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The Dollar Softens into the Weekend   north  
Overview: The US dollar is weaker against all the G10 currencies today. The New Zealand dollar is the strongest, which might fit into the narrative that the carry trades are making a comeback, but the yen and Swiss franc are the next strongest in the G10. And for the second consecutive week, [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Currency Movement, EMU, Japan portfolio flows, UK, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-16 11:01:00
The Dollar Softens into the Weekend
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Justin Sun Bets on Memecoins With Tron-Based Token Generator   north  
Sun.io, the DeFi platform associated with Tron founder Justin Sun, has released a token generator dubbed SunPump.
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Keywords: Finance, news, meme coin, Justin Sun, Tron, memecoins

Authors: Oliver Knight ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-16 09:54:17
Justin Sun Bets on Memecoins With Tron-Based Token Generator
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South Korea's Pension Fund Snaps Up Nearly $34M MicroStrategy Shares   north  
South Korean pension fund, National Pension Service (NPS), has bought MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares worth nearly $34 million in the second quarter of this year, according to filings made public earlier this week.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, South Korea, MicroStrategy, Pension Funds, Bitcoin, Coinbase, Bitcoin, South Korea, Pension Funds, Microstrategy

Authors: Amitoj Singh ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-16 07:35:01
South Korea's Pension Fund Snaps Up Nearly $34M MicroStrategy Shares
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Keywords: Policy, news, Donald Trump, Trump, Ether, NFT, Donald Trump, Trump, Trump NFTs

Authors: Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-16 06:38:22
Donald Trump Holds Over $1M in Ether, Also Receives NFT Licensing Fees
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NYSE Scrubs Plan to List Bitcoin ETF Options   north  
Other exchanges have also withdrawn their applications, but some have re-filed.
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Keywords: Policy, news, NYSE, Bitcoin ETF, Bitcoin, NYSE, BTC ETFs, bitcoin ETFs

Authors: Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-16 06:11:17
NYSE Scrubs Plan to List Bitcoin ETF Options
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What's Next in SEC v. Ripple?   north  
While the SEC case against Ripple was decided solidly in Ripple’s favor, the takeaways for the rest of the industry are limited.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Newsletters, State of Crypto, Regulations, SEC, Ripple

Authors: Nikhilesh De ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-16 02:30:00
What's Next in SEC v. Ripple?
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Goldman Sachs Joins Morgan Stanley in Holding Bitcoin ETFs as Institutional Interest Grows: 13F Wrap   north  
Investment advisors including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were among the biggest holders of spot ETFs as of June 30 as clients amped up their crypto allocations to a total of $4.7 billion.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Spot bitcoin etf, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bitcoin, spot bitcoin ETFs, institutional holdings bitcoin, 13F filings, Goldman Sachs bitcoin, Morgan Stanley bitcoin

Authors: Helene Braun ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 21:43:18
Goldman Sachs Joins Morgan Stanley in Holding Bitcoin ETFs as Institutional Interest Grows: 13F Wrap
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Schumer Sets Stage for New Era of U.S. Crypto Politics   north  
Wednesday's Crypto4Harris town hall showed Democrats are finally engaged with the industry. Still, it’s not clear what Harris thinks about crypto, or would do about it if elected.
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Keywords: News Analysis, news_analysis, Analysis

Authors: Ben Schiller ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 19:57:00
Schumer Sets Stage for New Era of U.S. Crypto Politics
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Bitcoin Tumbles Back Under $58K as Crypto Quickly Crumbles Thursday Afternoon   north  
The blame this time can't be laid on macro jitters as stocks are up big again, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 both more than erasing early August declines.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin

Authors: Stephen Alpher ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 19:06:52
Bitcoin Tumbles Back Under $58K as Crypto Quickly Crumbles Thursday Afternoon
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Stablecoin Regulations Could Pose Problems for Tether, JPMorgan Says; USDT Issuer Claims Sour Grapes   north  
Stablecoin issuer Tether has attracted regulatory scrutiny in the past due to its lack of transparency about the composition of its reserves, the report said.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Stablecoins, Tether, JPMorgan, Analysts

Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 15:55:00
Stablecoin Regulations Could Pose Problems for Tether, JPMorgan Says; USDT Issuer Claims Sour Grapes
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Crypto for Advisors: Crypto Volatility and Market Conditions   north  
During times of uncertainty, the increased availability and accessibility of an investor’s portfolio can lead to reduced volatility and panic across all asset classes, including crypto-native tokens.
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Keywords: Markets, opinion, Opinion, Crypto for Advisors, Financial Advisors, Financial Advisers, Bitcoin Price, Ether Price

Authors: Miguel Kudry, Sarah Morton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 15:00:00
Crypto for Advisors: Crypto Volatility and Market Conditions
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Stablecoins Can Make the World a Safer Place. Regulators Should Encourage Them   north  
The global financial system will be better off if stablecoins are fully adopted and foreign exchange risk goes the way of the dinosaurs, says Christopher Perkins, president of CoinFund.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion

Authors: Christopher Perkins ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 14:27:57
Stablecoins Can Make the World a Safer Place. Regulators Should Encourage Them
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Stablecoin Supply Growth Isn't Eating Into Crypto Market Share: JPMorgan   north  
The share of stablecoins versus total cryptocurrency market capitalization is relatively unchanged this year, the report said.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Stablecoins, Analysts, JPMorgan

Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 14:06:59
Stablecoin Supply Growth Isn't Eating Into Crypto Market Share: JPMorgan
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Chaos Labs Raises $55M as Demand Grows for On-Chain Risk Management   north  
The influx of capital comes as Chaos Labs, founded in 2021, looks to expand its platform, designed to address the growing need for automated risk management in decentralized finance (DeFi).
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Keywords: Technology, news, Risk Management, Risk, risk assessment, Lending, Decentralized Finance, DeFi, Fundraise

Authors: Sam Kessler ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 14:00:00
Chaos Labs Raises $55M as Demand Grows for On-Chain Risk Management
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Latin American Exchange Bitso Taps Coincover for Security Services   north  
Bitso will use Coincover’s non-custodial disaster recovery service and its risk engine to monitor outgoing transactions in real time.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Bitso, Coincover, Security, latin america, hacking

Authors: Andrés Engler ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 13:54:43
Latin American Exchange Bitso Taps Coincover for Security Services
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LTC and ICP Take the Lead as Index Inches Higher   north  
Litecoin gained 2.1% while Internet Computer rose 1.9% in overnight trading.
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Keywords: CoinDesk Indices, news, CoinDesk 20, CoinDesk Indices, Price, charts, CoinDesk Indices, CoinDesk 20, Crypto Price, Cryptocurrency

Authors: CoinDesk Indices, Tracy Stephens ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 13:40:44
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LTC and ICP Take the Lead as Index Inches Higher
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Wall Street Agrees Crypto Is 'Clearly' A Huge Election Issue, But Still Divided on Who Is Best for Industry   north  
The digital assets industry is now a full-blown political issue, and Wall Street firms with crypto exposure are staying cautious ahead of November's U.S. election. Whether the next election will result in Donald Trump or Kamala Harris occupying the Oval Office for the next four years, one [...]
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Keywords: News Analysis, news_analysis, Analysis, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Election 2024, Election, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Election crypto, Presidential election, crypto regulation

Authors: Helene Braun ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 12:45:00
Wall Street Agrees Crypto Is 'Clearly' A Huge Election Issue, But Still Divided on Who Is Best for Industry
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Top Crypto Startup Drove Other Projects' Airdrops to Its Employees   north  
Eigen Labs circulated a list of team members' wallet addresses to EigenLayer ecosystem projects that were preparing to issue tokens. The firm later banned the practice, citing potential conflicts of interest.
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Keywords: Technology, features, Features, Eigenlabs, EigenLayer, Restaking, Ethereum, Conflict of Interest

Authors: Sam Kessler, Danny Nelson ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 12:33:48
Top Crypto Startup Drove Other Projects' Airdrops to Its Employees
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to Under $58K After U.S. CPI Data   north  
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 15, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Ether, First Mover

Authors: Jamie Crawley ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 12:06:48
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to Under $58K After U.S. CPI Data
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Data Thursday but Markets Unimpressed   north  
Overview: An eerie calm hangs over the foreign exchange market on this the anniversary of the end of the Bretton Woods agreement 53 years ago today. Narrow ranges are dominating. Strong Australian jobs data and a cautious Norwegian central bank have underpinned their respective currencies [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Australia, China UK, Currency Movement, Japan, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 10:52:00
Data Thursday but Markets Unimpressed
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Keywords: Finance, news, memecoins, $ZYN, ZynCoin, Zyn Token, Zyn, Mascuzynity

Authors: Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 10:40:23
ZynCoin Launches 'Comfy,' a Physical Collectible That Earns Tokens as Rewards
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Bitcoin Mining Was Less Profitable in July Than June, Jefferies Says   north  
August will be a more difficult month for the miners as the price of bitcoin has dropped about 5% while the network hashrate has started to grow again, the report said.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin Mining, Jefferies, Marathon Digital

Authors: Will Canny ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 09:38:18
Bitcoin Mining Was Less Profitable in July Than June, Jefferies Says
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Binance Completes Registration With India's Financial Intelligence Unit Months After Being Fined   north  
The registration was provisionally approved in June, subject to the crypto exchange paying a fine of about $2.2 million.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Binance, India, Regulation, Policy, Registration, Crypto Exchanges

Authors: Jamie Crawley ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 09:05:18
Binance Completes Registration With India's Financial Intelligence Unit Months After Being Fined
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BitGo Reiterates Autonomy From Justin Sun, Tron as MakerDAO Decides to Dump WBTC   north  
Critics of Sun's involvement don't understand the operational mechanics, the crypto custodian's CEO, Mike Belshe, said during an X Space discussion.
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Keywords: Finance, news, wBTC, Justin Sun, BitGo, Mike Belshe, BitGo, Justin Sun, MakerDAO

Authors: Sam Reynolds ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 08:01:13
BitGo Reiterates Autonomy From Justin Sun, Tron as MakerDAO Decides to Dump WBTC
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Bitcoin Drops to $58K After U.S. CPI Print, BTC ETFs Record $81M Outflow   north  
Traders say bitcoin could drop to $55,000 in the near-term, but favorable Fed policies could set the stage for its next leg up.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Trading, Markets, Bitcoin, BTC, TRADING, ETH, OUTFLOWS, ETFS, MARKETS

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-08-15 07:39:28
Bitcoin Drops to $58K After U.S. CPI Print, BTC ETFs Record $81M Outflow
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