First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Crosses $31K After Spot BTC ETF Issuers Begin Refiling
PLUS: The first half of 2023 has so far been very promising for crypto majors.
Credit Suisse and Swiss Football Association to Release Women’s Football NFT Collection
All of the proceeds from the collection, featuring portraits of the Swiss Women’s National Team, will be donated to support women’s football in Switzerland.
Coinbase, Microstrategy Shares Rally After Cboe Refiles Bitcoin ETF Applications
Shares in Coinbase, chosen as the market for the surveillance-sharing agreements in ETF applications, rose above $80 at around 11:30 ET on Monday.
Belarus Looks to Ban Peer-to-Peer Crypto Transactions to Reduce Fraud
The east European country is working on legislation to make it harder for fraudsters to get their hands on the proceeds of crime.
A New Blockchain for Generative AI?
Web3 architectures aren’t built for AI, but they could be, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO of IntoTheBlock. And there are risks if we don’t build.
Bitcoin Unlikely to Be Destabilized by Real Yields, Crypto Observers Say
The rise in real yields is more of a headache to blue chip stocks than to markets like technology or crypto and will not disrupt the medium-term growth story, one observer said.
Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin Depot Debuts on Nasdaq Following SPAC Merger
The company plans to look for acquisition opportunities in the “highly fragmented” market, CEO Brandon Mintz said.
First Mover Americas: Traders Place Big Bets on Ether for Second Half of 2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 3, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Hong Kong Sets Up Task Force for Web3 Development
Hong Kong wants to be a Web3 hub, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said.
Poly Network Attacker Issues ‘Worthless’ Billions in SHIB, BNB, BUSD in Latest Crypto Hack
An estimated $4 billion worth of malicious token issuances on PolyNetwork will not bear much money for attackers due to low liquidity and security precautions.