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First Mover Americas: Explaining Bitcoin’s Sudden Drop
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Jan. 4, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Bullish Bitcoin Market Sentiment at Display as ‘Buy the Dip’ Mentions Soar
Buying the dip is one of the most famous narratives in the crypto community, indicating an intention to purchase the token when the price drops.
Citi Alumni-Founded Startup to Offer Bitcoin Securities That Don’t Need Green Light From SEC
RDC’s aim is to address the institutional desire to bitcoin investment that may not be satisfied by a spot ETF.
Bitcoin Could Rally to $50K as Gensler Faces Pressure to Approve ETF, Traders Say
Major tokens solana (SOL), ether (ETH) and Cardano’s ADA started to stabilize early Thursday after dropping more than 10% in the past 24 hours.
‘Deniers Are Crypto’s Flat Earthers’ as Markets Flash 83% Odds of Bitcoin ETF Approval
The popular Polymarket market bet “Bitcoin ETF approved by Jan 15?” has attracted almost $1 million in volume from hundreds of users.
What Caused Bitcoin’s 10% Crash: Matrixport? Jim Cramer? Leverage?
Bitcoin cratered almost 10% below $41,000 early Wednesday around the time Matrixport’s report about warning of a spot BTC ETF decline, but it was more likely due to a leverage flush as the market overheated, a K33 analyst said in an interview.
USDC Stablecoin Momentarily Depegs to $0.74 on Binance
Circle’s USDC stablecoin spiked down to as low as $0.74 on three occasions today following a marketwide sell-off spurred by a report casting doubt over whether a spot bitcoin ETF will be approved this month.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin’s Strong Start to January May Falter
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Jan. 3, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Bitcoin Spot ETF Proposals to Be Rejected by SEC: Matrixport
“SEC Chair Gensler is not embracing crypto in the U.S., and it might even be a very long shot to expect that he would vote to approve bitcoin spot ETFs,” Matrixport said.