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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's on a Tear, Up 30% in 2 Weeks
24.1.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Jan. 24, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Binance Mistakenly Mixed Crypto Exchange's Client Funds With B-Token Collateral: Bloomberg
24.1.2023
The world's largest crypto exchange by volume said it is in the process of transferring the collateral out of the shared wallet
Binance Processed Nearly $346M of Bitcoin Trades for Crypto Exchange Bitzlato: Reuters
24.1.2023
The world's largest crypto exchange by trade volume transacted the figure across 205,000 transactions between May 2018 and Bitzlato's closure last week
Bitcoin's Weekly Options Trading Volume Rises to Highest Since FTX's Meltdown
24.1.2023
The uptick in bitcoin options volume is mainly driven by an increased demand for call options or bullish bets
EU Plans Digital Euro Bill, Metaverse Policy for May, Commission Says
24.1.2023
The bill is set to underpin a putative new central bank digital currency , financial services commissioner Mairead McGuinness said
Crypto Tax Proposed by Lawmakers to Fund EU Budget
24.1.2023
Taxing capital gains, mining or crypto transactions are all being examined to fund the bloc’s $185 billion annual spending
EU Lawmakers Impose ‘Prohibitive’ Requirements on Banks’ Crypto
24.1.2023
The vote in the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee is intended to anticipate international bank-capital norms
DeFi Protocol Sushi Passes Two Governance Votes to Strengthen Treasury
24.1.2023
The separate proposals passed in the past two days by Sushi community voters are part of a broader plan to ensure the project’s longevity
Bitcoin Breakout Has Opened Doors to $25K: Analysts
24.1.2023
Bitcoin looks north, with further gains hinging on sentiment in traditional risk assets, one analyst said
Swapping More Than $157M of ETH for stETH and Levering Up, the Wormhole Network Exploiter Is a DeFi Degen
24.1.2023
Data sourced from Etherscan indicates that the exploiter first swapped 95,360 ETH worth roughly $157 million on DeFi Aggregator OpenOcean and then transacted smaller amounts capital through several decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols such as Kyber Network and 1Inch
Bitcoin Jumps to $23K, Looks Bullish as Miner Sales Hit Three-Year Low
24.1.2023
Buying pressure remains spot-driven, but prices are easily movable due to relatively lower liquidity, analysts at Bitfinex said in a Tuesday note
Swiss Bank Cité Gestion Becomes First Private Bank to Tokenize Its Own Shares
24.1.2023
The private bank is partnering with digital assets firm Taurus to issue and manage its tokenized shares
First Mover Asia: Ether Prices Fall Relative to Bitcoin
24.1.2023
The ETH/BTC currency pair has declined 8% since Jan 11, as the price increase in bitcoin has been more pronounced than ether’s; BTC hovers near $23K in Monday trading
NFT Management Application Floor Acquires Data Platform WGMI.io
24.1.2023
The move will make the Floor user experience more expansive by showcasing data to help educate traders
Ether Turns Deflationary Again Led by Spike in NFT Sales
24.1.2023
Nearly one-fourth of ether burned stems from NFT trades over the past seven days, according to data from ultrasound.money
Porsche NFT Collection Fails to Gain Traction As Mint Kicks Into Gear
24.1.2023
The floor price of the collection on the secondary market fell below its minting price of 0.911 ETH in the hours after it opened to the public
FBI: North Korean Hackers Behind $100 Million Horizon Bridge Theft
24.1.2023
A pair of North Korean hacker groups were behind the June theft of $100 million in crypto assets from Horizon Bridge, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a Monday statement
Lawyers for Genesis and Its Creditors Are ‘Optimistic’ for a Quick Resolution to Bankruptcy Woes
23.1.2023
Lawyers for Genesis Global told a New York bankruptcy court on Monday that they’ve been working with their creditors’ representatives and the U.S. Trustee’s Office “around the clock” for the past two months in order to reach a “consensual resolution” with the embattled company’s creditors
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $23K; Gemini’s Job Cuts Continue
23.1.2023
FTX’s FTT token was up 8% for the day. Equities closed up
A Dive Into 0xd62, a Genesis OTC Wallet That’s Moving Money
23.1.2023
It just saw one of the biggest movements of ETH ever, just as its corporate sibling filed for bankruptcy. Its big transfers tend to coincide with big events at the company