An Australian court has given a split decision in a case brought by Australia’s markets regulator against Sydney-based crypto start-up Block Earner. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/02/12/australian-judge-hands-split-decision-in-markets-regulator-vs-block-earner/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The country’s Central Banker says fiat money is more credible than stablecoins because it has the power of government behind it. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/02/12/new-zealand-central-banker-adrian-orr-says-stablecoins-arent-stable-report/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The S&P 500 look expensive relative to bonds, but that does not imply risk aversion or outflow of money from stocks and crypto and into Treasury notes. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/02/12/bitcoin-logs-biggest-weekly-gain-since-october-as-sp-500-tops-5k/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Spot bitcoin ETFs have amassed more than 192,000 bitcoin in holdings, as of Friday, since their launch nearly a month ago. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/02/12/bitcoin-etfs-flows-could-propel-btc-prices-to-112k-this-year-cryptoquant/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Metaco CEO Adrien Treccani and Chief Product Officer Peter DeMeo have left the crypto custody firm that was acquired by Ripple last year. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/02/11/ripple-owned-crypto-custody-firm-metacos-ceo-and-head-of-product-depart/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

A new, non-standard token standard called ERC-404 circumvented the usual token approval process and is capitalizing on a term with an actual definition. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/02/09/ethereum-has-gatekeepers-for-good-reason/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

New York Attorney General Letitia James has amplified its fraud case against Digital Currency Group (DCG), now saying the company is responsible for $3 billion in investor losses tied …

Spot bitcoin ETFs attracted Thursday their third-largest net inflows since debut, increasing their holdings by 9,260 BTC. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/02/09/bitcoin-tops-47k-as-spot-bitcoin-etfs-book-one-of-their-best-days/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Periodic observations and market musings from Todd Groth, Head of Research, CoinDesk Indices. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/02/09/vibe-check-momentum-building-coindesk-indices-todd-groth/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin and crypto markets in context for Feb. 9, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto …