David LaValle
Team at CoinDesk
David LaValle is the president of data and indices at CoinDesk and was a senior managing director and global head of ETFs at Grayscale Investments, a digital currency asset manager. LaValle was the CEO of Alerian and S-Network Global Indexes. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University.
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Day two of panels at Out East Summit opens with an identity question: Will the Biggest Crypto Companies Be Crypto Companies? @guyhirsch of @krakenfx moderates @_johnwhelan of @wisdomtreefunds, @baekkyoumkim of @hashed_official, @LowBeta of @Grayscale, and @DannySursock of @archetypevc. Full mornin
Kraken 母公司 Payward 正与投资基础设施提供商 GTN 合作，将香港上市股票引入 xStocks，英国、欧洲及韩国股票预计随后上线，仍需获得监管批准。GTN 将为相关代币背后的证券提供执行、托管及记录服务。（CoinDesk） https://wublock123.com/news/kraken-parent-expands-xstocks-to-hk-uk-and-south-korea-stocks-65090
AI 与稳定币银行基础设施公司 Augustus 完成 1.8 亿美元 B 轮融资，估值达到 10 亿美元，由 Tiger Global 领投，Hummingbird、QED，以及 Nubank、Ramp、Circle 和 Deel 的创始人参投。资金将用于拓展拉丁美洲、东南亚、中东和非洲市场，并开发可提供全天候美元账户及结算服务的核心银行平台。Augustus 此前已获美国 OCC 有条件批准筹建全服务国民银行，最终开业仍需完成监管要求。（CoinDesk） wublock123.com/news/crypto-ba…
吴说获悉，Grayscale 宣布任命前 Aave Labs 机构与 DeFi 业务负责人 Sebastian Pulido 为链上资产管理主管，负责领导公司链上产品战略。Pulido 此前参与推动机构级 RWA 借贷平台 Aave Horizon，并拥有 Goldman Sachs 及 J.P. Morgan 旗下 Kinexys 的相关工作经历。 https://wublock123.com/news/grayscale-hires-former-aave-labs-exec-sebastian-pulido-onchain-asset-head-65036
"The gap in crypto options isn't demand. It's design." Alexia Theodorou, Director of Derivatives at Kraken, in CoinDesk on our BTC and ETH options launch. https://t.co/uF9kWYQaJQ
JUST IN: Where there's #Bitcoin history being made, you'll find The Bitcoin Historian. Fmr Coindesk and Bitcoin Magazine Editor @pete_rizzo_ to speak at Bitcoin Treasuries Conference this September 28 in New York City. Here we go 🚀
"A bitcoin 'volmageddon' may be brewing, key indicator suggests" BVIV Index in CoinDesk today https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2026/07/20/a-bitcoin-volmageddon-may-be-brewing-key-indicator-suggests
BVIV at 38% — the floor of a zone that preceded $BTC dropping $74K→$60K in under a week last May. Implied vol this compressed is historically mean-reverting. Long BTC near $64K without hedging is an asymmetric risk position. via CoinDesk
READ THE FULL $DOG MODE ARTICLE HERE https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/18/dog-mode-explains-bitcoin-s-next-governance-fight
This is what @BitGo has been doing for over 10yrs. Using the 2-of-3 MPC or multisig model, you give your bot a piece of the key, set policy, and get to approve transactions under any policy you set. Predates AI; works out of the box. https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/2077743029935362402