Coinbase Pushes Back on Reports It’s Blocked in Nigeria
Multiple outlets have reported other platforms such as Kraken and Binance have also been blocked under government orders.Source
Archive for month: February, 2024
Bitcoin ETF Net Inflows Slow to a Trickle as Price Flattens
Inflows into the 10 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds dropped to a two-week low on Wednesday, with the group attracting only about a net 500 bitcoin, some $25.5 million, data collected from the issuers’ websites shows.Source
Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin’s 4th Halving Is Approaching
The upcoming Bitcoin halving is going to have a significant impact on the number of bitcoin entering circulation.Source
ECB Officials’ Full Statement on Bitcoin’s Failed Promise and ETFs
“Bitcoin has failed on the promise to be a global decentralised digital currency and is still hardly used for legitimate transfers. The latest approval of an ETF doesn’t change the fact that Bitcoin is not suitable as means of payment or as an investment,” two ECB officials wrote in a blog post.Source
Ondo Finance Integrates Tokenized Treasuries Onto Aptos
Aptos is the latest chain to offer users access to Ondo’s USDY.Source
Eigen Labs, Developer Behind Restaking Protocol EigenLayer, Raises $100M From A16z Crypto
The pioneering restaking project EigenLayer, led by Sreeram Kannan, isn’t even live but investors are piling in. A16z Crypto is affiliated with the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.Source
Ether’s $3K Breakout Partly Fueled by Dealer Hedging, Analyst Says
Options dealers likely bought ETH in spot/futures market to hedge their short call exposure, adding to bullish momentum, BloFin’s Griffin Ardern said.Source
First Mover Americas: AI Mania Heats Up
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 22, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source
Bitcoin ETF Approval Comparable to ‘Naked Emperor’s New Clothes,’ ECB Officials Say
The U.S. SEC’s approval of multiple spot ETFs and the billions of dollars that have poured in since doesn’t make Bitcoin a good investment or a better means of payment, the central bankers said in a blog post.Source