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First Mover Americas: Ether Surges on BlackRock’s ETF Plans
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Nov. 10, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Celsius Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan Approved by Court; Implementation by Early 2024
Crypto lender Celsius secured approval for its reorganization plan from a bankruptcy court on Thursday, marking an end to an ordeal that began when it filed for bankruptcy in July last year.

Poloniex Hot Wallets Hacked With 4M Seemingly Stolen: On-Chain Data
Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has had its hot wallets drained by hackers with an estimated loss of around $60 million.

Poloniex Hot Wallets Hacked, M Seemingly Stolen: On-Chain Data
Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has had its hot wallets drained by hackers with an estimated loss of around $60 million.

JPMorgan Adds Programmable Payments to JPM Coin
Previously clients would need to set standing orders for payments to take place at a particular time; now they can program them to kick in when the relevant criteria are met.

Bitcoin Could Hit K by Mid-2024 as It Enters Acceleration Phase, Analyst Says
BTC prices have doubled this year amid a spot ETF push by prominent traditional finance firms.

Michael Saylor’s Massive Bitcoin Bet Crosses B in Unrealized Profit
Saylor’s business software company, MicroStrategy, held more than 158,000 bitcoins as of Friday.

Ethereum Fees Briefly Jumped to 0 After BlackRock’s ETH ETF Filing
Fees spiked to as high as 270 gwei late on Thursday, the data shows, temporarily touching a level last seen in June 2022.

UBS Group’s Wealthy Clients Can Now Trade Some Crypto ETFs in Hong Kong: Bloomberg
The news comes a day after HSBC, one of the world’s largest banks, said it plans to start a digital-assets custody service for institutional clients.

CME Topples Binance as Top Bitcoin Futures Exchange as Crypto ETF Excitement Soars
CME’s rise to the top rank highlights the growing institutional demand for bitcoin, as the venue is almost exclusively used by large traditional financial institutions, one analyst noted.