Over $400 million in crypto longs were liquidated in the past 24 hours as major tokens slid as much as 10%. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/06/18/dogecoin-bulls-see-60m-liquidations-in-biggest-hit-since-2021/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

FTX’s victims are seeking a court hearing to rule on their claim that all the failed crypto exchange’s forfeited assets, about $8 billion, belong to its customers, not the …

Few catalysts to prop up markets in the near-term are likely weighing down token prices, one trader said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/06/18/dogecoin-solana-lead-crypto-majors-plunge-as-bitcoin-falls-below-66k/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The former president’s son Barron is spearheading the project, Pirate Wires reported on X, without naming its sources. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/06/17/djt-solana-token-surges-on-unconfirmed-report-trumps-behind-it/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Meanwhile, there’s a prediction market on whether the U.K. newspaper The Guardian will correct an article about prediction markets. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/06/17/trump-and-biden-likely-wont-shake-hands-at-debate-prediction-market-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

As bitcoin’s volatility is nearing historically low levels, the crypto market is in need of news or catalysts to bring traders to action, one market participant noted. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/06/17/bitcoin-bounces-to-67k-with-btc-miners-rallying-5-10-xrp-leads-altcoins/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The company revealed that its also running Bitcoin and Lightning network nodes. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/06/17/telecom-giant-and-t-mobile-parent-deutsche-telekom-plans-to-mine-bitcoin/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), which accounts for 90% of Australia’s equity market, has approved its first spot-bitcoin {BTC} exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to a blog from the issuer …

Users can mint new tokens using the company’s new Alloy platform, which will be part of Tether’s upcoming tokenization venture, CEO Paolo Ardoino said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/06/17/tether-debuts-new-synthetic-dollar-backed-by-tokenized-gold-in-tokenization-push/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 17, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …