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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Flat; Vitalik Transfers $1M Ether to Coinbase
21.8.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 21, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Top 10 Stablecoins Witness Massive Supply Reductions, Yet Dominate 61% of Global Trade Volume
18.8.2023
For the first time in months, the entire list of top ten stablecoin assets has experienced supply shrinkage in the last 30 days. The stablecoin market now stands at $124 billion, following notable reductions across several projects. Yet, stablecoins still dominate in terms of global trade volume...
Crypto Long Trades Account for 90% of Total Liquidations as Bitcoin, Ether Slump
17.8.2023
One trading firm has a price target of as low as $24,000 in the coming months in the absence of immediate market catalysts
Decentralized Exchange THORSwap Introduces New Feature Aimed at Better Price Execution for Large Trades
2.8.2023
Called Streaming Swaps, the feature is designed to improve capital efficiency for decentralized finance users who want to execute large trades
Mixed signals: Binance denies reports of $90 billion in crypto trades in China
2.8.2023
Binance has refuted claims published in the Wall Street Journal that despite China’s crypto ban, the exchange has conducted billions in crypto-related business in the country
Ethereum death cross threatens more downside as ETH price trades at a key support level
25.7.2023
ETH’s technical and on-chain indicators point toward further downside, but there is a silver lining
Crypto’s Newest Sector: Telegram Bot Coin Economy Swells to $138 Million
25.7.2023
A new player has emerged in the constantly evolving cryptocurrency market: Telegram bot coins. These crypto assets, used within Telegram’s ecosystem, are leveraged to facilitate automated trades for users on decentralized exchange (dex) platforms. These distinctive crypto assets have turned...
Ethereum Targets $2,000 Bounce: Santiment Predicts August Rally Amid ‘Eerily Quiet’ Market
22.7.2023
Nestled in the second position of the cryptocurrency market cap hierarchy, ethereum (ETH) currently trades below the $1,900 per unit mark. However, the industry experts at Santiment predict a bullish upturn, indicating that the digital asset might claw its way back to the $2,000 territory in...
XRP Overtakes BNB To Fourth Largest Crypto Spot, BTC Trades Above $31k As Bulls Dominate The Market
14.7.2023
Digital asset payment network, Ripple (XRP) has surged over 60% in the past 24 hours following its partial victory against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), putting an end to the three-year-long suit.
Since the ruling, the cryptocurrency market has recorded a $73.5 billion increase...
Russia’s Supreme Court: Criminals’ Bitcoin-to-Fiat Trades Constitute Money Laundering
29.6.2023
Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled that criminals’ Bitcoin (BTC)-to-fiat trades can be considered money laundering.
Per a report from the Russian legal affairs-focused media outlet RAPSI, the Supreme Court made the judgement in a case involving a citizen who sold narcotics to crypto-paying drug...
First Mover Americas: First Leveraged Bitcoin ETF in U.S. Trades $5.5M on Day One
28.6.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 28, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin trades above $30K, boosting traders’ interest in ETH, ARB, VET and STX
25.6.2023
Bitcoin and Ether’s recovery has improved traders' sentiment, which could trigger buying in ARB, VET, and STX
China Warns Citizens of Consequences for ‘Facilitating’ Crypto Trades
23.6.2023
A Chinese ministry has warned citizens of the severe consequences of “facilitating” crypto transactions on behalf of other people.
The nation has exacted two sweeping crackdowns on crypto, one in 2017, and the other in 2021.
The first crackdown mainly targeted crypto exchanges, forcing most...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Flat, Altcoins Nurse Losses
19.6.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 19, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Kenyan President Ruto Doubles Down on De-Dollarization Call — ‘We Just Want to Trade Much More Freely’
17.6.2023
Kenyan President William Ruto has repeated his call on African countries to consider ditching the U.S. dollar when settling cross-border trades. The Kenyan leader claimed that the African continent already has a mechanism that enables the seamless settling of transactions between traders. Further...
Etoro to Delist ALGO, MANA, DASH, and MATIC for US Customers Amid ‘Evolving Regulatory Landscape’
13.6.2023
The social trading and investment company Etoro declared on Monday that starting July 12, 2023, U.S. customers would be unable to initiate new trades for ALGO, MANA, DASH, and MATIC. The company cited the “rapidly evolving regulatory landscape” as the reason behind the delistings....
First Mover Asia: Binance's Exchange Flow Flips Positive; Bitcoin Trades Flat
13.6.2023
ALSO: The co-founder of crypto security firm De.Fi called the price stabilization of crypto assets that plummeted after SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase "mean regression."
Bitcoin Trades at Narrow Discount on Binance.US
9.6.2023
News of a possible halt in U.S. dollar withdrawals sparked an increase in bitcoin trading as customers looked to remove their assets from the exchange, one observer said
Cboe Receives CFTC Approval to Launch Leveraged Crypto Derivatives
7.6.2023
Crypto exchange and clearinghouse Cboe Digital will be able to offer margined bitcoin and ether futures contracts with the approval of the U.S. derivatives markets regulator. This will allow its clients to trade cryptocurrency futures with less collateralized capital upfront. Cboe Wins Regulatory...
Cboe Digital receives nod for margin trades on its crypto futures exchange
6.6.2023
Amid regulatory uncertainty, the approval has been seen as a small win for the U.S. crypto market and institutional investors