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Federal Reserve Raises Benchmark Interest Rate by 0.25%, Disinflationary Process ‘Early,’ Says Powell
1.2.2023
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25% on Wednesday after markets priced in near 100% certainty the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) would codify the quarter-point increase. The FOMC statement further detailed that ongoing rate increases are anticipated...
Coinbase NFT Pauses New Collection Drops, Denies Shuttering Marketplace
1.2.2023
Amid rumors swirling on Twitter, the company confirmed it’s temporarily halting its drops feature to focus on “features and tools” for its NFT marketplace
Decentralized Social Media Project Nostr's Damus Gets Listed on Apple App Store
1.2.2023
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has donated roughly 14 BTC worth $245,000 to fund Nostr's development, after recently publishing his views on a native internet protocol for social media
Judge Dismisses Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Coinbase Sold Unregistered Securities
1.2.2023
The suit also accused Coinbase of failing to register as a broker dealer
Federal Reserve Lifts Interest Rates Another 25 Basis Points
1.2.2023
The bitcoin price was TKTK in the minutes following the announcement
Following APT’s 400% Rise Since Late December, Aptos Drops 20% From All-Time High
1.2.2023
On Jan. 26, 2023, the cryptocurrency asset aptos (APT) reached an all-time high and then lost 20% of its value over the next five days. In the past 24 hours, it also shed 8.3% against the U.S. dollar. Despite the decline from its all-time high, APT is still up 349% compared to last month’s...
Binance’s BNB Chain to Offer New Decentralized Storage System
1.2.2023
BNB Greenfield’s test net will be released over the next few months, according to the project’s white paper, released Wednesday morning
US Blacklists Bitcoin, Ether Addresses Tied to Russian Sanctions Evasion Efforts
1.2.2023
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), its sanctions watchdog, has blacklisted a bitcoin and an ether address tied to sanctions evasion
Biggest Movers: LTC Races to 9-Month High, ATOM Extends Recent Gains
1.2.2023
Litecoin raced to a nine-month high on Feb. 1, following a breakout of a key resistance level. The surge in price comes as the global cryptocurrency market cap rose marginally higher today, and is up by 0.57% as of writing. Cosmos was another notable mover, with prices up for a second straight...
DeFi Marketplace Archimedes Raises $4.9M in Seed Round Led by Hack VC
1.2.2023
The decentralized finance lending and borrowing platform is launching in February
Doodles 2 NFT Mint Opens, Dooplicators Price Soars on OpenSea
1.2.2023
The Doodles 2 collection allows users to create custom wearables for their original Doodles avatars on the Flow blockchain
Decentralized Exchange Dexalot Starts a Hybrid DeFi Subnet
1.2.2023
Dexalot’s users will be able to deposit and withdraw assets via its app on the Avalanche C-chain, and then trade on the Dexalot subnet
Bitcoin Little-Changed on Soft Economic Data Ahead of Fed Meeting
1.2.2023
Wednesday morning's ADP jobs and ISM manufacturing reports both came in weaker than expected
Judge Bans Sam Bankman-Fried From Contacting FTX Employees And Using Signal
1.2.2023
Why Venture Capitalists Won’t Be Held Accountable for Investing in FTX
1.2.2023
As impossible as it is to believe that venture capital funds did proper due diligence on mismanaged and allegedly fraudulent FTX, the inherent risk of early-stage investing makes regulatory change unlikely in the fallout
60 Organizations Launch Campaign Urging US Congress to Protect Privacy
1.2.2023
On Wednesday, 60 organizations involved in cryptocurrencies, open-source and free software, and human rights and privacy-preserving projects launched a new campaign calling on the 118th U.S. Congress to protect privacy. The groups, including Fight for the Future, Electric Coin Co., and the...
Aptos Labs Issues Grant to Blockchain Lab at Cornell University
1.2.2023
The newly launched blockchain built by former Diem developers has issued a $50,000 grant to a Cornell University professor of computer science
Crypto VC Firm Arrington Capital Hires BitMEX Alum as Investment Head
1.2.2023
Bhavik Patel previously headed product and derivatives for the crypto exchange
First Mover Americas: Bankrupt With $1.4B Cash
1.2.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 1, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Luxor Starts First-Of-Its-Kind Bitcoin Mining Rig Marketplace for Large Scale Orders
1.2.2023
The market for mining machines is increasingly flooded with inventory from struggling companies