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First Mover Americas: Binance, Binance, Binance
22.11.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Nov. 22, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Justin Sun Confirms HTX, Heco Chain Exploited After $100M in Suspicious Transfers
22.11.2023
HTX withdrawals and deposits have been temporarily suspended, and all losses will be covered by the exchange, Sun said
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Holds Steady After Binance Settlement and Fed Minutes
22.11.2023
The price of bitcoin is coasting along under the $37K range following the recent settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Binance. At the same time, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s minutes were released on Tuesday showing no signs of any possible rate cuts or monetary easing....
Crypto Banking Firm BCB Group CEO Quits 5 Months After His Deputy
22.11.2023
Oliver Tonkin has replaced Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie at the crypto banking firm
Africa-Focused Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Bags Africa’s ‘Disrupter of the Year’ Award
22.11.2023
Yellow Card, the Africa-focused crypto exchange, recently won the African financial industry’s 2023 “Disrupter of the Year” award. The crypto exchange’s CEO described the award as a recognition of Yellow Card’s role in “solving important, practical problems...
KPMG Canada Teams Up With Chainalysis to Fight Crypto Frauds and Exploits
22.11.2023
The duo will help companies adhere to crypto regulations and advance anti-money laundering compliance programs
Trading Crypto on Binance Becomes Challenging as Order Book Liquidity Tanks 25%
22.11.2023
Order book liquidity refers to the capacity to trade quickly at quoted prices
Lightspark’s CEO David Marcus Recognizes Current Non-Custodial Lightning Network Solutions Imply ‘Some Form of Compromise’
22.11.2023
David Marcus, co-founder and CEO of Lightspark, an institutional Lightning Network (LN) payment solutions provider, referred to the state of custodial and non-custodial transactions on the network. While Marcus believes that custodial LN for institutions is ready for prime time, he acknowledged...
Digital Euro Isn't Pressing, but Work Should Continue: Spanish Central Bank Governor
22.11.2023
Europe's "highly efficient" payment systems leave space to address social and financial concerns of a central bank digital currency, Pablo Hernández de Cos said
Chainlink Staking v0.2 to go live on November 28, 2023
22.11.2023
Chainlink has announced that its Staking v0.2 mechanism will go live on November 28, 2023, at 12 p.m. ET. The process will begin with Priority Migration followed by Early Access and General Access. Staking v0.1 successfully launched with a pool of 25 million LINK tokens, forming the foundation...
Binance Will Retain Its International Dominance After U.S. Settlement: Bernstein
22.11.2023
The deal also removes the final hurdle before approval of a spot bitcoin ETF, the report said
Digital Ruble Pilot to Expand to Execute Budget Expenditures Next Year
22.11.2023
Anton Siluanov, the finance minister of Russia, has announced that the Central Bank of Russia will expand the pilot phase of the digital ruble next year to include the execution of still undefined targeted budget expenditures. Digital Ruble to Be Leveraged for Budget Expenditures The digital ruble...
Binance Processes Nearly $1B in Net Outflows as Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao Resigns
22.11.2023
Data shows the exchange sits on over $67 billion worth of tokens, easing concerns of a possible bank run
Genesis Sues Gemini to Recover 'Preferential Transfers' Worth $689M
22.11.2023
Crypto lender Genesis Global Capital has sued cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Trust, its former business partner, to recover more than $689 million
Crypto Traders Load Up on Bitcoin Topside Option Plays After Binance's Gulity Plea
22.11.2023
We have seen interest in loading up more topside with strong demand for the March 2024 expiry calls, one OTC desk said
Argentina’s President-Elect Javier Milei ‘No Anarcho-Capitalist’ Says Former Greek Finance Minister
22.11.2023
According to Greece’s former finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei is “no anarcho-capitalist.” The former finance minister said Milei’s plan to fight inflation with dollarization “is like nuking a country to get rid...
Sam Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO Following In-Principle Agreement
22.11.2023
"I’m looking forward to returning to openai, and building on our strong partnership with msft (Microsoft)," Altman said in a post early Wednesday
Over $200M in Crypto Futures Bets Liquidated as Bitcoin Slumped Under $36K on Binance Settlement
22.11.2023
The overnight price volatility in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies washed out a notable chunk of leverage from the market, with bitcoin alone seeing more than $65 million worth of liquidations in futures markets
Mastercard and Feedzai Collaborate to Increase Crypto Fraud Protection for 900 Million Consumers Globally
22.11.2023
Mastercard is collaborating with Feedzai to “increase crypto fraud protection for hundreds of millions of consumers.” In pairing the technologies offered by the two companies, “Feedzai’s customers, who collectively protect over 900 million consumers globally, will now be able...
Bitcoin and BNB Recovery as Binance Plea Seen Boosting Spot ETF Odds
22.11.2023
Some observers believe Binance's downfall has boosted the spot-ETF approval odds