CFTC’s acting chief Pham poised to go to crypto firm MoonPay once Mike Selig lands

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With an any-minute-now confirmation of Mike Selig to take over the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, its stand-in chief, Caroline Pham, is closer to her longstanding plan to jump to crypto firm MoonPay. As CoinDesk reported last month, Pham was said to be planning to take on the role of chief legal officer and chief […]

Bitcoin extends downtrend as risk appetite remains muted

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The crypto market slipped overnight, with bitcoin BTC$86,824.14 dropping 1.5% from the high it hit in the early hours of Wednesday. The broader market followed suit. The CoinDesk 20 (CD20) fell 1.6% since midnight UTC with all members of the index declining. Bitcoin’s sell-off after failing to break above $94,700 last week has extended a […]