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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Dips Below $27K After Hot UK Inflation Report
24.5.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 24, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin, Ether Slip as UK Core CPI Reaches Highest Since 1992
24.5.2023
The annualized 3-month trend in UK core CPI is running at a whopping 13.6%, per the UK Office of National Statistics
ETH can be a security and a commodity: Former CFTC commissioner
24.5.2023
Ether can simultaneously be a security and commodity under the regulatory scope of the SEC and CFTC, former CFTC commissioner Dan Berkovitz claimed
First Mover Asia: Crypto’s Narrative of This Season Is No Narrative at All
24.5.2023
ALSO: Hong Kong’s proposed crypto exchange rules value TradFi chops over crypto knowledge. What are the key potential changes?
Bitcoin Climbs Past $27.4K but Remains in Holding Pattern as Investors Continue U.S. Debt Limit Vigil
23.5.2023
Ether and most other major altcoins rise slightly, even as stocks drop amid worries about whether U.S. lawmakers will reach an agreement before June 1
8 ways crypto exchanges can help address liquidity concerns
23.5.2023
Crypto exchanges must take the initiative in addressing regulators’ and investors’ concerns about liquidity
First Mover Americas: Interest in Staking Ether Ramps Up
23.5.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 23, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Number of Ether Staked Has Surged By 4.4 Million Since Shapella Upgrade
23.5.2023
Staking refers to locking coins in the blockchain network in return for rewards
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $27K as Investors Weigh Debt Ceiling Developments
23.5.2023
ALSO: Former CoinDesk head of research writes that despite government efforts in such large, emerging countries as Pakistan and Nigeria to curb crypto activity, citizens there seem to be turning to digital assets as a hedge
Crypto Exchanges Experience $1.77B Bitcoin and Ethereum Outflow in 30 Days
22.5.2023
Throughout May, the crypto market has remained steady, with a valuation just above the $1 trillion mark. Over the past 30 days, both bitcoin and ethereum prices have remained relatively stable. However, recent data reveals a significant amount of bitcoin has been withdrawn from exchanges, with...
First Mover Asia: Will Bitcoin Soon Begin a Retest of 30K?
22.5.2023
ALSO: Crypto companies and trade organization are spending a fraction of the amount that other industries are allocating for lobbying. That may change
First Mover Asia: Traders Long on Bitcoin Despite Debt Ceiling Challenges, Dark U.S. Regulatory Clouds
19.5.2023
PLUS: Meme coins don't respect the intellectual property rights of others. And that's a problem
Litecoin Leaves Bitcoin and Ether Behind With Rally to One-Month High
18.5.2023
Litecoin has chalked out a double-digit price rally to hit the highest since April 19
Grayscale and Bitwise distance themselves from Ether futures ETF plans
18.5.2023
Grayscale has removed ETH futures ETF plans after a warning from the SEC, while Bitwise amended its SEC filing to halt any near launch of Ether ETF products
Crypto Observers Decode Large Block Trade in Ether Options
18.5.2023
Debate rages on whether the large ether options flow witnessed on Tuesday represents a bet on return of volatility or a rollover of a "covered call" strategy
First Mover Asia: Biden’s Tough Talk, Tether’s Bitcoin Bet Not Moving Crypto
18.5.2023
PLUS: We really need to see the Hinman emails
Investors Track Pepecoin Whales to Cash In on Meme Coin Mania as Wider Market Stagnates
17.5.2023
Crypto investors are attempting to capitalize on the latest wave of meme coin mania by tracking the movements of early pepecoin (PEPE) buyers
First Mover Asia: Crypto's Rotating Profits
17.5.2023
SEC Can't Seal Docs Tied to Hinman's Ether Speech, Judge in Ripple Suit Rules
17.5.2023
The SEC and Ripple have sparred for months over a set of documents related to Bill Hinman's 2018 speech on securities law and ether
Bankrupt Celsius Network Channels $75 Million of Ether to Figment Staking Service – What's Going On?
16.5.2023
The bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network has staked close to $75 million worth of ETH via the staking service Figment, on-chain data has revealed.
The massive transfer from Celsius to Figment was made via fourteen separate transactions made between May 10 and 12, and totaled some 40,928 ETH...