First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rises Above $62.5K Following Trump Shooting

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 15, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source

Tether Taps Chainalysis Chief Economist Philip Gradwell as Economics Head

Gradwell will be responsible for quantifying the Tether economy to regulators.Source

BlackRock Assets Under Management Rise Through $10T

The asset manager is the largest public holder of bitcoin by virtue of its iShares Bitcoin Trust exchange-traded fund, which now holds more than 300,000 BTC.Source

Tornado Cash Co-Founder Alexey Pertsev Denied Bail by Dutch Court

Alexey Pertsev, the co-founder and developer behind Tornado Cash, was denied bail by a Dutch court on Friday, according to DLNews.Source

Spain National Fan Token Slides 20% After UEFA Euro 2024 Win

Fan tokens are known to see anticipatory gains and post-tournament losses.Source

Bitcoin Retakes $62K as ‘Trump Trades’ Back In Vogue After Weekend Attack

The weekend attack on pro-crypto presidential candidate Trump should galvanize bids for cryptocurrencies, one observer said.Source

Trump’s Odds of Victory Hit All-Time High on Polymarket After Shooting

The former president, who was injured at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, now has a 69% chance of retaking the White House, according to traders on the crypto-based prediction market. Trump-themed Polifi tokens and crypto broadly also rose.Source

DePIN Can Power a More Sustainable GenAI Industry

The AI boom is overloading data centers and straining traditional energy resources. Can decentralization, in the form of DePIN, offer a solution? Mitch Liu, CEO and Co-Founder of Theta Network, makes the case.Source

Conduct Versus Code May Be the Defining Question in Roman Storm Prosecution

Prosecutors and Roman Storm’s attorneys met in court Friday to argue over motions to dismiss the charges against the developer and address evidentiary questions.Source

Fed Might Focus on Weakening Labor Market Rather Than Inflation as It Mulls Rate Cuts: Economists

A weakening labor market could persuade the Fed to cut rates even as inflation is not yet back to the Fed’s 2% goal.Source