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The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 8, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk's daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Circle, the US-based company behind the stablecoin USDC, has tapped former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chair Heath Tarbert as its new Chief Legal Officer as it pushes for more regulatory clarity in the US...

Buterin said the new donation would work toward reducing the long-term impact of coronavirus.

Several lawmakers have slammed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for regulating the crypto industry by enforcement. One lawmaker says the regulator's latest action against crypto exchange Coinbase "demons...

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler discussed crypto exchanges and digital currencies at the Piper Sandler Global Exchange & Fintech Conference. He insisted that there is “nothing about the crypt...

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In his blog post, Buterin shares that the network needs to address these components simultaneously, otherwise the blockchain fails.

The exchanges, targeted by the SEC for violating federal securities laws, have endured a significant wave of user withdrawals but managed to process transactions in an orderly fashion so far.

A US district judge ruled in favor of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission in its litigation against Ooki DAO -- which could have further implications for other decentralized autonomous organizations. Judge Willia...

It's been an ugly few days for ADA, the cryptocurrency that powers the Cardano blockchain, a decentralized smart-contract-enabled layer-1 protocol. ADA dropped another near 7% on Friday to hit $0.30 per token and is eyei...

The Justice Department claims Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner took control of a Mt. Gox server and stole 647,000 Bitcoin from the exchange.

Fresh court documents detail how two administrators of the now-defunct BTC-e exchange stole and laundered bitcoin from Mt.Gox, the hacked bitcoin exchange.

In trading, timing is everything and it appears that some traders put in well-timed sell orders for BNB, ahead of the massive SEC crackdown against crypto exchange Binance on June 5.

Aave's Lens Protocol, a social layer for web3, has raised $15 million in funding to develop decentralized blockchain-backed social media. According to a June 8 blog post, IDEO CoLab Ventures led the funding round alongsi...

It's been a disastrous week for Polygon. The Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution's native MATIC token has shed nearly 20% of its value since the weekly open, tanking from the upper $0.80s to the low-$0.70s....

In a statement issued on Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that two Russian individuals have been accused of infiltrating a cryptocurrency exchange and running an unlawful exchange. Reportedly, the pa...

The Solana network's native token SOL is "not a security," despite the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claiming otherwise, the Solana Foundation has said. Commenting on the regulatory status of its token to Coin...

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, experienced a recent dip that saw its price reach a bottom at $26,200. However, a surge of bullish activity has propelled BTC back up, raising questions about its future trajectory. T...

If Ethereum is to grow it'll have to mature beyond the antics of those shilling the token-of-the-moment, says Paul Dylan-Ennis.

The move is a "culmination of over two years of effort," according to Strike CEO and cofounder Jack Mallers.

According to a research report by Berenberg Capital, investment bank analyst Mark Palmer believes that Coinbase shares are currently deemed "uninvestable" in the short term due to the ongoing lawsuit filed by the Securit...

Stock markets are showing strength, and selling by crypto traders has taken a pause. Is this a sign that Bitcoin and altcoins are about to reverse course?