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First Mover Americas: BTC Dominance Increases, Binance to Re-Enter India
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 18, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Aptos Strikes DeFi Partnership With Microsoft, Brevan Howard, SK Telecom
The aim is to offer banks and large institutions a gateway to decentralized finance on Aptos.

Ondo Finance Brings Tokenized Treasuries to the Cosmos Ecosystem with Noble Integration
Introducing Ondo Finance’s offerings to Cosmos “will bring vastly improved utility and liquidity to appchains and their users, all while offering exposure to yielding instruments,” Ondo’s founder Nathan Allman said.

DeFi’s Path to Mass Adoption Goes Through Fintech Firms, Centralized Exchanges, Morpho Labs Chief Says

Tether Reorganizes Into 4 Divisions as It Expands Beyond Stablecoins
The company has formed four divisions to reflect its broadening focus: Data, Finance, Power and Edu(cation).

Union Labs Plans Polygon-to-Cosmos Bridge with New AggLayer Integration
The new technology from Union Labs comes after the blockchain interoperability project raised $4 million in November.

New Zealand Starts Digital Cash Consultation
The consultation paper asked New Zealand citizens to respond on the digital cash design, whether or not interest should be paid and if there should be holding limits.

Binance Secures Full Virtual-Asset Services Provider License in Dubai
The fourth and final stage of approval comes almost a year after the crypto exchange secured a third-stage license.

Bitcoin Likely to Drop After the Halving, JPMorgan Says
The bank’s analysis of open interest in bitcoin futures shows that the cryptocurrency is still considered overbought.

Bearish Flip in Crypto Crowd Sentiment Hints at Coming Bitcoin Price Bounce
Analytics firm Santiment’s social-media metrics suggest the crypto crowd is beginning to lean bearish.