New information over the weekend shattered the market’s consensus on the identify of Satoshi Nakamoto. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/08/polymarket-bettors-shuffle-odds-of-bitcoins-creator-reveal-ahead-of-hbo-documentary/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The lack of new measures and announcements of new stimulus at a Chinese briefing today pared hopes of a long-drawn stimulus package – one that contributed to a bitcoin …

HKVAX is the latest exchange to receive approval. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/10/08/hong-kong-gearing-up-to-approve-more-cryptocurrency-exchange-licenses-by-year-end-sfc/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

A U.S. court approved FTX’s bankruptcy plan on Monday, which will see the majority of the crypto exchange’s customers get the equivalent of their 2022 losses, and then some. …

A forthcoming HBO documentary has reopened speculation that Len Sassaman was the creator of Bitcoin. I knew Len. The theory is plausible. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/10/07/my-friend-satoshi/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/10/07/ethereum-proposal-could-increase-throughput-by-50/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Tokarev helped found the digital-assets custody firm in 2018. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/10/07/crypto-custody-firm-coppers-ceo-dmitry-tokarev-plans-to-step-down/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Crypto exchange Bitget promised to compensate holders of its native Bitget Token (BGB) for losses suffered during a slump of as much as 52% on Monday. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/07/bitget-token-tumbles-52-on-market-sluggishness-exchange-says-while-promising-compensation/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Memecoin teams regularly send Buterin a small portion of their supply as a marketing gimmick. He usually just sells it all for donations. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/07/memecoin-moodeng-on-ethereum-jumps-480-after-vitalik-buterins-mention-and-donation-sales/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 7, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …