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The IMF has been asking El Salvador for changes regarding its bitcoin law since its adoption in 2021.

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Just as optimism was about to surge, clouds rolled in, pushing prices lower.

Australia’s police has confiscated $6.4 million in cryptocurrency as part of a global crackdown on Ghost, an encrypted communications network, authorities allege was “built solely for the criminal underworld,” a statement said.

The company strengthens its bitcoin position with a strategic options sale, generating nearly 24 BTC ($1.4M) in premium.

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 2, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Geopolitical tensions triggered consecutive daily declines of almost 4% in bitcoin’s price.

Aptos APT, the Layer 1 blockchain inspired by the discontinued Diem (formerly Libra) blockchain developed by Meta, has become the latest where Franklin Templeton’s OnChain U.S. Government Money Market Fund (FOBXX) can be traded.

ATOM was the lone gainer in the index, rising 0.7%.

Wednesday’s sale of “An Eye Towards the Real: Photographs from the Collection of Ambassador Trevor Traina,” in New York will see digital certificates issued for each of the 130 lots, which will be minted by Kresus on Base.