First Mover Americas: Dogecoin Pops on New Twitter Logo

Dogecoin (DOGE) surged more than 35% after Elon Musk’s Twitter replaced the social-media platform’s familiar blue bird atop its homepage with the cryptocurrency’s iconic Shiba Inu dog logo. DOGE was trading at around 10 cents on Tuesday. Before Monday, its price last exceeded 10 cents in December, according to CoinDesk data. Musk has frequently touted DOGE, suggesting the meme coin may offer better payments functionality than bitcoin. Following the logo change, Musk tweeted out a cartoon image as his first public comment.

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has seen a sizable drop in market share after a U.S. regulator accused it of fraud and the exchange eliminated zero-fee trading for some trading pairs. Its market share of trading volume has sunk to 54% from 70% two weeks ago, according to data from research platform Kaiko. That’s the lowest level since Nov. 5 and the lowest sustained market share since August, Kaiko said. In the U.S., crypto exchange Coinbase’s market share fell to a weekly average of 49% from 60% during the first quarter, while Binance.US picked up the slack. Its market share rose to 24% from 8% during the quarter, Kaiko said.

Voyager Digital and its creditors stand to lose $100 million if legal objections brought by the U.S. government aren’t resolved by April 13, according to legal documents filed late Monday night. The bankrupt crypto lender is taking urgent legal action to let a $1 billion purchase by Binance.US go ahead, fearful that quibbles over the contractual drafting could see the exchange pull out. “Consummation of the plan by April 13 is necessary to preserve massive creditor value,” a filing by Voyager’s creditors stated. “The evidence is uncontroverted that, if the deal is not completed, Voyager’s creditors will lose roughly $100 million in value.”

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