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First Mover Americas: Crypto Assets Rally With BTC Returning to $66K
20.6.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 20, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Italy to Increase Surveillance of Crypto Market With Fines as High as 5M Euros: Reuters
20.6.2024
Italy is set to adopt measures that will include high fines for those who manipulate the crypto asset market as part of a wider scheme to beef up surveillance of risks tied to the sector
LayerZero Says Users Must Pay 10 Cents Per ZRO To Claim Token
20.6.2024
The donations appear to be mandatory and the LayerZero Foundation will match proceeds upto $10 million
Stablecoin Issuers Now 18th Largest Holder of U.S. Debt
20.6.2024
Stablecoin issuers are fast emerging as a significant source of demand for the U.S. Treasury notes as concerns about Washington's debt management grow
Swiss National Bank and SDX Delve Deeper Into CBDCs, Tokenized Securities
20.6.2024
The next two-year phase of Project Helvetia will see other financial institutions and types of transactions join the party
Dogecoin Traders Appear to Short Token as Meme Coin Frenzy Eases
20.6.2024
DOGE funding rates are starting to flip negative, data shows, as traders move away from riskier assets amid low volatility in the broader crypto market
Energy Giant EDF Subsidiary Joins Cronos as a Blockchain Validator
20.6.2024
EDF subsidiary Exaion helps industries with digital transformation by focusing on addressing the energy efficiency of data centers
VanEck's Spot Bitcoin ETF Goes Live on Australia's Biggest Stock Exchange
20.6.2024
The VanEck Bitcoin ETF, the first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), debuted on Thursday
Solana-Ether Ratio Hits 3-Month Low, Analyst Anticipates Further Losses
20.6.2024
The ratio has declined 35% in one month, reaching the lowest since March 13
AI Tokens Led by FET, AGIX Surge as Nvidia Zooms to Become World’s Most Valuable Company
20.6.2024
The AI-linked token sector has risen 14% in the past 24 hours, data shows, outperforming other sectors
Monero's XMR Token Reverses February Slide With Golden Cross
20.6.2024
XMR briefly topped $180 last week, reversing the Binance-led February slide
Which cryptocurrency to invest in June 2024: BlockDAG presale hits $52.2M, XRP prices remain undervalued, & Cosmos faces outage
20.6.2024
Despite Ripple (XRP) achieving regulatory clearance, it still trades under $0.5, leaving its advocates disheartened. Cosmos encountered a significant setback with a nearly four-hour downtime during its v17 upgrade, showcasing some vulnerabilities. Conversely, BlockDAG is pioneering new frontiers...
Binance Fined $2.2M by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit
20.6.2024
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been fined approximately $2.2 million (18.82 crore INR) for providing services to Indian clients without adhering to the nation's anti-money laundering rules, India's anti-money laundering unit announced Thursday
Central Banks Plan Increased Gold Reserves Amid Global Uncertainty: 2024 World Gold Council Survey
20.6.2024
The World Gold Council’s 2024 survey reveals that central banks plan to increase gold reserves amid geopolitical and financial uncertainties. Over 80% of respondents expect global bullion holdings to rise, and 29% of central banks plan to boost their own reserves. Motivations include...
The Protocol
19.6.2024
In this week's abbreviated issue of The Protocol, we're chronicling the apparent doxing of 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli as the driver behind the recently-but-no-longer mooning $DJT token, plus the SEC's apparent retreat on probing the Ethereum developer Consensys
Why You Should Diversify Your Digital Asset Portfolio
19.6.2024
Institutions need to broaden their holdings of crypto holdings in order to capture the full range of innovation in the market, says Felix Stratmann, head of research at Outerlands Capital
Crypto's Long-Tail Disruptive Trends
19.6.2024
Interoperability between blockchain networks. Restaking. EVMs. Some major trends giving digital assets markets a lift in the new cycle, Santiago Velasco, Senior Trader, Nonco
Jump Crypto Adds $10M to Industry's U.S. Political War Chest, Raising PAC to $169M
19.6.2024
Jump Crypto put another $10 million into the U.S. political action committee (PAC) that's seeking to rush as many pro-crypto members into Congress as possible to achieve legislation the industry is after, a spokesman for the PAC confirmed
Kraken Says Hackers Turned to 'Extortion' After Exploiting Bug for $3M
19.6.2024
The bug found by a "security researcher" led to $3 million stolen from Kraken's treasuries
German Government Agency Moves $425M Bitcoin, Some to Crypto Exchanges
19.6.2024
Arkham has identified the entity as an address belonging to the German Federal Criminal Police Office, which had seized almost 50,000 BTC from a piracy site