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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades at $64K as Biden Withdrawal Likelihood Increases

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 19, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 19 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slumps Towards $63K as Speculation About Biden Dropout Intensifies

As the odds for Joe Biden pulling out of the presidential race soared over the past day, the chances of victory for the now crypto-friendly Donald Trump slipped on prediction market Polymarket.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on July 18 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Paid Dave Portnoy Bitcoin in Sponsorship Deal

The Barstool Sports chief wouldn't buy at BTC's current prices, but he's "always" willing to take it as payment. "I believe in it that much."

Barstool founder and CEO Dave Portnoy (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

News Analysis

Germany Dumping $2.8B Bitcoin Is 'Market Intervention,' Despite Murky Legal Justifications

One expert told CoinDesk the law does not provide for an obligation, but merely an opportunity to sell, while another alleged that “How they handled this sell-off moved the market and is intervention in public markets.”

(Hiroshi Higuchi/Getty Images)

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Below $65K Following Wednesday's Drop

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 18, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 18 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Profit-Making Crypto Address Makes $16M Investment in BTC

The address has made $30 million in trading profits in the past 12 months, according to Lookonchain.

16:9 Wallet (Prasanta Sahoo/PIxabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Dips Below $64K as U.S. Equity Selloff Stalls Crypto Rebound

A stock market correction is the biggest risk for the crypto market, but a renewed downturn would be a buying opportunity, an LMAX Group strategist said.

Bitcoin price on July 17 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Bitcoin's 'OP_CAT' Possibilities Teased in StarkWare Test Project

StarkWare used its new STARK verifier on the Signet network, a testing environment for Bitcoin, in a proof-on-concept project designed to demonstrate what the oldest blockchain might be capable of were the pending "OP_CAT" technical proposal to get adopted.

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson (Margaux Nijkerk)

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Finance

'It's a Bitcoin Play': Mark Cuban Says Silicon Valley's Embrace of Trump Revolves Around Crypto

Cuban: "You can't align the stars any better for a BTC price acceleration."

Mark Cuban (David Berding/Getty Images)

Tech

Protocol Village: Arthur Hayes-Backed Maelstrom Pledges Grants for Open-Source Bitcoin Devs

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 11-17.

Protocol Village is CoinDesk's living column chronicling blockchain tech project updates (CoinDesk)

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