Bitcoin Steady Above $29K, Bond Yields Rise as BOJ Makes Yield Curve Control More Flexible
BOJ announced a proper yield curve control tweak with semantics that camouflaged the hawkish move.
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FTX and Genesis Reach Agreement in Ongoing Bankruptcy Dispute
Crypto lender Genesis Global Capital is FTX’s largest unsecured creditor, with $226 million in claims.
U.S. Senate Passes $886B Military Spending Bill With Crypto AML Provision
The amendment takes aim at crypto mixers and “anonymity-enhancing” crypto assets.
Parrot Finance to Begin PRT Token Buyback on Monday, Capping Fiery Vote
Solana-based protocol Parrot Finance will buy PRT tokens from all sellers at $0.0045 apiece.
CFTC Overreached in Suing Binance, Crypto Exchange Says
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reaching beyond its jurisdiction in trying to sue Binance, the global crypto exchange said in a motion to dismiss the regulator's lawsuit against it.
U.S. Stablecoin Bill Takes Big Step Despite Fight From Democrats, White House
House lawmakers cleared stablecoins legislation for the next step in its route through Congress on Thursday, though the House Financial Services Committee moved the bill toward a potential floor vote without bipartisan support as Chair Patrick…
First Mover Asia: Some Bitcoin Whales Appear Content to Wait for the Next Price Catalyst
PLUS: BTC continued to trade above $29.2K, slightly down over the past 24 hours amid another day of low volatility.
Bitcoin Wobbles, Then Regains Its Balance Above $29.2K; ETH, DOGE, MATIC Fall
The largest cryptocurrency ticked down for a couple of hours after a report that the Bank of Japan was mulling a change to its yield curve control policy before regaining ground.
Grayscale Urges Equal Treatment for All Spot Bitcoin ETF's in Letter to SEC
If the SEC decides to change course and approve one or more of of the current spot bitcoin ETF applications, “it must do so in a fair and orderly manner,” the statement said.
KIN Token Surges Over 20% After Vote to Burn 70% of Supply Passes
The token climbed on news that about 7 trillion KIN tokens worth $156 million will be burned.
Sequoia Capital Slashes Crypto Fund From $585M to $200M : WSJ
The vaunted VC firm told investors earlier in the year it would shrink the fund to reflect a changed market.
Disgraced U.S. Congressman George Santos Involved Crypto in Nigerian Prince-Like Scheme: NYT
A source told The New York Times that Santos and two others appeared to try a crypto-centric version of the classic Nigerian prince email scam.
A Bully Pulpit for Debanked Nigel Farage, Crypto for Everyone Else
The British Brexiteer could call on the media and his far-right friends in his debanking fight. But most of us aren't so lucky.
Tokenization News Roundup: Avalanche Invests $50M in RWA
Competition among blockchains to grab some of the RWA market, new lending pool from Credix that supports Colombian farmer, the first-ever tokenization under Spain’s new laws, how the U.K’s regulations may lead to the country becoming a tokenization…
Crypto Bill Advances Out of House Agriculture Committee
The House Agriculture Committee advanced the Financial Innovation Technology for the 21st Century Act, a day after the House Financial Services Committee did.
Worldcoin Could Enable Wider Distribution of Crypto Than Even Bitcoin, Says CoinFund
Worldcoin could onboard "billions of users" into crypto, said CoinFund.
Bitcoin May Reach $300K by 2028 Halving, Says $1.6B Asset Manager
The Morgan Creek Capital Management founder said that bitcoin will reach $300,000 by Bitcoin’s 2028 halving.
MakerDAO Looks to Ignite Growth for $4.6B DAI Stablecoin With Up to 8% Reward
The circulation of Maker’s DAI stablecoin has shrunk by a third over the past year.
Suku May Beat Musk to Crypto Twitter Payment Adoption
Last week, Web3 wallet Suku teamed up with Polygon to release a free open-edition NFT collection – during which users minted over 50,000 NFTs on Twitter.
Enhancing Profitability of Wind and Solar Through Bitcoin Mining
It's all about solving "the duck curve" problem on the grid. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk's Mining Week.
Unblocking Crypto: How to Access The Asset Class
Since many options are available for digital asset investment and we see more digital asset investment vehicles, now is a great time to start. Understanding the choices available for will help clients of advisors plan how to support them.
RFK Jr: Bitcoin ‘Currency of Freedom’; Canadian Government Morphed Into ‘Monster’ During Trucker Protests
The Democratic presidential candidate made the comments during a Twitter Spaces conversation with prominent Bitcoiners on Wednesday.
Worldcoin Hype Causes Optimism to Leapfrog Arbitrum in Daily Transactions
Layer-2 blockchain Optimism has surpassed Arbitrum in daily transaction volume for the first time in six months, according to Dune Analytics.
White House Derailed Negotiation on U.S. House Stablecoin Bill: McHenry
The move comes a day after the finance-focused lawmakers agreed bills on crypto market structure
Want to Mine Bitcoin at Home? DIY Bitcoiners Have Stories to Share
From an ASIC-heated swimming pool to a handmade soundproof container, these die-hards found ways to make home mining feasible, if not quite profitable.
Ukraine Has Raised $225M in Crypto to Fight Russian Invasion, but Donations Have Stagnated Over the Last Year: Crystal
Ukraine attracted over $225 million from supporters around the world, while Russian military fundraisers only scored several millions.
Israel Consults Public on DAO Regulation, Sets Up Special Examination Team
The team will examine required corporate status, taxation other aspects of DAOs to "create legal certainty" and reduce risks, the government has said.
First Mover Americas: BTC and ETH CME Futures See Record Participation From Big Traders
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 27, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.