BitDigest March 19 · Issue #618
- Crypto markets are late to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but shining green this morning. Excluding dollar pegged stable coins, the top 50 digital currencies on Coinmarketcap.com are all in positive territory over 24-hours
- Singapore’s financial watchdog has released updated AML guidelines covering virtual assets
- South Korea and Canada are preparing own oversight regimes ahead of the G7’s upcoming FATF implementation deadlines
Every few days I ending up talking about one of the North American public companies participating in the digital currency ecosystem. While I will continue to report on their respective corporate announcements, I am going to start providing the following basic chart every week to show key market data. I am happy to consider adding names to this list.
The Headlines
Market Data
Exchange, Custody and Product News
Thoughts on the Ecosystem
Reports you may have missed
Crypto Receives a Boost from Strong Jobs Print, WULF Sells Hash Rate to Expand AI Capabilities
CRYPTO MARKET UPDATE The crypto market is moving higher today, lifted by stronger-than-expected jobs numbers. The BLS reported 254k jobs added last month, far exceeding the market estimate of 140k, while August's figures were revised up from 142k to 159k. The unemployment rate also dropped to 4.1% from 4.2%. In response, rates rallied, the DXY spiked, and the futures market largely priced out the possibility of a 50 bps rate...
MARKET UPDATE Crypto is broadly lower today as geopolitical conflict continues to weigh on risk assets, with BTC 0.45% falling to $60k and ETH 3.77% approaching the low $2,300s. Aptos (APT 1.35% ) is one of the few gainers in the top 100 tokens as they have strengthened their presence in Japan via an acquisition of HashPalette, a Japanese NFT service provider and developer of Palette Chain. AAVE 1.93% is also showing slight gains following...
CRYPTO MARKET UPDATE Crypto prices have rebounded slightly following yesterday's sharp selloff, with BTC 0.45% climbing back above $61,000 and SOL -2.38% moving above $145, while ETH 3.77% is lagging, trading around $2,400. Among today's outperformers is SUI -3.14% , which appears resilient despite a $115 million token unlock yesterday. Oil is partially retracing its early rally, gold is lower on the day, and yields are moving higher, suggesting at least a temporary reversal of...
MARKET UPDATE Markets are selling off in the first day of Q4, fueled by geopolitical fears as tensions rise in the mid-east. The SPY 0.43% and QQQ 0.55% have dropped 1.14% and 1.92%, respectively, while the VIX has surged over 17%. XAU and DXY are gaining as investors move towards safe-havens. Crypto assets have also sold off, with BTC 0.45% briefly dropping below $62k and ETH 3.77% below $2.5k. Among altcoins, SUI -3.14% is showing...
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