First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Starts August in the Red After Losing Ground in July

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 1, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

• 2023-08-01
• Justin Sun Michael Egorov Richard Heart Curve Finance decentralized exchange

Tron Founder Justin Sun And Other DeFi Players Step in To Alleviate Curve Finance’s Looming Bad Debt Situation

Sun said a liquidity pool that utilizes tether stablecoins issued on the Tron network would “amplify user benefits,” pointing to saving a potentially bad loan.

• 2023-08-01
• Justin Sun Curve Finance

SEC files crypto fraud charges against Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul, others

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and of the celebrity backers of his crypto asset companies Tronix and BitTorrent.

• 2023-03-23
• Justin Sun Lindsay Lohan TRX SEC BTT celebrity Gary Gensler

First Mover Asia: ConsenSys Chief Cryptoeconomist Sees Little Drama Ahead for Bitcoin

ALSO: In an appearance on CoinDesk TV, Tron founder Justin Sun discussed Huobi's potential unveiling of a new Hong Kong exchange, and said that the city's evolving approach to digital asset licensing could shift attitudes in mainland China.

• 2023-03-02
• Justin Sun Hong Kong Cryptoeconomist Lex Sokolin Lex Sokolin Bitcoin market capitalization