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This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest Prices(CoinDesk)Top StoriesCrypto prices were little changed during the European morning with traders possibly keeping their powder dry ahead of the latest U.S. inflation data. The personal-consumption expenditure

With the deadline for a decision on the approval of a spot ether ETF by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approaching, industry experts are weighing the potential uptake of such a fund.Some say investing in an ether ETF wouldn’t make sense as such funds won’t likely allow staking reward distribution. Investors, they argue

Payments giant Mastercard has created a forum where crypto industry players can discuss and collaborate on central bank digital currencies, injecting its influential voice into the CBDC conversation as nations around the world consider whether to digitize their money.CBDCs are not cryptocurrencies, but they’re in the same family. They don’t have to be, but they…

A feature of the XRP Ledger network was used in an unsuccessful exploit attempt on prominent crypto exchange Bitfinex, CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed in an X post on Monday.Nearly $15 billion worth of XRP were flagged by on-chain service WhaleAlerts to be moved in an apparent transaction early Monday – amounting to nearly half of

Bitcoin (BTC) rose to a three-month high on Monday, approaching the $70,000 level and moving to within about 5% of its record high of $73,700 from last March. BTC advanced 3% over the past 24 hours, changing hands at $69,800, while the CoinDesk 20 Index, which tracks the performance of 20 large-cap tokens, managed a

Crypto exchange Coinbase's (COIN) chief legal officer Paul Grewal is "quite hopeful" that bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications will be approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)."I’m quite hopeful that these applications will be granted, if only because they should be granted under the law," Grewal said in an interview with CNBC

In the wake of FTX and other scandals, crypto has been suffering through a winter of legendary coldness. But many traders now say the worst is over and that a new period of upward momentum is upon us.Where might traders think of putting their money at the moment?This post is part of Consensus Magazine's Trading

Nov 9, 2020 at 13:38 UTCUpdated Nov 9, 2020 at 13:39 UTC(Numstocker/Shutterstock)Both bitcoin and the U.S. stock futures shot up on Monday after a U.S. pharmaceutical giant announced positive results from a large-scale clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine.Risk appetite improved as Pfizer said its experimental vaccine is 90% effective in preventing infections in the…

Aug 21, 2020 at 19:00 UTCWinter Is Coming: Examining the Economy’s Eight-Body ProblemFrom the devastation of the service industry to never-ending central bank intervention, these factors make predicting the future of the economy nearly impossible. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts,…