Pepecoin Knockoffs Turn Dollars to Fortunes in Strange New ‘2.0’ Play
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Sudden Crypto Volatility Spurs $216M in Losses, Liquidating Both Long and Short Positions
Cryptocurrency prices rose early Friday but then dropped sharply following a report that the SEC had deemed recent spot BTC filings inadequate.
Bitcoin Cash, FTX’s FTT Token and COMP Led Crypto Market Gains in June
Bitcoin cash added the most, almost tripling over the course of the month.
Bitcoin Tumbles on Report of SEC Saying Spot BTC ETF Filings Inadequate
Spot bitcoin ETF applications from BlackRock and Fidelity, among others, had helped drive bitcoin higher over the past two weeks.
First Mover Americas: Fidelity Joins the Rush for Spot Bitcoin ETF
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 30, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
GBTC Volume Increases 79% in June Amid TradFi ETF Applications
The trust’s trading volume increased to $45 million in June.