The renowned a16z VC talks to Daniel Kuhn about his new book, “Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet.” Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/01/31/chris-dixon-talks-techno-optimism-permissionless-innovation-and-the-need-for-crypto/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

A London court heard of the seizure Tuesday as part of the trial of Jian Wen, who is accused of laundering bitcoin on behalf of her former employer, Yadi …

Blockchain analyst ZachXBT claims 213 million XRP tokens were stolen before being laundered across multiple exchanges. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/01/31/ripples-xrp-drops-5-amid-report-of-potential-112m-hack/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin and crypto markets in context for Jan. 31, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto …

Osborne becomes the second former U.K. chancellor to join a crypto firm following his immediate successor, Philip Hammond. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/01/31/former-uk-chancellor-george-osborne-joins-coinbase-as-adviser/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume acquired a majority stake in GOPAX in February 2023, re-entering a market it had vacated two years previously. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/01/31/binance-reviews-its-stake-in-south-korean-crypto-exchange-gopax/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Developers on Sui are building products that people are using to address real-world challenges, according to Greg Siourounis, Sui’s managing director. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/01/31/sui-becomes-a-top-10-defi-blockchain-in-less-than-a-year/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The JUP-USD perpetual traded at 65 cents on Aevo at press time, implying a market capitalization of $700 million at the inception. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/31/solana-dex-jupiters-jup-token-to-debut-with-135b-circulating-supply/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Next week, on Feb. 7, Dencun will go live on its final Ethereum testnet, Holesky. After that, developers will ink in a date to activate Dencun on the main …

The Ethereum co-founder has warmed up on the potential intersection between AI and crypto, though he warns developers to be careful. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/01/30/vitalik-buterin-says-developers-should-tread-carefully-mixing-crypto-and-ai/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines