‘You Can Do Nothing’: Crypto Trading Titans Are Yelling at Each Other on Elon Musk’s X
“I never thought that you could be THAT scared of us,” DWF’s Andrei Grachev posted on X. Wintermute’s Evgeny Gaevoy: “We are trembling in your presence.”
Polygon Emerges as Suitor for Celo’s New Layer-2 Blockchain, Competing With OP Stack
Celo, which is ditching its standalone blockchain in favor of a new “layer-2” network atop Ethereum, had originally signaled plans to rely on Optimism’s OP Stack, a similar customizable kit to Polygon’s but using Optimism’s “optimistic” technology.
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Ventures Into AI With Northern Data in $427M Nvidia Chip Splurge
Damoon, a Tether subsidiary in which Northern Group acquired a stake earlier this year, has purchased $427 million of Nvidia chips for generative AI cloud computing.
NEAR Foundation’s Marieke Flament Steps Down as CEO
General Counsel Chris Donovan will assume her role at the organization behind the NEAR protocol.
Binance Warns of Multiple Stablecoin Delisting as Lawyers Puzzle Over EU’s MiCA
The EU’s landmark Markets in Crypto Assets law, MiCA, takes effect next year, but it’s not clear how it will apply to foreign or decentralized issuers
Bank of Japan a Major Source of Uncertainty, Crypto Volatility Trader Says
Once the BOJ begins policy normalisation, yen carry trades may unwind quickly, leading to increased cross-asset volatility.
First Mover Americas: NFT Platform ImmutableX’s IMX Token Rallies
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 21, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
BNB, XRP Lead Slide in Crypto Majors as Mt. Gox’s Repayment Delay Fails to Bouy Bitcoin Prices
“We still believe that the chances of further declines are higher for now,” one analyst said.
Bitcoin Bulls Missing in Action After Mt. Gox Delays BTC Repayments
Rumors of Mt. Gox mulling a delay have been doing the rounds and likely catalyzed the recent bitcoin price bounce.
Bitcoin’s 87% Drop in 2021 Was Caused by Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda, Ex-Employee Claims
An ex-Alameda employee claims a trader at the firm punched in a wrong decimal which led to bitcoin’s 87% drop on Binance.US in 2021.