The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 14, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Solana DEX Zeta Markets has raised $5 million in a token round ahead of its token launch, airdrop and Solana Layer 2 rollup.
Bracebridge Capital also reported owning Grayscale’s GBTC, with its combined spot bitcoin ETF holdings valued at $434 million as of March 31.
Alexey Pertsev was found guilty of money laundering $1.2 billion worth of crypto.
“Roaring Kitty is living proof that retail can mog (outperform) institutions at the highest level,” one meme coin developer said.
Vitalik Buterin proposed EIP-7706, suggesting a new type of gas fees for calldata on Ethereum.
CoinShares reported a 216% year-over-year increase in Q1 revenue, gains and other income of £43.9 million ($55 million).
The distribution of June-expiry ether options reveals that derivatives traders are focused on calls above $3,600.
User activity has plunged after a hyped run-up to the start of the Runes protocol , which was expected by some to mirror Solana’s meme coin ecosystem.
Led by Fidelity’s FBTC, spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States saw nearly $66 million in spot inflows yesterday.