ALSO: In his latest Money Reimagined column, CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey ties the recent political and regulatory backlash toward the crypto industry to the alleged misdeeds of disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Will the current climate drive digital-asset innovation and leadership away from the U.S.?
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Ether Holds Near $1.9K as Shanghai Fork Approaches
ETH’s price slid 1.5% on Thursday, the day after reaching its nine-month high. The Ethereum upgrade is expected to occur April 12.
MonkeDAO Plans to Buy Rights to Popular Solana Monkey Business NFT Collection for $2M
MonkeDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization formed by owners of the Solana Monkey Business NFT project, will purchase all intellectual property rights to the collection from its current owner HadesDAO.
First Mover Asia: Ether Climbs Over $2.1K to Further Its Post Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade Surge
Bitcoin has also continued its more moderately-paced momentum, inching toward $31K. ALSO: CoinDesk columnist considers Shapella's immediate and potential long-term impact.
Bitcoin’s 'Store-of-Value' Narrative Is Real but Not a Price Mover
Longer-term narratives matter, argues Noelle Acheson, but they don’t set the price. That is set by short-term sentiment, which is both contagious and fickle.
Singapore Working With Banks to Provide Guidance on Crypto Businesses: Bloomberg
An industry report is expected to outline best practices in areas including due diligence and risk management.
Bank of England Targets 30-Strong Team for Digital Currency: Report
Among the positions available are digital pound security architect and digital pound solutions architect.
Ondo Finance Plans Yield-Generating Stablecoin Alternative for Institutional Investors
The new stablecoin-like token, OMMF, will be backed by conventional money market funds and is available only to qualified purchasers and accredited investors. But retail investors can lend against the tokens via Ondo’s DeFi protocol Flux to indirectly access the yield.
AI Will 'Accelerate' the Metaverse, Empower Creators: The Sandbox Co-Founder
Sebastien Borget says artificial intelligence will bring a greater volume of original content to metaverse platforms.
High Ether Yields Drive $50M to DeFi Protocol Pendle Finance
The total locked value of assets on the platform has risen over 300% since the start of this year, DefiLlama data shows.