Citibank Debanked Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Due to Crypto, Exec Says
The chief of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, recounted his own brush with the U.S. government’s pressure on banks to be wary of digital assets, saying Citi dumped him.
Bitcoin Retakes $67K, Dollar Index Rally Stalls as Beige Book Supports Fed Rate Cuts
The rally in the DXY stalled after the Beige Book report, paving the way for BTC recovery
Institution Takes $25M Hedge Bet on Derive’s Bitcoin Options Market as U.S. Election Looms
The institution set up a multi-legged strategy in Derive’s onchain options market, generating $25 million in volume.
Bitcoin Trader Warns of Correction as BTC Dominance Reaches 2021 Levels; Solana Leads Market Gains
Dominance refers to the ratio between the market capitalization of BTC to the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies combined and is often used as a gauge for market sentiment. PLUS: Some Solana tokens are up as much as 70%.
Gold Rally Needs to Pause for Bitcoin Price to Break All-Time High, Data Suggests
In the past seven days, over 1 million ounces have gone into gold ETFs, the biggest inflow since October 2022.
Government Lawyers Defend Nishad Singh Saying He Provided ‘Substantial Assistance’ in FTX Investigation
Prosecutors in the case against former FTX executive Nishad Singh have asked the sentencing judge to take into account the “substantial assistance” and “exemplary cooperation” Singh provided to the government in its investigations into FTX when considering his sentence.
First Mover Americas: BTC Rebounds to $67K After Subdued U.S. Economic Data Reading
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 24, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Kraken Picks Optimism for New Layer-2 Network, Joining Coinbase’s Base on ‘Superchain’
The disclosure comes nearly a year after CoinDesk broke the news that Kraken was considering its own layer-2 network, following the runaway success enjoyed by Base after it launched in mid-2023.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Gains 6.3% as Nearly All Index Constituents Trade Higher
Bitcoin Cash was also among the top performers, gaining 2.9% since Wednesday.
Bitcoin Project BOB Maps Out How the Original Blockchain Could Take Over DeFi
“If Bitcoin breaks, then so does our industry as a whole, so we might as well use Bitcoin security for cross-chain DeFi,” BOB co-founder Alexei Zamyatin, told CoinDesk.