The three aspiring presidents touched on many of the same pro-crypto points at a Coinbase-linked crypto advocacy event. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/12/12/us-presidential-candidates-chat-about-crypto-target-federal-regulators/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Customers are free to withdraw or transfer funds and continue trading with Binance Russia’s new owner CommEX, the company said Monday. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/12/12/binance-p2p-trading-platform-halts-ruble-support-following-russia-exit/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The developer firm, together with the Starknet Foundation, said that the program will benefit “dapp” builders and core developers of the Starknet blockchain. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/12/12/starkware-distributing-35m-fees-to-developers-in-devonomics-program/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Coinbase’s Project Diamond lets institutions create and trade digital native versions of financial instruments such as debt using Base in a regulated manner. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/12/12/coinbase-debuts-rwa-platform-built-on-base-under-abu-dhabi-regulators-oversight/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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Digital asset manager Grayscale’s bitcoin investment vehicle’s shares fell 8.6% Monday, reflecting the day’s 5.8% drop in bitcoin. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/12/12/cathie-woods-ark-invest-offloads-nearly-13m-worth-of-grayscale-bitcoin-trust-shares/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The announcement follows a government rule change to require social media influencers to display their real names. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/12/12/chinas-ministry-of-public-security-launches-blockchain-based-real-name-decentralized-identifier-system/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The bonds are expected to launch in Q1 of 2024, several posts amplified on social platform X by President Nayib Bukele suggest. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/12/12/worlds-first-bitcoin-bonds-receive-regulatory-approval-in-el-salvador/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

“Due to the rise of Ordinals and Bitcoin L2s, there are reasons to be bullish on the Bitcoin ecosystem. We are entering an era of Bitcoin that we have …

Bitcoin endured its worst daily drawdowns in 4 months, dipping over 7% to nearly $40,000. $XRP, $LINK, $ADA declined 8%-10%. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/12/11/bitcoin-dips-7-to-near-40k-pullback-will-be-short-lived-say-experts/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines