First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Flirts With $23.4K as Jerome Powell Repeats Comment About Waning Inflation; Market Weighs DCG-Genesis Deal With Creditors - Coinleaks
Current Date:September 21, 2024

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Flirts With $23.4K as Jerome Powell Repeats Comment About Waning Inflation; Market Weighs DCG-Genesis Deal With Creditors

Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:

Prices: Crypto prices continue their cautious move upwards as Fed Chair Jay Powell continues to hint that the war on inflation is nearing its end. Meanwhile, investors are breathing a sigh of relief after DCG and Genesis have reached a deal with creditors.

Insights: Alameda Research, a once mighty force in the crypto investment world, will not be missed, say venture capital stakeholders.

CoinDesk Market Index (CMI)
1,106
+31.1 2.9%

Bitcoin (BTC)
$23,247
+439.4 1.9%

Ethereum (ETH)
$1,673
+51.8 3.2%

S&P 500
4,164.00
+52.9 1.3%

Gold
$1,886
+20.0 1.1%

Nikkei 225
27,685.47
−8.2 0.0%

BTC/ETH prices per CoinDesk Indices, as of 7 a.m. ET (11 a.m. UTC)

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