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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov States De-Dollarization ‘Can No Longer Be Stopped’
28.4.2023
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has spoken on the current shift to national currencies and the de-dollarization international markets are currently experiencing. In a press conference after addressing the UN Security Council on April 25, Lavrov stated this shift could not be stopped,...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $29K as Investors Look Toward Next FOMC Meeting
28.4.2023
ALSO: William Shatner, Star Trek's Captain Kirk, releases an NFT collection and touts the potential of crypto in an entertaining half-hour discussion at CoinDesk's Consensus 2023 conference
Former FTX exec Ryan Salame’s home searched by FBI: Report
28.4.2023
It’s unclear what the Bureau was searching for in the home of the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, who worked closely with Sam Bankman-Fried
Bitcoin Circles Above $29.5K as Investors Weigh Sluggish GDP, Latest Banking Woes
27.4.2023
BTC dipped slightly during U.S. morning trading Thursday after the Commerce Department reported a slow 1.1% gain in GDP for the first quarter – below consensus expectations of 2% annualized – but later rebounded
Ether price holds $1,820, but pro traders are skeptical about further gains
27.4.2023
Ether traders have been neutral-to-bearish for the past week, indicating little confidence in ETH breaking above $2,000
CoinDesk Indices, Crypto Asset Manager CoinFund Launch an Ethereum Staking Benchmark Rate
27.4.2023
The benchmark is derived from daily transaction fees and staking rewards generated by Ethereum, bringing pricing tools that institutional investors expect into digital assets
Ethereum Price to Peak at $2,758 This Year, Then Fall to $2,342 by 2023’s End, Finder Experts Say
27.4.2023
A recent survey made public by the online comparison platform Finder.com has revealed the predictions of 32 professionals in the fields of fintech and cryptocurrency. The specialists have expressed their conviction that ethereum, the second largest digital asset by market capitalization, will...
Got liquidated with Bitcoin futures? Get 3.5x leverage using this options strategy
27.4.2023
Here is how professional traders use Iron Condor options strategies to benefit from the banking crisis and the U.S. debt ceiling increase
Bye-Bye Bitcoin Bear
27.4.2023
No investor or financial advisor has a crystal ball that can predict the movement of an asset, including bitcoin, with total certainty. But past bitcoin halvings can provide clues on what we could potentially expect
First Mover Americas: Lots of Bitcoin Futures Traders Cash Out
27.4.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 27, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin's Negative Correlation With Dollar Index Strengthens Ahead of U.S. GDP Data
27.4.2023
The 90-day correlation coefficient between the two has declined to -0.70 from -0.11 four weeks ago, hinting at a strong inverse relationship
Bitcoin Market Impact From Mt. Gox Repayments Will Be Limited: Matrixport
27.4.2023
Not all the stolen bitcoin was recovered, so only a fraction of the original amount held by creditors will be compensated, the report said
Bitcoin's 'Estimated Leverage Ratio' Hits Lowest Since December 2021
27.4.2023
The estimated ratio indicates how much leverage is used by traders on average, according to CryptoQuant
NFT markets are out of balance with sellers dominating
27.4.2023
In April there hasn’t been a single day where total sellers on the market haven’t exceeded total buyers
Bitcoin Volatility Hits Longs and Shorts as $175M Liquidated, $1B in Open Interest Wiped
27.4.2023
Few leveraged futures traders were safe as bitcoin’s price movements impacted both longs and shorts
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Wildly Before Settling Above $29K
27.4.2023
ALSO: Writing about different sessions at Consensus 2023, CoinDesk columnist Daniel Kuhn considers the difficulty that the builders of decentralized finance (DeFi) and financial regulators are having in finding linguistic common ground
Crypto Innovation and Regulation Can Co-Exist, Top Industry Executives Agree
27.4.2023
In a wide ranging conversation, four crypto industry senior executives discussed what’s next in the digital asset market's evolution
Tradfi Sees Opportunity in Crypto Despite ‘Red Wedding,’ Burning Buildings
27.4.2023
Institutional investors are salivating over opportunities in growth equity and depressed tokens that took an undeservingly excessive hit during crypto's bear market, market participants said during Wednesday's Consensus 2023 event
Bitcoin Tumbles as Wild Crypto Market Swing Causes $310M Losses From Liquidations
26.4.2023
The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI), which tracks the performance of the broader crypto market, plummeted 5.6% in an hour
Alchemy Pay: Bridging the Global Economies of Fiat and Cryptocurrencies
26.4.2023
On April 20th, The European Parliament approved the first comprehensive crypto regulation EU-wide, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). In the same day, a separate law, the Transfer of Funds regulation, was passed, requiring crypto operators to confirm the identity of their customers in order...