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Bitcoin (BTC) has flattened around $30,000 as investors considered the potential timing of an SEC decision on spot bitcoin ETF applications from TradFi heavyweights and continued inflationary pressure that has weighed on asset markets. tastycrypto Head Ryan Grace discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook.

Hun 29, 2023

Bitcoin-friendly social media app Damus has received the greenlight to stay on Apple's App Store. This comes after the tech giant threatened to remove Damus for violating in-app purchase guidelines. Damus founder Will Casarin joins "First Mover" to discuss the latest developments on the Apple dispute and his take on Apple's bitcoin strategy.

Hun 29, 2023

Zhuling Chen, founder and CEO of RockX, discusses the lessons learned after the collapse of crypto darlings Terraform Labs and Three Arrows Capital. “It was an alert to everyone, both to the government and also to people that were embracing the innovations,” Chen said.

Hun 28, 2023

Nevada's Financial Institutions Division announced on Tuesday that the regulator has filed to take over crypto custodian Prime Trust and freeze all of its businesses, just days after a Nevada cease-and-desist order that alleged Prime Trust was near insolvency. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the firm's financial condition and possible receivers.

Hun 28, 2023

Singapore nabbed second place in CoinDesk's Crypto Hub rankings this year, which outlines the best places to live freely and work smart in the Web3 and blockchain space. RockX founder and CEO Zhuling Chen weighs in on the crypto environment in Singapore and the regulatory outlook after the collapse of Terraform Labs and Three Arrows Capital.

Hun 28, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is holding steady around $30,000 as the market remains optimistic about a spot bitcoin ETF approval in the U.S. Maple Head of Growth and Capital Markets Quinn Thompson joins "First Mover" to discuss the potential macro factors moving bitcoin's price and the wider crypto markets. 

Hun 28, 2023

Volatility Shares 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITX), the first leveraged bitcoin ETF in the U.S., started trading on Tuesday, witnessing $5.5 million of volume on its first day, according to data from Bloomberg. Maple Head of Growth and Capital Markets Quinn Thompson shares his reaction, along with the potential market implications for a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF.

Hun 28, 2023

Hut 8 Mining has secured up to $50 million in loans from Coinbase Credit to fund its operations. Jaime Leverton, CEO of the North American digital asset miner, joins "First Mover" to discuss working with Coinbase Credit and what the loans will be used for. Plus, Leverton's insights on the state of crypto mining and outlook on bitcoin (BTC) as major players like Compute North and Core Scientific have previously filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Hun 28, 2023

Circle’s co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire said in an interview with Bloomberg that he expects the new wave of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be approved as “past concerns” of regulators are being addressed. "First Mover" hosts Jennifer Sanasie and Lawrence Lewitinn discuss whether the latest flurry of TradFi giants' applications could be approved by the SEC.

Hun 27, 2023

Robinhood (HOOD), the popular trading platform, is ending support for Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC) and Solana (SOL), three tokens that the SEC named securities in its recent lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase. OANDA Senior Market Analyst of The Americas Edward Moya discusses what Robinhood's delisting of these tokens could mean for bitcoin (BTC).

Hun 27, 2023