First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Level Since June

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day. Latest Prices Top Stories Bitcoin (BTC) has broken out from its very tight trading range, but not in ways the bulls would have liked to see. The … Read more

SEC Can Try to Appeal Groundbreaking XRP Ruling, Judge Rules

A federal judge has let the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) argue it can appeal against her ruling that Ripple didn’t violate securities laws in making XRP available to retail traders by putting it on exchanges. Judge Analisa Torres, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, granted the request … Read more

Ether Futures ETFs Are Poised for U.S. Approval, Bloomberg Reports

Securities regulators are poised to approve ether (ETH) futures ETFs for trading in the U.S., Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Several firms have applied to list these exchange-traded funds, which would hold derivatives contracts tied to ether – rather than ether itself. But they need the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s blessing, something Bloomberg said might … Read more

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tumbles Below $26.5K

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day. Latest Prices Top Stories Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped 7% over the past 24 hours, plunging to levels not seen since June as the digital-asset market witnessed one … Read more

XRP Ruling Needs Appeals Court Review, SEC Says

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked for permission on Friday to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that XRP sales through exchanges didn’t violate securities law, a day after the judge said the SEC could present its argument. The SEC petitioned Judge Analisa Torres, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of … Read more

First Mover Americas: Coinbase Secures NFA Approval to Offer Crypto Futures

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day. Latest Prices Top Stories Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) has won approval to list crypto futures in the U.S. nearly two years after first applying. The National Futures … Read more