ShapeShift Acquires Tool That Quickly Swaps Bitcoin for Other Cryptos

Crypto winter continues to be dogged by regulatory attacks and court drama. Most notably, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission placed a trio of decentralized crypto platforms into its crosshairs last week. An aggressive set of charges from the CFTC – which zeroed in on how the trading platforms handle certain kinds of third-party token

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 PricesTop StoriesUniswap, a decentralized exchange built on Ethereum, has seen its governance token, UNI, rally over the past 24 hours. UNI climbed over 15%, outperforming the rest

Former customers of crypto exchange FTX, trading firm Alameda Research and dozens of affiliated companies have until Sept. 29 to submit claims against the bankruptcy estate and vote on the Chapter 11 restructuring plan.Each claim against the exchange requires the claimant to specify the type of asset (cryptocurrency, fiat, or NFT) and be denominated in…

Oct 28, 2020 at 11:20 UTCUpdated Oct 28, 2020 at 11:24 UTCPressure gauge (tridland/Shutterstock)Is Bitcoin’s Rally Overstretched? This Key Indicator Says NoA historically reliable fundamental analysis indicator suggests bitcoin’s rally has scope to continue after its rapid rise to new 2020 highs, contradicting signals on the technical charts. While bitcoin's "market value to realized value"…

The blockchain ecosystem today stands at a crossroads. It's an industry built on the backs of those who work relentlessly to create the future of finance, identity and more. However, it's also a space where recent financial constraints have pushed many stakeholders and businesses to exit prematurely.Tim Haldorsson is the founder and CEO of Lunar

Jan 15, 2020 at 18:57 UTCUpdated Jan 15, 2020 at 19:20 UTCU.S. Capitol image via ShutterstockNJ Counterterrorism Chief Warns US Congress: Crypto Is Funding ‘Domestic Extremism’New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Director Jared Maples predicted Wednesday that domestic terrorists will increasingly turn to bitcoin.Speaking during a U.S. House Financial Services Committee monetary policy…

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Mar 26, 2020 at 03:26 UTCUpdated Mar 26, 2020 at 03:45 UTCSource: Coin Metrics; difficulty recorded at last block mined at the beginning of each 2-wk period; data as of March 26, 2020Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Posts Second Biggest Percentage Drop in Its HistoryA key measure of competition among Bitcoin miners just dropped by 15.95 percent…

(itti ratanakiranaworn/Shutterstock)As Gold Hits 9-Year High, Bitcoin Eyes Price BreakoutBitcoin is looking to leap key resistance alongside a strong rally in gold.  The top cryptocurrency by market value is trading around $9,300 at press time, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index. That’s close to the resistance of a trendline connecting June 1 and 22 highs. A…