Both companies plan to develop new institutional digital offerings, while QCP is set to open an Abu Dhabi shop. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/17/qcp-capital-and-further-ventures-announce-partnership-for-middle-east-crypto-expansion/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Shomari Figures, a Washington insider with a lengthy progressive resume, didn’t pull in the most money in direct contributions as he sought one of Alabama’s seats in the U.S. …

According to a blog post shared with CoinDesk, the new Kraken Wallet will be the first from a major exchange to be open-sourced. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/04/17/kraken-releases-own-crypto-wallet-joining-competition-with-coinbase-metamask/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

CFG, the protocol’s native token, spiked as much as 14% after the announcement before paring gains and outperformed other DeFi tokens. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/04/17/tokenized-credit-platform-centrifuge-plans-institutional-rwa-lending-on-coinbases-base-raises-15m-in-vc-investment/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 17, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …

Ether’s 90-day puts trade more expensive than calls on Deribit for the first time since January, according to Amberdata. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/17/ether-options-show-bias-for-weakness-over-3-months/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Member of Parliament Lisa Cameron called for the government to ensure that all stages of education and the workplace develop digital skills. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/17/uk-lawmakers-call-for-govt-to-develop-crypto-blockchain-skills-pipeline/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) are taking another swing at crypto-specific legislation, with a narrowly tailored bill seeking to define how stablecoins – cryptocurrencies that …

Rodarmor created last year’s breakout Ordinals protocol, which is used to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin. Now, he says the relevance of protocols like his new Runes, used …

Some other catalyst needs to happen before bullish sentiment returns, says one trader. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/17/ether-prices-in-downtrend-as-bitcoin-challenges-64k/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines