Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/09/29/bitcoins-slips-below-27k-but-what-might-government-shutdown-mean-for-prices/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The asset manager Thursday said it had already begun purchasing ether futures contracts. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/09/29/valkyrie-backs-off-ether-futures-purchases-until-sec-etf-approval-officially-effective/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/09/29/opposing-centralization-in-ethereum-staking/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 29, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …

Hong Kong and Macau authorities say they’ve detained people closely linked to the scandal linked to the crypto exchange, bringing total arrests to 18. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/29/jpex-crypto-exchange-probe-sees-4-more-arrests-scmp/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

In a rare display of candor – or as part of a calculated exercise in reputation management – Sam Bankman-Fried delved deep into his mental health struggles in a …

Traders at Japanese exchange Bitbank said in a daily note that they expect bitcoin prices to move towards the $28,000 level, citing ETF optimism. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/09/29/bitcoin-traders-eye-28k-solana-cardano-and-tellor-lead-altcoin-bump/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

There’s a “90% chance” an ether futures ETF will be traded in the first week of October, one analyst said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/09/29/ether-bears-lose-11m-as-etf-hopes-lift-eth-prices/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Stablecoins alone can’t be considered securities, argues the USDC issuer, supported by former commodities regulator Heath Tarbert. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/29/circle-intervenes-in-binances-sec-case-argues-stablecoins-arent-securities/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

FTX, an industry titan, ended up in bankruptcy court nine days after a November 2022 scoop from CoinDesk’s Ian Allison. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/09/29/sam-bankman-fried-scoops-help-coindesk-win-major-journalism-award/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines