Bitcoin Slumbers as ETF Hopes Simmer; PEPE Leads Altcoin Gains
Meme coin and low-caps remain favorite plays among traders as bitcoin investors look to a swift ETF judgment.
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First Mover Americas: A ‘Head-and-Shoulders’ Case for Altcoins
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 2, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
‘Altcoin Season’ Is Coming, Technical Analysis Suggests
An inverse head-and-shoulders pattern, one of the most trusted indicators known to presage major price rallies, is building in the altcoin market.
Shiba Inu Bucks Bitcoin Snoozefest Ahead of Shibarium Deployment
The tokens were up as much as 5% in the past 24 hours, bucking a market-wide trend.
Matrixport’s Bitcoin Greed & Fear Index Indicates Upswing Ahead
The index has a solid track record of shifts in the bitcoin market trend.
Metaverse Platform Sandbox Transferred Out 60M SAND Ahead of Monday’s $133M Token Unlock
As the price of SAND slid 4% in August, the Sandbox Genesis smart contract had already emitted 60 million SAND tokens prior to the upcoming token unlocked scheduled for Aug. 14.
Early Base Whales Have an Affinity for Meme Tokens, Nansen
The top 22 depositors to Base as of July 31 have allocations in a telegram trading bot token, several meme tokens and an on-chain casino token.
Aptos’ APT Token Slides Ahead of $30M Unlock
APT has decreased by over 3.2% in the past 24 hours performing worse than bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), per CoinDesk market data.
First Mover Americas: Upbit Moves Up to No. 2 in Spot Trading Volume
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 2, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Arbitrum’s Most Popular DEX Goes Live With New Version Offering DOGE Pools at 40%
Version 2 of GMX allows trading of riskier assets at lower fees, with some pools yielding as much as an annualized 47%.