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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops From $70K as Bullish Signal Strengthens
4.6.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 4, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin (BTC) slows as the community awaits the next breakout
4.6.2024
The pace has slowed in Bitcoin (BTC). It was initially expected to pump the growth once Bitcoin’s halving concluded. It has been almost 2 months, and the only result evident is a slower pace. What’s happening has been defined as a Re-Accumulation phase for Bitcoin. Investors could...
US Media Executive Charged in $67 Million Fiat-to-Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
4.6.2024
The U.S. DOJ has charged the CFO of a media company with one count of money laundering and two counts of bank fraud for participating in a scheme that laundered criminal proceeds using cryptocurrency. Authorities allege that Weidong Guan and his accomplices used bank accounts opened with stolen...
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific strikes $3.5B AI partnership
4.6.2024
Core Scientific expects that its AI collaboration with CoreWeave will generate $3.5 billion over 12 years from renting out 18% from its infrastructure
Rwanda Develops CBDC to Avoid Falling Behind, Central Bank Deputy Governor Says
4.6.2024
Rwanda is contemplating launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) because it does not want to be left behind and to prevent any hindrances to trade between the African country and its major trading partners. According to a deputy governor with the National Bank of Rwanda, the country should...
Bitcoin NFTs hit $4B in all-time sales volume
4.6.2024
Bitcoin holds the top 4 spot in all-time NFT sales volume, following Ethereum, Solana and Ronin
Bitcoin hash ribbons flash the first buy signal since $25K BTC price
4.6.2024
BTC price is "going a lot higher," says Capriole Investments, and hodlers may not need to wait for Summer to be over for sky-high BTC price gains
BIS Plans Instant Cross-Border Payments Using Wholesale CBDC Settlement
4.6.2024
In a move to improve traditional cross-border payments, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has announced the launch of Project Rialto. This project aims to enhance instant cross-border payments by integrating a modular foreign exchange (FX) component with settlement in wholesale central...
Bitcoin Sees Profit-Taking Around $70K Amid ‘Stubbornly Bullish’ Sentiment
4.6.2024
On-chain data shows over 50% of Bitcoin supply remains inactive, a sign of strong long-term conviction in the asset
ERC-6900 Website Launches, Co-Authored by Ethereum Foundation, Alchemy, Circle and Quantstamp
4.6.2024
The official resource for ERC-6900, www.erc6900.io, has been launched, co-authored by the Ethereum Foundation, Alchemy, Circle, and Quantstamp. The website is a comprehensive guide to ERC-6900, a groundbreaking proposal that standardizes interfaces for composable smart accounts. The core idea...
Community Backlash Forces Matter Labs to Drop ‘ZK’ Trademark Bid
4.6.2024
The developer of the Zksync Ethereum Layer 2 network, Matter Labs, abandoned its bid to trademark the term ‘ZK’ just days after asserting its right to do so. Matter Labs’ trademark bid withdrawal follows a furious community backlash that ultimately saw co-inventors...
Bitfarms Sees 42% Revenue Drop in May Post-Bitcoin Halving
4.6.2024
Bitfarms, a Bitcoin mining firm, reported a 42% drop in crypto mining revenue in May, the first full month following the Bitcoin halving in mid-April, which reduced their Bitcoin production from 263 BTC in April to 156 BTC in May. The company attributed part of the decline in production...
Woman Pleads Guilty to Using Bitcoin for Dark Web Hitman
4.6.2024
In Salt Lake City, Krista Renae Stone, 23, pleaded guilty to using the dark web to arrange a murder-for-hire in 2023. According to court documents, Stone utilized bitcoin to pay $5,000 for the hit. Between March and September 2023, she accessed a website offering “hitman for hire”...
Hong Kong Police Advisory Group Warns of Surge in Digital Asset-Linked Crime
4.6.2024
The Hong Kong Technology Crime Police Advisory Group has warned about the rise of digital asset-linked crime, calling for the establishment of a regulatory system to identify and eliminate risks associated with this tech. According to police data, almost $550 million was involved in digital asset...
Dubai Financial Services Authority Updates Regulatory Framework for Crypto Tokens
4.6.2024
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) announced amendments to its crypto token regime on Monday, enhancing the regulatory environment for crypto tokens in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a special economic zone. The amendments address investment in recognized...
India Repatriates 100 Tonnes of Gold From UK, Aims to Move More
4.6.2024
According to local media reports, the Reserve Bank of India has repatriated 100 tonnes of gold that was held in the vaults of the Bank of England. The operation, carried out in special circumstances due to the quantity of gold moved, may be repeated as India seeks to hold more gold domestically...
BTC ETFs make 26% of BlackRock's 2024 inflows, 56% of Fidelity’s
4.6.2024
However, the impressive flows from BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC haven’t been enough to gain on the leading ETF asset manager by total flows, Vanguard
Binance Announces Restrictions on Unauthorized Stablecoins in EU to Comply With MiCA Regulations
4.6.2024
Crypto exchange Binance announced Monday its strategy to comply with the forthcoming Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) stablecoin rules, set to take effect on June 30 across the European Economic Area (EEA). These regulations will restrict the issuance and offering of stablecoins...
Dapper Labs Secures Favorable Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Involving NBA Top Shot NFTs
4.6.2024
Dapper Labs, a blockchain technology and digital collectibles company, has reached a favorable settlement in the legal case Friel vs. Dapper Labs, establishing that NBA Top Shot Moments are not securities. The company emphasizes that this significant ruling clarifies the legal status of digital...
Halving full effect: Bitfarms crypto mining revenue falls 42% in May
4.6.2024
The Bitcoin mining firm also blamed “unusually cold temperatures” at its Rio Cuarto facility in Argentina for the fall in Bitcoin production