The series B funding round comes during a breakout year for the crypto-based prediction market platform, and brings its total funding close to $75 million. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/05/14/peter-thiels-founders-fund-vitalik-buterin-back-45m-investment-in-polymarket/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Paxos has added J. Christopher Giancarlo, a former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission who has been a public advocate for the cryptocurrency sector, to its board …

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 14, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …

“Roaring Kitty is living proof that retail can mog (outperform) institutions at the highest level,” one meme coin developer said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/05/14/gamestop-rally-sends-meme-coins-skywards-pepe-floki-mog-surge/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

User activity has plunged after a hyped run-up to the start of the Runes protocol , which was expected by some to mirror Solana’s meme coin ecosystem. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2024/05/14/bitcoin-runes-protocol-sees-traction-waning-after-much-hyped-introduction/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The U.K.’s expected election this year shouldn’t affect the country’s efforts to regulate cryptocurrency much, industry observers say. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/14/industry-stakeholders-believe-a-uk-election-wont-derail-crypto-plans/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Crypto OTC liquidity network Paradigm on Monday announced a block trading facility for linear options tied to MATIC, SOL and XRP. Trades facilitated by Paradigm will be submitted to …

Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX has expanded what started as the Okto wallet into an Okto ecosystem, which will include launching a blockchain and a token soon, and a points …

President Joe Biden ordered a cryptocurrency mining facility near Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming to halt operations on Monday, calling it a threat to national security. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/13/us-blocks-china-tied-crypto-miners-as-national-security-risk-near-nuke-base/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

FalconX will pay $1.8 million to settle newly-announced charges from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that the crypto trading firm violated commodities laws by failing to register as …