First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades at $64K as Biden Withdrawal Likelihood Increases
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 19, 2024.
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Galaxy Buys Almost All of CryptoManufaktur’s Ethereum Assets to Expand Staking Portfolio
The acquisition by publicly traded Galaxy Digital, led by Michael Novogratz, will expand the firm’s role in Ethereum staking, as part of a broader effort to push deeper into the business of blockchain infrastructure.
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CrowdStrike Outage Could Be Fixed Within the Day, Unlikely Caused by a Hack, Polymarket Bettors Say
Bettors are placing their money on the service being fixed by the end of Friday, with a slight possibility of it happening by mid-day.
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Ripple Settlement Hopes Pushed XRP Volumes Above Bitcoin on S. Korean Exchanges This Week
XRP accounted for almost 40% of all trading activity on top Korean exchanges from Tuesday to Thursday and prices surged.
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CrowdStrike, Windows BSoD Meme Tokens Populate Solana and Ethereum Amid Global Internet Outage
Some of these tokens have liquidity of upto $50,000 worth of stablecoins, quickly running to market capitalizations of as much as $1 million on paper.
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Bitcoin, SHIB Trade at 30% Haircut on WazirX as Exploiter Converts Stolen Loot to Ether
The exchange blamed a veri discrepancy with a custodial platform for having caused the transfer of assets. But popular members of the Indian crypto community aren’t buying that narrative.
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After ‘Civil War’ and Anti-Immigrant Tweets, Ryan Selkis Told to Cool It by His Crypto Startup’s Leadership
“I ran too hot this week, and will address that in full soon.”
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Italy’s Top Banks Participate in €25M Digital Bond Issuance on Polygon in ECB Trial
Küresel lenders and asset managers are increasingly exploring blockchain tech to issue and transfer traditional financial instruments, also known as tokenization of real-world assets.
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SkyBridge’s Anthony Scaramucci on Donald Trump, Gary Gensler and Bad Press
“For some reason, [the Democrats] ceded the crypto regulation to Elizabeth Warren and to Gary Gensler. It’s been an unbelievable disaster for them,” Scaramucci said in an interview with Jennifer Sanasie.
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Bitcoin Slumps Towards $63K as Speculation About Biden Dropout Intensifies
As the odds for Joe Biden pulling out of the presidential race soared over the past day, the chances of victory for the now crypto-friendly Donald Trump slumped on prediction market Polymarket.