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Dogecoin Price Surges 10% as Elon Musk’s 'Department of Government Efficiency' Gains Traction
Some market watchers expect a Trump win and Musk’s closeness to the Republican as forthcoming catalysts for dogecoin. Source
LTC Gains 3%, Leading CoinDesk 20 Index Higher
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Bitcoin Price (BTC) Rises to $68K, Crypto Dominance Hits Cycle High
A closer look at the ETH/BTC ratio from its cycle bottom in June 2022 shows a continuing series of weaker lows. In previous cycles, such as the 2016-2019 and 2019-2022 periods, the ETH/BTC ratio was at least 200% higher from the cycle low at this point. However, the current ratio is 25% beneath its June 2022 cycle low, highlighting ether’s underperformance against bitcoin. Source
CoinDesk Buys Crypto Data Provider CCData and Its Retail Arm CryptoCompare
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Open Interest on CME Bitcoin Futures Hits All-Time High of $11.6B, Signals Further Bullishness
Then, in October 2023, CME saw the addition of 25,115 BTC, which coincided with CME becoming the largest futures exchange for the first time, overtaking Binance. Once again, in this period, from October to year-end bitcoin rose from approximately $25,000 to over $40,000. Source
How a Crypto 'REIT' Misled Investors With Family Deals and 'Unjustified' Real-Estate Markups
The 2023 crash of Tangible’s USDR stablecoin is infamous in crypto circles. But a CoinDesk investigation reveals there’s another story to be told. Source
Hong Kong Police Bust Group Running $46M Crypto Investment Scam Using Deepfakes
A total of 27 people between the ages of 21 and 34 were taken into custody suspected of conspiracy to defraud following a raid on a Hong Kong office. Source
Action taken against United Utilities over transparency failings
We have issued a practice recommendation to United Utilities for failing to properly handle requests for important environmental information from the public. Water companies have a legal obligation to make information about the environment available under the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), both proactively and if requested by the public. Following numerous complaints about its lack of transparency, we have ordered United Utilities to urgently improve its handling of EIR requests. Our investigation found that United Utilities has repeatedly failed to respond to requests for information within the legal timeframe of…
Bitcoin’s (BTC) Inverse Ties With Dollar Index (DXY) Challenged as U.S. Election Looms
“The upside convexity on a Trump win is worth being long, and we are seeing market participants building positions in the lead-up. In the absence of an escalating crisis, we see BTCUSD at 70,000 in the coming weeks, continuing off current downside support, with equities breaking further highs,” crypto liquidity provider Zerocap’s Chief Investment Officer Jonathan de Wet said in an email. Source