AllianceBlock, a blockchain-agnostic platform, has signed a deal with business data provider Crunchbase to import traditional finance data into the DeFi ecosystem. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/03/28/allianceblock-strikes-deal-with-crunchbase-to-bring-traditional-business-data-to-defi/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 28, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …

Low liquidity means wave of buy or sell orders can have an outsized impact on bitcoin’s market price. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/03/28/binance-lawsuit-may-worsen-crypto-market-liquidity-pull-bitcoin-down-to-25k/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The association has received sponsorship from crypto investment firm Geometry Research and StarkWare Industries – the software company behind StarkNet, a layer 2 Ethereum zero-knowledge rollup scaling solution. Source: …

The new legislation, which will be put to vote on Tuesday, is set to impose new restrictions on transactions from self-hosted wallets. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/28/eu-money-laundering-law-wont-prevent-crypto-payments-lead-lawmaker-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The FTX founder will be given a new phone without internet access and a laptop with limited functionality. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/28/sam-bankman-frieds-lawyers-prosecutors-agree-on-proposed-bail-conditions/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) accuses XRP of being an unregistered security in a court case that’s expected to be completed soon. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/03/28/xrp-surges-to-five-month-high-as-some-point-to-bitcoin-commodities-mention/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Fifty people have lost their jobs as Disney disbands its next-generation storytelling and consumer experiences unit as part a company-wide staff reduction. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/03/28/disney-lays-off-metaverse-team-wsj/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Are bitcoin traders shrugging off the CFTC’s action against Binance? Or is there just not enough liquidity to go around? Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/03/28/first-mover-asia-chinas-state-owned-banks-are-soliciting-hong-kong-crypto-business-but-opening-an-account-is-hard/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

In a blog post, Changpeng Zhao wrote that the company did not agree with “the characterization of many of the issues, and touted the exchange’s compliance technology. He also …