Robinhood to Buy Back Sam Bankman-Fried’s Stake for $605.7M
The 55 million HOOD shares owned by Bankman-Fried and fellow FTX co-founder Gary Wang through Emergent Fidelity Technologies.Source
First Mover Americas: SEC Delays Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision for All Applicants
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept 1, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source
U.S. August Job Adds of 187K Vs Estimates for 170K; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.8%
With spot bitcoin ETF aspirations sidelined after the SEC yesterday pushed off decisions on a raft of new applications, crypto bulls are hoping an employment slowdown and lower interest rates could provide a positive catalyst.Source
Stablecoins Can Provide an Escape From High-Inflation Currencies: Brevan Howard Digital
Usage has shown a low correlation with crypto exchange volumes, which suggests that significant stablecoin transaction volumes are likely being used for non-speculative purposes, the report said.Source
Lira-Backed TRYB Token Becomes World’s Second-Largest Non-Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin
The market cap of BiLira’s TRYB token has increased more than 300% to $136.10 million, the second-highest among non-U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins.Source
Creditors Accuse Genesis of Ballot-Stuffing Over $175M FTX Deal
Genesis is facing headwinds as it seeks to finalize its wind-up after a January bankruptcy – and is now being accused by Gemini and other creditors of voter “manipulation.”Source
HashKey Capital’s $100M Digital Asset Fund to Invest Significantly in Altcoins: Reuters
Less than half of the fund’s investments will be in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), the two largest cryptocurrencies, with the aim of diversifying allocations to smaller cap assets.Source
Bitcoin Slides Under $26K, Majors SOL, XRP, DOGE Erase All Weekly Gains
Only tron (TRX) and toncoin (TON) were in the green on Friday, up over 1% each on no immediate catalysts.Source
Shibarium Crosses 600K Unique Wallets as SHIB Whale Moves $38M
Network activity has started to chug along since an earlier glitch was solved last weekend.Source
OKX Planning Web3 Foray Into India, Chief Marketing Officer Says
OKX, one of the biggest crypto exchanges by trading volume, is planning to enter India to explore potential Web3 applications.Source