Ultime da Emily Parker
Bitcoin Flirts With $50K; ENS Founder on GoDaddy Partnership and Web3 Adoption Outlook
Bitcoin starts the week on the rise, with BTC price closing in on the $50,000 level. This comes as CryptoQuant predicts that the largest crypto by market cap could touch $112,000 this year if the current trend of inflows related to spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continues. Plus, a conversation with ENS founder, Nick Johnson, on the domain name protocol's partnership with GoDaddy and his Web3 adoption outlook.
Crypto Bets for the Super Bowl and Taylor Swift Ramp Up; Bitcoin Tops $47K
Bettors on decentralized prediction platform Polymarket are putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to this year’s Super Bowl. Polymarket head of global markets Harry Jones joins "First Mover" to discuss. Plus, bitcoin (BTC) is headed towards $48,000 in the short term after one analyst says the breakout is fueled by a strong track record of gains around the Chinese New Year celebration.
Bitcoin Rallies to Four-Week High; The Future of Generative Art
Bitcoin (BTC) rallied to a four-week high on Thursday, nearing $45,000. A new research report from JPMorgan claims there is evidence that Blackrock and Fidelity’s spot bitcoin ETFs already have an advantage over Grayscale. And, generative art platform, Art Blocks recently acquired Sansa, a well-known marketplace in digital and generative art. Art Blocks founder and CEO Erick Calderon joins "First Mover" to discuss.
This Decentralized Social Protocol Is Rivaling X; LINK's Standout Week
Farcaster co-founder, Dan Romero, joins CoinDesk to unpack Web3 social protocol Farcaster. The protocol recently saw daily active users surge to all-time highs after the launch of Frames, which turns Farcaster-based posts into interactive mini-apps. Plus, it’s been a stellar week for Chainlink’s native token. LINK is the only member of the CoinDesk 20 to return positively week-on- week. Watch those stories and more, on today's "First Mover."
Details on Solana's 5-Hour Outage; State of U.S. Crypto Regulation in 2024
Solana, the low-latency blockchain that's seen an explosion in activity in recent months, experienced an approximately five-hour outage on Tuesday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns of the potential hazards the crypto industry poses. The Chamber of Digital Commerce Chief Policy Officer Cody Carbone weighs in on the state of U.S. crypto regulation. And, CoinDesk takes a closer look at Solana's mobile phone.
Spot Bitcoin ETF Aftermath; 'Buy The Dip' Sentiment Still Dominant in Crypto Market
WisdomTree Head of Digital Assets Will Peck joins "First Mover" to discuss his crypto market outlook following WisdomTree’s Bitcoin Fund being one of the spot bitcoin ETFs approved by the SEC last month. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap topped $43,000 on Monday as buying on the dip remains the dominant tactic in the crypto market, one trader tells CoinDesk. And, El Salvador's bitcoin-friendly president Nayib Bukele is on his way to another five-year term.
La Cina non ha mai vietato completamente le Cripto
Nonostante le misure repressive del governo e le diffuse segnalazioni che le Cripto siano fuorilegge in Cina, il commercio Cripto è ancora molto vivo. Com'è possibile?
Venmo Rival Beam Dives Into Stablecoin-Powered Shopping; Bitcoin Ends the Week Higher
Eco, which is the builder behind Ethereum layer 2 wallet Beam, just acquired stablecoin shopping app Join. Andy Bromberg, Beam CEO and Eco Protocol contributor joins "First Mover" to discuss. The price of bitcoin (BTC) is ending the week higher after some new central bank decisions. And, Initial Contributor to Core DAO and CEO of Element, Rich Rines, weighs in on new Web3 funding initiatives in Africa.
Analyst Predicts Ether Could Hit $4K by May; Web3 Use Cases Gain Traction
Standard Chartered Bank predicts Ether (ETH) could rise nearly 70% from current levels and hit $4,000 by May as applications for spot-based ETFs will likely win regulatory approval in the U.S. Alchemy's protocol specialist Jason Windawi weighs in on the state of Web3 and expectations for 2024. And, the Jack Dorsey-led company Block confirms to CoinDesk it has started laying off employees this week.
Circle to Issue Its Stablecoin USDC on Celo; 5 Questions After Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals
Stablecoin issuer Circle expanded native issuance of its $26 billion stablecoin USDC to the Celo network, the Celo Foundations announced Tuesday in a press release. Celo co-founder and Celo Foundation president Rene Reinsberg joins "First Mover" to discuss. Plus, CoinDesk answers questions from viewers after the highly-anticipated spot bitcoin ETF approvals took place in the U.S. earlier this month.