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Judge Allows Binance.US Bid to Buy Voyager Assets to Advance
Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager's proposed deal to sell some of its assets to Binance.US is advancing as U.S. District Judge Michael Wiles approved disclosure statements explaining various aspects of the proposed plan. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De breaks down the details.

FTX Recovered ‘Over $5B’ in Assets, Bankruptcy Attorney Says
FTX has recovered more than $5 billion in different assets, a bankruptcy attorney said during a hearing Wednesday. The announcement substantially raises the total FTX claims it holds. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what that means to FTX's bankruptcy procedures.

Crypto Market Anxiety Seems to Ease After Collapse of FTX
The three-month bitcoin (BTC) futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) are drawing a premium over the cryptocurrency's going spot market price for the first time since FTX went bust. Innovating Capital General Partner Anthony Georgiades shares his crypto markets analysis and his reaction to the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust discount narrowing to an 8-week low. Grayscale and CoinDesk are both owned by parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG).

DCG, Gemini Tensions Escalate as Winklevoss Calls for Removal of Barry Silbert
The Winklevoss twins' crypto exchange Gemini escalated its dispute with Digital Currency Group's (DCG) Genesis Global Trading – its partner on a crypto lending product pitched to smaller investors – by terminating a key aspect of their relationship. Lumida CEO and co-founder Ram Ahluwalia weighs in on the latest tensions escalating between DCG and Gemini. DCG is the parent company of Genesis and CoinDesk.

Cathie Wood's ARK Doubles Down on Coinbase as Crypto Exchange Announces Layoffs
Coinbase (COIN) shares are rising roughly 20% over the last five days, as the crypto exchange announced a second round of job cuts on Tuesday. Oppenheimer Senior Analyst Owen Lau joins "First Mover" to discuss. Plus, his reaction to Cathie Wood adding 33,756 shares of COIN to ARK’s Innovation ETF (ARKK), worth around $1.45 million based on the January 10 closing price.

There’s an ‘Indecisiveness’ in the Marketplace: Analyst
Fairlead Strategies Founder and Managing Partner Katie Stockton joins "First Mover" to discuss the downtrend for bitcoin (BTC) since May 2022. Plus, her crypto outlook and insights on the "indecisiveness" in a bear market.

Bitcoin Trades Sideways as U.S. Adds 223K Jobs in December
eToro Crypto Consultant Glen Goodman discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook as bitcoin continued to trade sideways after the December jobs report revealed the U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs last month, exceeding analysts' expectations.

Why Crypto Whales Are Staying on the Sidelines of the Bitcoin Market
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading steadily above $17,000 ahead of an expected hawkish speech by Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell. IDX Digital Assets CIO Ben McMillan joins "First Mover" to discuss the recent price actions and why crypto whales are staying on the sidelines of the bitcoin market despite a risk reset in traditional markets.

Is 'White Hat' Hacking Good For DeFi Protocols?
Pacific Street Managing Director Gareth Rhodes weighs in on whether hacks are beneficial to DeFi protocols, following the arrest of Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg. "If they don't manage to find the weaknesses, North Korea will," he said.

Bitcoin Holds Above $17K Despite DCG Uncertainty
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading above $17,000 as investors are watching the uncertainty unfold with DCG and Genesis Trading. IDX Digital Assets CIO Ben McMillan provides his markets analysis, saying, "this is a very thinly traded market so it doesn't take a lot to move the price up."
