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First Mover Americas: Crypto Remains Resilient as Japan, UK Slip Into Recession
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 15, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source link
Crypto Money Laundering Dropped 30% Last Year, Chainalysis Says
Illicit addresses sent $22.2 billion in cryptocurrency to services in 2023, a decrease from $31.5 billion in 2022, and centralized exchanges remain the primary destination.Source link
Solana Mobile Processed Over $20 Million in Payments Using USDC With No Processing Fees
Solana Mobile, Solana Labs’ smartphone subsidiary, processed over $20 million in payments in alliance with Shopify and USDC, the second-largest dollar-pegged stablecoin. Anatoly Yakovenko, a co-founder of Solana Labs, explained that 51% of Chapter 2’s payments were completed using USDC, with no payment processing fees associated. Solana Mobile Processed Over $20 Million in USDC PaymentsSource link
From Anatomy to Auction Houses: Grant Riven Yun’s $2 Million Art and Medicine Journey
Grant Riven Yun's career brings together the worlds of medical academia, digital art and the landscapes of his native Wisconsin.Source link
Bitcoin Soars Above $52K, Yet Public Interest Shows Decline, Google Trends Data Reveals
As bitcoin’s value surged to $52,545 this week, the fascination with it appears subdued, with Google Trends indicating a low level of interest. Currently, global metrics from the last 90 days reveal the search term “bitcoin” holds a score of 36 out of 100, significantly less than when bitcoin first exceeded the $50K threshold nearlySource link