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First Mover Americas: Axie Infinity Rallies After Apple App Store Debut
17.5.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 17, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Ripple Buys Crypto Custody Firm Metaco for $250M
17.5.2023
Metaco will continue to operate as an independent business unit led by CEO and founder Adrien Treccani
Tether Says It Will Buy Bitcoin for Stablecoin Reserves Using Realized Profits
17.5.2023
The company, which issues the $82 billion USDT stablecoin, reported $1.48 billion of net profits in 2023 Q1 and revealed $1.5 billion in BTC holdings
StanChart-Backed Zodia and LMAX Digital to Provide CoinShares With Crypto Trading Infrastructure
17.5.2023
LMAX Digital and Zodia Custody are to provide institutional-grade trading infrastructure and custody to CoinShares
Indian Authorities Asked to Restore Crypto Exchanges' Access to UPI
17.5.2023
India's government and central bank have received proposals asking to restore access of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), a widely popular real-time payment system, to the crypto industry
Axie Infinity's Token Jumps 12% After Firm Lists Game on Apple App Store
17.5.2023
The dollar valued locked in the open futures contracts tied to AXS has surged to highest since February, signaling an influx of new money into the market
China's Top Prosecution Agency Says Although Not Banned NFTs Have Crypto-Like Attributes
17.5.2023
NFT collections, targeted in new published guidelines, have been gaining popularity in China since the country prohibited the trading of cryptocurrencies
Axie Infinity Game Launches on Apple App Store In Key Markets
17.5.2023
The card-based strategy game Axie Infinity: Origins will first launch across Latin America and Asia as it continues its global expansion
Fleeing U.S. Crypto Firms ‘Welcome,’ French Regulator Says
17.5.2023
100-odd companies could be registered in France as the just-agreed MiCA EU crypto legislation beds in, Financial Markets Authority officials said
Even Licensed Firms Say Opening Bank Accounts Is Hard in Hong Kong
17.5.2023
Hong Kong has said it wants to be a crypto hub but its banks are rejecting account opening applications
Dogecoin's Daily Transaction Reached Lifetime Highs After ‘DRC-20’ Tokens Introduced
17.5.2023
Transactional volumes on Dogecoin briefly surpassed Litecoin and Bitcoin earlier this week
First Mover Asia: Crypto's Rotating Profits
17.5.2023
DLT-Powered Financial Markets Could Save $100B Per Year, TradFi Study Says
17.5.2023
The Global Financial Markets Association called for regulators to be more open to the tech underpinning cryptocurrency
UK Lawmaker Group Clashes With Treasury Over Treating Unbacked Crypto as Gambling
17.5.2023
The U.K. Treasury Committee seemingly opposed the government’s proposal to recognize crypto as regulated financial activities
SEC Can't Seal Docs Tied to Hinman's Ether Speech, Judge in Ripple Suit Rules
17.5.2023
The SEC and Ripple have sparred for months over a set of documents related to Bill Hinman's 2018 speech on securities law and ether
Lightning Labs Releases 'Better' Version of Token Minting on Bitcoin After BRC-20s Clog System
16.5.2023
The project formerly known as "Taro" has been rebranded "Taproot Assets" after Lightning Labs was hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit. The new offering comes with a "core set of features to bitcoinize the dollar," according to the firm
Bitcoin Slides Below $27K as Investors Eye Debt Ceiling Negotiations
16.5.2023
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned the U.S. could breach its debt limit by June 1, potentially setting off a recession in the event of default
Balancer Proposes ‘Permissioned Arbitrage’ to Rescue Inverse Finance’s Frozen Crypto
16.5.2023
Automated market maker Balancer is working with a trio of DeFi protocols to rescue crypto frozen since Euler's massive hack
Bitcoin is a threat to the energy-use status quo – and that’s a good thing
16.5.2023
Banning or taxing crypto mining out of existence isn’t going to solve this country’s issues around power consumption and grid stability – but supporting Bitcoin just might
Serial Phishing Scammer Uses a Mix of Laundering Techniques, Including Coin Swaps and a Mysterious OTC
16.5.2023
Attacker behind a fake HitBTC website might have stolen $15M worth of crypto from multiple scams and phishing attacks