearly 1,200 investment clubs have launched on Syndicate since the platform went live at the end of January.

An illustration of Syndicate's early backers (Syndicate)