Vitalik Buterin transferred over $1 million worth of ether to crypto exchange Coinbase on Monday. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/21/ethereum-co-founder-vitalik-buterin-sends-1m-eth-to-coinbase/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Crypto markets saw one of the biggest long liquidation events since FTX’s collapse, with little buying pressure over the past few days. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/21/bitcoin-held-steady-above-26k-over-weekend-xrp-ltc-buck-market-trend/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The application has zoomed to becoming the second-largest revenue maker among crypto protocols in just over two weeks. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/08/21/friendtech-becomes-massive-ether-money-machine-as-nba-players-faze-clan-join-in/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Research by The Tie show coins tend to drop in the days leading up to the unlock. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/21/scheduled-unlocks-for-ldo-avax-ygg-tokens-promise-busy-week-ahead/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX’s debtors have revised their motion for settlement after the U.S. Trustee objected to an earlier motion. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/08/21/ftxs-debtors-revise-settlement-proposal-after-objection-from-us-trustee/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked for permission to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that XRP sales through exchanges didn’t violate securities law, a day after the …

A weekly digest of articles, reports and analyses about tokenized RWAs, the fast-growing financial instruments that merge traditional finance to the blockchain. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/08/18/tokenization-news-roundup-consolidation-coming/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

BTC slipped below $26,000 amid the crypto market mayhem. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/18/bitcoin-btc-eth-xrp-matic-doge-shib-price-news/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 18, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …