By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Leaders of the European Parliament’s largest political groupings indicated they’ll support the landmark MiCA law ahead of a vote ThursdayPublish at: April 19, 2023 at 01:37PM
EU’s Crypto Licensing Regime Set for Approval as Lawmakers Signal Support
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slides Toward $29K
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 19, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Publish at: April 19, 2023 at 01:15PM
Hard-Wallet Maker Ledger, Crypto Custodian Etana Target Institutions With Regulated Custody
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data The companies are looking to make it easier for institutions to hold digital assets and bolster investor confidence in the market.Publish at: April 19, 2023 at 01:02PM
Crypto Protocol Fetch.ai Offering AI Trading Tools for Decentralized Exchanges
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Fetch.ai’s aim is to facilitate peer-to-peer trading between DeFi users using AI-powered software “agents.”Publish at: April 19, 2023 at 01:00PM
Hong Kong Court Declares Crypto as Property in Case Involving Defunct Gatecoin
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data The ruling would give Hong Kong liquidators more clarity on how to treat crypto assets caught up in winding down procedures, law firm Hogan Lovells said.Publish at: April 19, 2023 at 12:42PM
Bitcoin Drops to $29,000 in Sudden Sell-Off; Longs Are 98% of Over $160M in Crypto Liquidations
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data The sudden drop on no immediate fundamental catalyst flushed millions of dollars worth of futures positions.Publish at: April 19, 2023 at 09:36AM
SEC Chair Gensler Declines to Say if Ether Is a Security in Contentious Congressional Hearing
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler refused to say whether ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, was a security during a nearly five-hour hearing Tuesday.Publish at: April 19, 2023 at 09:05AM
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Holding Doesn’t Necessarily Pose a Concentration Risk: Bernstein
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Rising bitcoin prices mean a stronger balance sheet, higher stock prices and easier debt repayment, without the company needing to sell its holdings, the report said.Publish at: April 19, 2023 at 09:00AM
Central Banks Successfully Test DLT in Linking Financial Settlement Systems
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data The experiment, called Project Meridian, shows it’s possible to settle large synchronized transactions in central bank money, a report said.Publish at: April 19, 2023 at 08:30AM
Ethereum Fees Spike as Bots Spend Millions to Frontrun Punters of PEPE, CHAD
By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data An entity connected to a wallet named “jaredfromsubway.eth” is sandwiching crypto traders, mainly those betting on tokens such as pepe and chad.Publish at: April 19, 2023 at 07:13AM
