Entertainment NFT Firm Orange Comet Raises $7M in Equity Round

he company, which has created digital collectibles for athlete Scottie Pippen and “The Walking Dead”, plans to raise more capital later this year.

• 2023-03-01
• CoinDesk Scottie Pippen National Basketball Association

Bitcoin Rebounds Above $27K as Investors Weigh Debt Ceiling Debate, Liquidity Concerns

Investors have been eyeing particularly low liquidity in crypto trading as market makers turn cautious.

• 2023-05-16
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Ether Erases All Gains From Shanghai Rally as Bitcoin, Crypto Prices Fall

The second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has dropped to its lowest since April 9, CoinDesk data shows.

• 2023-04-22
• CoinDesk market capitalization seamless implementation cryptocurrency price gains

Bitcoin Nears $25K as Interbank Funding Stress Indicator Surges to Highest Level Since COVID Crash

Banking sector stress strengthens the case for Fed pause next week. Likely beneficiaries from the financial stress are gold and bitcoin, one observer said.

• 2023-03-14
• CoinDesk liquidity risk Federal Reserve financial stress banking sector rate hike Silicon Valley Bank FRA-OIS Bitcoin rate hikes

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Below $27K Amid Macro Uncertainties

ALSO: Market maker Flowdesk is looking to expand in the U.S., even as a number of major crypto firms, including Coinbase, have lost enthusiasm there because of ongoing regulatory uncertainties.

• 2023-05-25
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Breaks Its Losing Streak in Late Tuesday Rally

ALSO: CoinDesk's Pete Pachal and Daniel Kuhn outline important themes at Consensus 2023 conference, which opens Wednesday in Austin, Texas.

• 2023-04-26
• CoinDesk First Republic Bank Glenn Williams bitcoin Consensus conference

Bitcoin Gains Early, Fades Late to Trade Below $25K

BTC had surged to a 9-month high above $26,500 after the latest inflation data before retreating.

• 2023-03-15
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls Below $26.5K as Crypto Market Fades Amid Coinbase, Binance Angst

ALSO: Stablecoin balances may provide additional insight into price direction.

• 2023-06-08
• CoinDesk SEC Coinbase

Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $23K as Investors Weigh Their Next Steps

Bitcoin and ether were recently trading sideways. Equities declined.

• 2023-02-07
• CoinDesk Bitcoin percentage point Ben McMillan Federal Reserve market capitalization market performance

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Wildly Before Settling Above $29K

ALSO: Writing about different sessions at Consensus 2023, CoinDesk columnist Daniel Kuhn considers the difficulty that the builders of decentralized finance (DeFi) and financial regulators are having in finding linguistic common ground.

• 2023-04-27
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