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First Mover Americas: BTC Holds Stable at $70K
12.4.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 12, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Hong Kong Could Approve Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs as Early as Monday: Bloomberg
12.4.2024
Hong Kong could approve approve spot bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds as early as Monday, Bloomberg said, citing two people familiar with the matter
Australian Court Hands Over $41 Million of Crypto Held by Blockchain Mining Group at Regulator's Request
12.4.2024
An Australian federal court agreed to a petition by markets regulator ASIC to hand over some US$41 million in digital assets invested by over 450 Australians with the mining companies to specialists from advisory and restructuring company McGrathNicol
Bitcoin Cash Sends Bitcoin Traders Warning Sign About Halving
12.4.2024
Bitcoin cash has been seen a proxy for the upcoming halving of rewards on the Bitcoin blockchain
TON Foundation Teams Up With HashKey to Drive Crypto On-Ramping in Telegram
12.4.2024
HashKey and the Foundation are focussing their partnership on Hong Kong in the first phase
Bitcoin Meme Coin PUPS Fuelled by Hype Ahead of Runes Release
12.4.2024
Ordinals and Runes are both projects by long-time Bitcoin developer Casey Rodarmor, which has created trust and lent an idea of authenticity among users
Ether.Fi Inks $500M Restaking Deal With RedStone Oracles
12.4.2024
Under its deal with RedStone, Ether.Fi will dedicate $500 million to help secure RedStone's data oracles, which are used to pass information between blockchains and the outside world
Hong Kong-Listed Bitcoin ETFs Could Unlock Up to $25B in Demand, Crypto Firm Says
12.4.2024
Singapore-based Matrixport expects mainland Chinese investors to move billions into potential Hong Kong-listed spot BTC ETFs through the Stock Connect program
Bitcoin Stable Near $71K as GBTC Outflows Pick Back Up
12.4.2024
The Thursday total ETF flow was negative, with GBTC leading the pack
Ethena Labs Divides Opinion as High Yield Stirs Memories of Terra
12.4.2024
"A lot of things can go wrong," in Ethena's yield-generation strategy, said Folkvang CEO Mike van Rossum
Top U.S. House Lawmakers Meet on Stablecoin Bill Strategy: Punchbowl
12.4.2024
The U.S. congressional effort to establish regulations for stablecoins has become an increasing longshot for passage this year, but the lawmakers who've pushed legislation the farthest reportedly had a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer about it, Punchbowl News reported
Ondo Spikes 8% as Ondo Finance Tests Instant Conversion From BlackRock's Tokenized Fund to USDC
11.4.2024
Stablecoin issuer Circle introduced a new smart contract function earlier Thursday to allow near-instant, around-the-clock redemptions from BlackRock's BUIDL fund for USDC stablecoins
Thai Crypto Exchange Bitkub May Be Valued as High as $3B in IPO: CEO
11.4.2024
Jirayut Srupsrisopa said earlier this month that an IPO was planned for next year
Aptos Falls 16% Over Past Week, Lagging Ahead of $300M Token Unlocking Event
11.4.2024
Nearly 25 million of locked-up APT tokens will be released Friday including to early investors, TokenUnlocks data shows
Willem Schroé: Building Botanix, a Bitcoin Layer 2 That Brings the EVM to Bitcoin
11.4.2024
A Belgian polymath and his team are building a “spiderchain” network that harnesses both bitcoin’s sound money properties and Ethereum’s technological capabilities
Avi Eisenberg May Testify in $110M Crypto Fraud Trial, Defense Says
11.4.2024
The crypto trader is facing up to 20 years in jail if convicted on all counts
The SEC’s Suit Against Unswap Is an Opening Attack Against DeFi
11.4.2024
The DEX received a Wells Notice from the regulator, suggesting an enforcement action is imminent. While we don’t know the nature of the potential charges, the news raises the threat of legal jeopardy for decentralized finance
Craig Wright Drops Appeal Against Hodlonaut in Norway
11.4.2024
Wright’s decision to drop his appeal comes a month after a U.K. court ruled that he was not Satoshi Nakamoto
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Fraud Conviction
11.4.2024
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed to appeal his conviction and sentence for fraud and conspiracy charges on Thursday, hours before his deadline to do so
Ethereum's Next Upgrade, 'Pectra,' Could Include Relief for Institutional Stakers, Wallet UX Improvements
11.4.2024
Developers' aim with Pectra is to make some minor code changes while simultaneously working on a bigger code change, Verkle trees, for the following upgrade