Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been fined approximately $2.2 million (18.82 crore INR) for providing services to Indian clients without adhering to the nation’s anti-money laundering rules, …

In this week’s abbreviated issue of The Protocol, we’re chronicling the apparent doxing of ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli as the driver behind the recently-but-no-longer mooning $DJT token, plus the …

Institutions need to broaden their holdings of crypto holdings in order to capture the full range of innovation in the market, says Felix Stratmann, head of research at Outerlands …

Interoperability between blockchain networks. Restaking. EVMs. Some major trends giving digital assets markets a lift in the new cycle, Santiago Velasco, Senior Trader, Nonco. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/06/19/cryptos-long-tail-disruptive-trends/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The bug found by a “security researcher” led to $3 million stolen from Kraken’s treasuries. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/06/19/kraken-says-hackers-turned-to-extortion-after-exploiting-bug-for-3m/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The publicly-traded bitcoin miner Marathon began incubating Anduro in February as a “platform built on the Bitcoin network that allows for the creation of multiple sidechains.” Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/06/19/marathons-layer-2-chain-anduro-plugs-in-portal-to-bitcoin-for-atomic-swaps/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 19, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …

The selling coincides with net outflows from U.S.-listed bitcoin ETFs in the same period, data shows. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/06/19/bitcoin-whales-sold-over-1b-btc-in-past-two-weeks-cryptoquant/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

NAB Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Zodia Custody, which is also backed by Standard Chartered, Northern Trust and SBI Holdings. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/06/19/national-australia-banks-venture-arm-invests-in-crypto-focused-zodia-custody/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The U.S. regulator closed its investigation into “Ethereum 2.0,” Consensys said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/06/19/sec-ends-probe-into-consensus-wont-sue-over-ethereum/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines