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First Mover Americas: XRP Outperforms as Digital Assets Start Week in the Red
19.8.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 19, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
What a Dubai Court Ordering a Company to Pay Its Employee in Crypto Means
19.8.2024
A court in Dubai ordered a company to pay an employee using a cryptocurrency token, as agreed in the employment contract. The ruling raises several questions even as it lends some legitimization to crypto in the region
Attention Bitcoin Traders, the Japanese Yen Is Strengthening Again
19.8.2024
A similar yen outperformance early this month, triggered carry unwind and rocked risk assets, including cryptocurrencies
TON Leads Crypto Majors as BTC, ETH Remain Flat
19.8.2024
GameFi heavy TON outperformed the CoinDesk 20 during the Monday trading day in Asia
Shaquille O'Neal Will Have to Defend Some of the Allegations Against Him in the Astrals NFT Lawsuit
19.8.2024
A U.S. court has granted one part and dismissed another part of a class action lawsuit against legendary basketball player Shaquille O'Neal for his role in the NFT project Astrals, according to court documents
Bitcoin Mining Profitability Fell to All Time Lows in August, JPMorgan Analyst Says
16.8.2024
The total market cap of the fourteen publicly listed mining stocks the bank tracks fell 18% since the end of last month, the report said
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI leads with 3.8% Gains as Index Rises
16.8.2024
Twelve assets in the CoinDesk 20 Index gained, with ADA joining UNI among the largest advancers
Nigeria Court Freezes $38M of Crypto Allegedly Sent to Support Protests in the Country: Reports
16.8.2024
Nigerian authorities have traced $50 million of cryptocurrency sent to support recent protests, local media reported
First Mover Americas: Crypto Trades Little Changed Following Thursday's Slide
16.8.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 16, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin, Ether Held in BlackRock ETFs Cross Those of Grayscale’s for the First Time
16.8.2024
BlackRock is now the largest holder of the two assets in publicly traded funds
Digital Payments Platform Flexa Launches Crypto Point-of-Sale Tool
16.8.2024
Flexa Components will allow retailers to accept crypto payments like USDC at the point of sale
Record Drop in Ethereum Gas Fees Marks Historically Bullish Signal For ETH, Analyst Says
16.8.2024
“Every time ETH gas fees have dropped to rock bottom, it has often signaled a price bottom in the mid-term,” one market watcher said
Justin Sun Bets on Memecoins With Tron-Based Token Generator
16.8.2024
Sun.io, the DeFi platform associated with Tron founder Justin Sun, has released a token generator dubbed SunPump
South Korea's Pension Fund Snaps Up Nearly $34M MicroStrategy Shares
16.8.2024
South Korean pension fund, National Pension Service (NPS), has bought MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares worth nearly $34 million in the second quarter of this year, according to filings made public earlier this week
Donald Trump Holds Over $1M in Ether, Also Receives NFT Licensing Fees
16.8.2024
Filings show he has over $1 million in Ether
NYSE Scrubs Plan to List Bitcoin ETF Options
16.8.2024
Other exchanges have also withdrawn their applications, but some have re-filed
What's Next in SEC v. Ripple?
16.8.2024
While the SEC case against Ripple was decided solidly in Ripple’s favor, the takeaways for the rest of the industry are limited
Goldman Sachs Joins Morgan Stanley in Holding Bitcoin ETFs as Institutional Interest Grows: 13F Wrap
15.8.2024
Investment advisors including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were among the biggest holders of spot ETFs as of June 30 as clients amped up their crypto allocations to a total of $4.7 billion
Bitcoin's Programmability Draws Closer to Reality as Robin Linus Delivers 'BitVM2'
15.8.2024
Schumer Sets Stage for New Era of U.S. Crypto Politics
15.8.2024
Wednesday's Crypto4Harris town hall showed Democrats are finally engaged with the industry. Still, it’s not clear what Harris thinks about crypto, or would do about it if elected