First Mover Americas: Ether ETFs Struggle to Gain Traction in First Week
6.10.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 6, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Phaver raises $7 million to enhance Web3 onboarding
6.10.2023
Phaver has raised $7 million in the recent seed funding round. Investors include Nomad Capital, Polygon Ventures, Foresight Ventures, and SwissBorg, among others. This has brought the total funds raised by the company to $8 million, for a valuation of $80 million. Phaver has said it will use most...
Organya: The Next Evolution in Web3 Gaming Is Launching October 18th
6.10.2023
PRESS RELEASE. The Royal Spanish Football Federation has partnered with RealFevr for the imminent launch of “Organya: The Interplanetary Football Strategy Game” on October 18th, 2023. Organya marks a monumental leap forward in the future of gaming, as it’s the first game of its kind...
Musk vs SEC feud over Twitter acquisition continues
6.10.2023
Elon Musk has been in a legal battle with the SEC since his Twitter takeover. Now called X, Musk paid $44 billion to acquire the platform in October 2022. The SEC is currently forcing Musk to testify in the acquisition case. The SEC has alleged that Musk broke a number of federal securities laws...
SEC Sues Musk to Make Him Testify in Twitter Takeover Investigation
6.10.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is trying to force Elon Musk to testify in its probe into his purchase of Twitter, now X. After some back and forth, the billionaire investor bought the social media platform for $44 billion in October 2022 and the SEC’s probe is focused on Twitter...
XRP Price Prediction as XRP Seeks to Breach $0.55 Level – Is the Path to $1 by End of 2023 Clear?
6.10.2023
The XRP price has dipped by 0.5% in the past 24 hours, as cryptocurrency and financial markets continue to be undermined by rising bond yields and wider economic instability.
XRP remains up by 2% in the past week, however, as well as by 4% in the last 30 days, following this week's good news that...
First Look: Art gallery in Dubai to educate artists on NFTs, Web3
6.10.2023
37xDubai founder Danilo Carlucci said the gallery uses NFTs based on the Tree of Life art display as its membership token
Binance spot market share drops for 7th consecutive month: Report
6.10.2023
Binance’s lost spot trading volume has been reportedly distributed among exchanges like HTX (formerly Huobi), Bybit and DigiFinex
How PayPal expanded into crypto and alternative payments
6.10.2023
PayPal, a leading online payment platform, excels in secure, user-friendly transactions. In today’s evolving digital economy, cryptocurrencies and alternative payments have surged. Traditional systems involve high fees and delays, driving interest in decentralized cryptocurrencies....
Bitcoin bulls keep pressure on $28K while calls for BTC price dip grow
6.10.2023
Bitcoin is being treated with suspicion on short timeframes, with repeated pushes into resistance met with rejection
Elliptic Report Reveals $7 Billion in Crypto Laundering via DEXs and Bridges
6.10.2023
A recent report from blockchain surveillance firm Elliptic has uncovered that $7 billion in "illicit or high-risk funds" has been laundered through decentralized exchanges (DEXs), cross-chain bridges, and non-KYC exchanges.
This staggering sum was already reached by July of this year, exceeding...
Kraken eyes Europe business boost, plans to acquire BCM
6.10.2023
Kraken recently announced its decision to acquire Coin Meester BV in the Netherlands. The Dutch crypto broker will help Kraken expand its reach in Europe. BCM, or Coin Meester BV, was founded back in 2017, becoming one of the most well-reputed crypto brokers in the Netherlands. Since then,...