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First Mover Americas: Kraken's SEC Settlement Sends Crypto Markets Tumbling
10.2.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 10, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Long Traders Bear Brunt as Bitcoin, Ether Slide Spurs $220M in Liquidations
10.2.2023
Over 90% of all liquidated positions originated from traders betting on higher crypto prices
First Mover Asia: Kraken Crypto Staking Settlement Bedevils Markets as Bitcoin Lingers Below $21.9K
10.2.2023
ALSO: CoinDesk analyst Glenn Williams considers the significance of "whales" sending bitcoin back to exchanges, while smaller investors remove it. Bitcoin falls below $21.9K
3AC and CoinFLEX launch website, waitlist for crypto claims exchange
9.2.2023
The exchange will allow crypto bankruptcy claims to be traded, according to an official Twitter announcement
Liquid Staking Tokens Rally as Kraken Settles With SEC to Sunset Staking Service
9.2.2023
The sudden price uptick of governance tokens for the largest liquid staking protocols Lido Finance, Rocket Pool and Frax Finance defies the decline of the broader crypto market
Bitcoin Drops Below $22K as Kraken Agreement to Close Crypto Staking Operations Spooks Investors
9.2.2023
The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization declined after the crypto exchange giant agreed to settle charges with the SEC to shutter the service. Ether also declined
The Future of Financial Planning Lies in AI and Blockchain
9.2.2023
AI and blockchain could assist in decisions around investments, taxes and insurance, and open up new avenues for income. But financial advisors will still play a key role
Biggest Movers: LINK Moves to 3-Month Peak, as DOGE Drops to 10-Day Low
9.2.2023
Chainlink rallied to a three-month high during Thursday’s session, despite a red wave sweeping through cryptocurrency markets. Today’s surge came as the token broke out of a key resistance level. Dogecoin, on the other hand, was victim to today’s market sell-off, falling to a ten-day low in...
First Mover Americas: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Suggests SEC Could Ban Staking
9.2.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 9 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
CryptoQuant: Bitcoin Network Activity Spikes to Two-Year High Thanks to NFTs
9.2.2023
Transactions are coming from the popularity of the recently-deployed protocol Ordinals, which allows for NFT-like tokens to be stored on-chain
Flux Finance Launches Lending Token Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Debt
9.2.2023
Flux Finance invests in Ondo’s Short-Term U.S. Government Bond Fund (OUSG) a tokenized version of a Blackrock Treasury Bond ETF
Ether Liquid Staking Tokens Jump on Rumors of SEC Ban for Staking Providers
9.2.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong said Wednesday night he heard rumors about a possible ban on staking providers in the U.S
Lido DAO Governance Token Surges on Armstrong Comments About SEC Staking Ban
9.2.2023
The SEC has declined to comment on rumors that it intends to classify tokens that allow staking as securities
Shark Tank Star Kevin O’Leary Says Most Crypto Tokens Are Worthless — ‘They’ll Eventually Just Go to Zero’
9.2.2023
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, says that most crypto tokens are worthless and they will eventually drop to zero in value. He added that he now owns seven cryptocurrencies and he is getting the same volatility he did when he owned 32 crypto tokens prior to the collapse...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Near $23K; Why AI Tokens Are on a Months-Long Tear
9.2.2023
ALSO: Shaurya Malwa writes that institutional investment has made a compelling argument for AI-related protocols; LDO jumps after a tweet by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone Says Cryptocurrencies May Be Facing Their First Real Recession
9.2.2023
Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone has warned that “cryptos may be facing their first real recession.” The Federal Reserve tightening despite the risk of a recession “could be a primary headwind for most risk assets, notably cryptos,”...
Cross-Chain Protocol Stargate Finance’s Token Surges by Double Digits on Trader Joe Partnership
8.2.2023
The price jumped after an annoucement that Stargate would partner with Trader Joe announcement to unlock omnichain fungible tokens. The Stargate DAO also passed a token re-issuance proposal following security concerns tied to Alameda Research's wallets
MakerDAO Contributors Propose First Native Liquidity Market Focused on DAI Stablecoin
8.2.2023
The proposed Spark Protocol will leverage Maker’s DAI stablecoin and its crypto assets for liquidity, and would be based on the Aave v3 smart contract system
Bitcoin, Markets and the Symmetry of Information
8.2.2023
In almost all markets, the seller knows more than the buyer. With Bitcoin, that’s not the case. What does that mean for markets, regulation and even economics? Noelle Acheson digs in
Crypto Derivative Volumes Saw Speedy Growth as Prices Rose in January
8.2.2023
The numbers suggest speculation, not accumulation, was behind sizable gains for bitcoin and ether, according to a report