Ether Whales Scooped Up $94M in ETH as Price Plunged to $1.6K
ETH fell to as low as $1,547 last Thursday, its lowest price since June.Source
After GOP Debate, Blockchain Bettors See Ramaswamy as Most Formidable Trump Challenger
Betting lines didn’t change much as a result of Wednesday’s debate, but the Bitcoin-friendly entrepreneur has edged out Florida governor Ron Desantis this past week in the GOP’s race for second place.Source
Coinbase, in Uncharted Territory as Public Company Running Blockchain, Pledges Neutrality
The U.S. crypto exchange’s ‘Base Neutrality Principles’ are a series of guidelines aimed at maintaining a decentralized and neutral blockchain, according to a blog post.Source
Bitcoin Gives Up Gains, Slips Below $26K Ahead of Fed’s Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole
The Kansas City Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole Symposium is underway, and Powell will deliver his keynote address Friday morning.Source
PancakeSwap Version 3 Goes Live on Ethereum Layer 2 Linea Mainnet
PancakeSwap v3 introduces advanced Swap and Liquidity Provision functionalities, enabling users to trade tokens seamlessly and maximize capital efficiency.Source
Binance’s Ether Futures See Lowest Open Interest Since July 2022
The sharp decline in open interest in active ether and bitcoin perpetual futures contract reflects a typical position reset in the market.Source
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Jumps to $26.5K as Trading Volume Increases
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 24, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Given Green Light for Unlimited Prison Visits
The FTX founder’s lawyers will visit him in prison to prepare their defense after a judge denied Bankman-Fried’s request to have daily meetings at his lawyers’ Manhattan office.Source
Donald Trump NFTs Surge After Tucker Carlson Interview
As of European afternoon hours, the Polygon-based Trump Digital Trading Cards were selling for over 0.13 ether (ETH), or just over $215, up from 0.1 ETH, or $150, last week.Source
Binance to Withdraw Debit Card in Latin America, Middle East
The cryptocurrency exchange said the card service will terminate Sept. 21.Source