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The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 30, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Litecoin gained 2.4% while Bitcoin Cash rose 2% in overnight trading.

NFTs “expose the incoherence of the SEC’s understanding of what it’s authorized to regulate,” says law professor Brian L. Frye, following news yesterday that the SEC has issued a Wells notice against OpenSea, claiming the NFT platform has violated securities law.

Company officials told CoinDesk this was its biggest acquisition to date, bringing on 42 developers and engineers from the Bware team and increasing Alchemy’s headcount to 210.

A recap of the crypto market from August 11th to 17th.

El Salvador now holds $400 million in its “public wallet alone,” President Nayib Bukele said in an interview with TIME.

The Trump family has for weeks loudly – but coyly – said they’re getting into crypto. More information might finally be coming soon.

As bots come to dominate trading on DEXs, a new price prediction platform allows human traders to demonstrate what they are good at, says Maksim Balashevich, the founder of Santiment.

World Liberty Financial is “the only crypto DeFi platform supported by Donald J. Trump,” according to homepage metadata.

Bitcoin’s (BTC) attempt for a bounce faded yet again during Thursday’s U.S. trading session, the price breaking back below $59,000…