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Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Fall to 1-Week Lows, as Markets Prepare for Big Week of Data
10.10.2022
Bitcoin was trading near a key support point on Monday as markets prepared for a big week of economic data. The headline release will be Wednesday’s U.S. inflation report, which is forecasted to come in at 8.1% for September, which is lower than August’s rate of 8.3%. Ethereum...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Stable Around $19K as Inflation, Earnings Haunt Traditional Markets
10.10.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 7, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Back to Square One? Circle's USDC Market Cap Drops Below $50B for First Time Since Terra's Collapse
10.10.2022
USDC's utility has taken a hit in the wake of Binance's decision to consolidate order books and Circle's decision to freeze addresses associated with Tornado Cash
Crypto Investment Firm Blockwater Technologies Defaults on DeFi Loan
10.10.2022
The South Korea-based crypto investment firm failed to make a payment on a $3.4 million loan to TrueFi, a decentralized lending protocol
First Mover Asia: Tough Week for Layer 1 as Solana, BNB Chain Suffer Outages; Bitcoin Trades Flat as October Doldrums Continue
10.10.2022
The problems that both protocols suffered are reminders that neither is really decentralized, and that they are not yet true challengers to Ethereum; ether and other altcoins trade sideways
Crypto traders shift their focus to altcoins while Bitcoin price consolidates
9.10.2022
Traders shift their focus to XRP, UNI, QNT and EGLD while Bitcoin continues to consolidate around the $20,000 level
30-Day NFT Sales Are 88% Lower Than They Were 8 Months Ago, Google Searches Nosedived
9.10.2022
At the end of January 2022, non-fungible token (NFT) sales raked in $4.77 billion and NFT sales have slipped month after month since then. Last month, $549.82 million in NFT sales took place in September which shows monthly NFT sales are more than 88% lower than they were in January. Furthermore...
Biggest Movers: XRP Nears 5-Month High to Start the Weekend
8.10.2022
Xrp, the token formerly known as ripple, rose close to a five-month high on Saturday, despite the current red wave sweeping through markets. The token was trading marginally above a ceiling of $0.525, as bulls attempted to recapture recent highs. Cosmos was also higher, nearing a breakout of a...
New Study Says BTC Outperformed Both S&P 500 and Nasdaq in September
8.10.2022
Despite seeing a 3.11% drop in value in September, bitcoin still outperformed both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, the latest Cryptocompare report has shown. Ethereum, on the other hand, was named “the worst performer after the long-awaited Merge proved to be a ‘buy the rumour, sell...
Study: MENA Crypto Volumes Grew Fastest Between July 2021 and June 2022 — Turkey Cements Position as Region’s Largest Market
8.10.2022
Of the $566 billion in cryptocurrency transaction volume for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region between July 2021 and June 2022, nearly 40% went to Turkey, which kept its place as the region’s biggest cryptocurrency market, according to the latest Chainalysis data....
Market Wrap: Bitcoin, Other Risk Assets Fall Again Following Disappointing Jobs Data
7.10.2022
Investors are nervous about rampant inflation prompting yet another massive rate hike by the Fed, and the economic damage that might cause. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets
Gold and Silver Prices Slide Lower Following US Jobs Report — Analyst Says Data Suggests ‘Market Bottom Is in Place’
7.10.2022
On Friday, October 7, 2022, the precious metals gold and silver dropped in U.S. dollar value following the recent U.S. jobs report for September. The USD value of gold per troy ounce is awfully close to slipping below the $1,700 range, while the price of silver is teetering near the $20 threshold....
Valkyrie Funds, Ark Invest Say Crypto Has Hit ‘Bottom’ Amid Recession Woes
7.10.2022
Frank Downing, director of research at Ark Invest and Steven McClurg, co-founder of asset management firm Valkyrie, joined “First Mover,” to discuss why crypto may have reached its “bottom,” and their crypto-focused separate managed accounts (SMAs)
Price analysis 10/7: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, MATIC
7.10.2022
Markets corrected as U.S. jobs data reflected a stubbornly robust labor market, adding further confirmation to investors’ belief that the Federal Reserve will continue with its aggressive rate hikes
Powell’s Interest-rate Antibiotics Could Succeed, but Not Without Risk
7.10.2022
The Fed's battle against inflation could lead to overcorrection, but the same mechanism that’s reining in the economy is creating headroom for revitalizing it if things do go south
El crecimiento del empleo en EE. UU. se desacelera menos de lo esperado y bitcoin cae debajo de los US$20K
7.10.2022
El informe mensual de empleo publicado por el Departamento de Trabajo se ha convertido en uno de los indicadores económicos más importantes a observar mientras la Reserva Federal evalúa el estado de la economía
Biggest Movers: DOGE, SHIB Slide Following Better-Than-Expected Payrolls Report
7.10.2022
Meme coins were trading lower on Friday, as markets reacted to the latest U.S. nonfarm payrolls report. The data showed that 263,000 jobs were added to the United States economy in September, versus the 250,000 expected. Both dogecoin and shiba inu fell for a third consecutive session. Dogecoin...
US Jobs Growth Slows Less Than Expected; Bitcoin Slips From $20K
7.10.2022
The monthly employment situation report, released by the Labor Department, has become one of the most important economic indicators to watch as the Federal Reserve evaluates the state of the economy
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Drops Below $20,000 Ahead of US Nonfarm Payrolls Report
7.10.2022
Bitcoin was trading below $20,000 on Friday, as markets prepared for the release of the latest U.S. nonfarm payrolls report. The token moved lower for the third consecutive session, as bearish sentiment returned to markets. Ethereum continued to consolidate ahead of this afternoon’s release....
First Mover Americas: It’s Payrolls Day Again, and Bitcoin Holds Tight Near $20K
7.10.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 7, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets