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Iggy Azalea Says MOTHER Tokens Can Soon Be Used to Buy Phones

[Jun 10 1:46 AM] Monthly plans on the purported mobile service provider range from $20 to $80 as of Monday.

‘First Citizen’ of Bitcoin City Leaves El Salvador After Waiting Over 2 Years for Its Construction

[Jun 9 7:36 PM] Corbin Keegan, a U.S. national who self-proclaimed himself as the first citizen of Bitcoin City, has temporarily left El Salvador after waiting over two years for the state to build the settlement. President Nayib Bukele first announced this…

Polymarket Bets Show Growing Confidence in Trump’s Election Victory Over Biden

[Jun 9 8:15 AM] Ten days ago, after former President Donald Trump was convicted on 34 counts connected to a hush-money scheme, Polymarket bets indicated his chances of winning the 2024 election still stood at 54%, compared to incumbent President Joe Biden’s 40%…

Latam Insights: Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas Recommends Purchasing Bitcoin, Cardano Partners Argentine Province

[Jun 9 6:20 AM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas advises purchasing Bitcoin, Cardano partners with an Argentine…

Craig Wright Should Pay Plaintiffs' Legal Bill After Found Posing as Satoshi, COPA Says

[Jun 7 1:30 PM] The COPA vs Craig Wright trial made a resurgence on Friday to determine what costs and penalties Wright might suffer.

New York AG Pushes Back Against DCG, Silbert’s Motion to Dismiss Fraud Case

[Jun 7 1:26 PM] New York Attorney General Letitia James is not backing down from her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group, its founder and CEO Barry Silbert, and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of DCG’s wholly-owned crypto trading arm, Genesis.

Trump Positions Himself as the "Crypto President" at San Francisco Fundraiser

[Jun 7 1:09 PM] President Donald Trump showcased his support for the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency industry again at a high-profile fundraiser in San Francisco on Thursday. Hosted by tech venture capitalists David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya at Sacks' Pacific…

Big Friday Crypto Selloff Pulls Bitcoin Below $70K

[Jun 7 12:55 PM] Ideas about lower U.S. interest rates were foiled again and a plunge in shares of speculative favorite GameStop soured the mood in crypto.

GameStop Tumbles 40% as Trading Icon Roaring Kitty Returns to Livestream

[Jun 7 11:15 AM] Solana-based meme token GME is down 50% from earlier Friday, but remains sharply higher for the week

Customers Bank Said to Debank Some Digital Asset Hedge Funds

[Jun 7 8:07 AM] The move is not a widespread debanking of hedge-fund clients, but rather the offboarding of inactive accounts, one person said.

Breez Brings Bitcoin’s Lightning Network To Every Crypto Wallet

[Jun 7 7:55 AM] Traditionally considered an odd couple, Bitcoin has made intriguing forays into the crypto ecosystem over the past year. Cake Wallet's decision to integrate Lightning is an unexpected yet exciting development that continues this trend of Bitcoin…

Proof-Of-Stake On Bitcoin? Discussing Botanix’s Spiderchains

[Jun 7 7:09 AM] In a recent interview with Bitcoin Magazine, Shinobi sat down with Willem Schroé from Botanix Labs to discuss the progress and vision behind Spiderchains, an innovative scaling solution soon to be released to the public. Despite the flurry of…

Bitcoin Scarcity Grows as Miner and Exchange Reserves Drop by 183,253 BTC Since January 

[Jun 7 6:52 AM] Over the past 158 days, starting from the beginning of the year, the quantity of bitcoin held by exchanges and miners has decreased by 183,253 BTC, valued at nearly $13 billion. Roughly 90.95% of this bitcoin withdrawal originated from…

U.S. Added 272K Jobs in May, Blowing Past Estimates; Bitcoin Pulls Back From 2-Month High

[Jun 7 6:37 AM] Recent soft economic and inflation data combined with rate cuts this week in Europe and Canada have investors rethinking expectations about Fed policy.

Robinhood’s Bitstamp Deal Is Strategic and Brings Added Institutional Exposure: Bernstein

[Jun 7 6:02 AM] The acquisition will potentially allow the trading platform to offer a wider range of crypto products to a more institutional client base, the report said.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Futures Positions Top Record $37B as Analysts Predict Bitcoin Surge to $83K

[Jun 7 5:54 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 7, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Semler Scientific To Raise $150M To Buy More Bitcoin

[Jun 7 3:59 AM] Medical device manufacturer Semler Scientific (Nasdaq: SMLR) announced it acquired 247 additional Bitcoin for $17 million in cash, bringing its total holdings to 828 BTC. The company also plans to raise $150 million to expand its Bitcoin…

Bitcoin Could Lift to $83K in the Coming Days, Analyst Says

[Jun 7 3:45 AM] The bullish forecast comes ahead of key U.S. data that is likely to influence Fed rate cut expectations.

RoaringKitty a GameStop Billionaire by Friday? Crypto Traders Are Placing 50% Odds

[Jun 7 2:21 AM] A new market on betting application Polymarket has seen over $120,000 placed on Keith Gill making 10 figures on his GameStop equity and options holdings.

Bitcoin Bets Hit Peak of $37B as ETF Inflows Set New Record

[Jun 7 12:40 AM] The long-short ratio is starting to tilt in favor of bulls since Wednesday, data indicates, as some traders expect bitcoin to set fresh all-time highs in the coming weeks.

Former Federal Prosecutors, Agents Ask U.S. Sec. Blinken to ‘Step Up’ Efforts to Secure Detained Binance Exec’s Release

[Jun 6 7:59 PM] A group of 108 former federal prosecutors and agents have signed a public letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the State Department to “step up” its efforts to secure Binance compliance head Tigran Gambaryan’s release from a…

Medical Device Maker Semler Scientific Buys $17 Million More Bitcoin and Is Raising Money to Purchase More

[Jun 6 4:25 PM] The firm currently holds 247 bitcoins and plans to expand its crypto treasury

Saudi Arabia Joins BIS’ CBDC Project mBridge as a Full Participant

[Jun 6 3:59 PM]

GameStop-Inspired Solana Memecoin Soars Over 80% as Roaring Kitty Flashes $586M Worth of GME Position

[Jun 6 3:55 PM] Shares of GameStop closed the Thursday session 47% higher as the retail trading fame provided an update of his position and announced a livestream for Friday.

U.S. Charges Three in Connection With Evolved Apes NFT Scam

[Jun 6 3:00 PM] Evolved apes was a $3 million NFT rug pull that lured investors in with the promise of developing a video game.

Bitcoin Falls Back After Attempt at $72K, but Fed, U.S. Data and Global Rate Cuts May Bring New All-Time Highs

[Jun 6 2:43 PM] Upcoming consumer price index and labor market data releases in the next few days could be key for what's next for bitcoin's price.

NYAG Sues 2 Crypto Pyramid Schemes, Promoters Targeting Haitian-Americans in $1B Scam

[Jun 6 2:37 PM] New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed suit against two purported crypto companies and their top promoters, a married couple, for allegedly operating two consecutive pyramid schemes that predominantly targeted Haitian immigrants to the…

Oslo Freedom Forum Witnesses Global Momentum For Bitcoin And Activism

[Jun 6 2:00 PM] On Wednesday, social-minded Bitcoin proponents from Kenya to Canada to Russia convened on the final day of the 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum as part of the Financial Freedom Track event to offer their insights on how Bitcoin can be a tool for those…

Bitcoin Mining Stocks Soar Amid Takeover Frenzy

[Jun 6 1:54 PM] The stocks are undervalued, so miners with attractive power contracts could become M&A targets, according to Wall Street analysts.

Iggy Azalea's MOTHER Meme Coin Turned $3K Into $9M for 1 Lucky Crypto Trader

[Jun 6 11:47 AM] The raunchy rapper's token has spawned fortunes and furor over celebrity cryptocurrencies.