Share prices of publicly listed bitcoin mining companies are “on fire” thanks to high transaction fees, one analyst said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/12/18/bitcoin-fees-spike-to-2-year-high-as-ordinals-bonanza-gives-windfall-profit-to-btc-miners/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

After a year of conflict between crypto companies and agencies like the SEC and CFTC, we can expect to see greater dialogue and progress on regulation in 2024, says …

From bringing bad actors to book to scaling Ethereum, this year prepared the ground for bigger things to come, says E&Y’s Paul Brody. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/12/18/under-the-hood-2023-was-a-highly-constructive-year-for-crypto/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The U.S. Congress is still wrestling over crypto, so it’s unlikely that a full regulatory regime will be in place before 2025, though court rulings and agency policies will …

The latest price moves in bitcoin and crypto markets in context for Dec. 18, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto …

EU-wide blockchain services could support the bloc’s pursuit of digital sovereignty, Mathieu Michel tells CoinDesk. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/12/18/belgium-to-push-european-blockchain-network-during-eu-council-presidency-digital-minister-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Asset values for creditor claims will be calculated at prices on the day FTX filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, the plan says. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/12/18/ftx-files-reorganization-plan-to-end-bankruptcy/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFTs were returned to their owners after Yuga Labs’ Greg Solano and Boring Security DAO paid a bounty. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/12/18/major-nft-indicies-stable-after-nft-trader-hack/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The sealed and unopened phone boxes contain an airdrop of 30 million bonk (BONK) tokens, which has seemingly revived dismal Saga sales. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/12/18/bonks-surge-send-prices-of-solana-saga-phone-flying-to-2k/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Polygon Labs, a developer of scaling networks for Ethereum, has shifted toward “Polygon CDK,” a blockchain-development kit powered by zero-knowledge cryptography. The older “Polygon Edge” was used by Dogechain, …