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Voyager Investors Sue the NBA and New Jersey’s Oldest Law Firm
Investors in the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Voyager Digital are suing the National Basketball Association (NBA), and New Jersey’s oldest law firm, McCarter & English. This emerging legal battle illustrates how even some of the…
Sushi Partners With Layer N to Launch High-Speed Derivatives Exchange
Sushi, the multi-chain decentralized exchange (dex), plans to launch a new high-speed derivatives exchange called Susa using Layer N’s scaling technology, Sushi revealed on Tuesday. The partnership aims to rival centralized exchanges…
B2BinPay v19 Introduces Instant Swaps and Expands Blockchain Support in a New Big Update
PRESS RELEASE. B2BinPay, a leading blockchain payment system, has announced the release of its new v19 update. This latest update introduces an array of new features and improvements, including innovative instant swaps and expanded…
Philippines to Develop Blockchainless Wholesale CBDC in Two Years
The Central Bank of the Philippines will develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the next two years, according to Governor Eli Remolona Jr. The still unnamed CBDC will focus on the wholesale market and won’t use blockchain…
Torrevieja to Become the First Crypto Friendly City in Spain
Torrevieja, a city of almost 90,000 inhabitants, aims to become one of the first crypto-friendly locations in Spain. The city, in alliance with Apymeco, its merchant association, will incentivize using cryptocurrency as a payment option and…
Zimbabwe to Launch ‘Structured Currency’ Linked to Gold, Says Finance Minister
The Zimbabwean government plans to launch what it calls a “structured currency.” Some commentators and social media users have expressed skepticism over the government’s latest currency plans. Zimbabwe’s Structured…
Solana Mobile’s Chapter 2 Reaches 100K Preorders, Guarantees Production
Solana Mobile, a smartphone-focused subsidiary of Solana Labs, has announced that its second mobile phone, Chapter 2, has reached 100k preorders in less than 30 days, hitting a milestone that now guarantees the production of the hardware…
Bitcoin Drops 2% on Hotter-Than-Expected U.S. Inflation
The CPI reading reduced expectations for interest-rate cuts in the next months, weighing on risk assets such as crypto.
Bitcoin Braces for Record Difficulty Surge Ahead of Retarget as Miners Push Network to New Heights
Scheduled for Feb. 15, 2024, the upcoming Bitcoin difficulty retarget is poised to mark a notable upswing in the network. Current projections forecast an estimated difficulty surge ranging from 8.45% to 9.2%, setting the record for the…
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin at $50K. What Next?
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 13, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.