First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Stays Close to $20K, Sushi's Token Surges 14%

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 6, 2022.

AccessTimeIconOct 6, 2022 at 12:36 p.m. UTC
Updated Nov 7, 2022 at 5:28 p.m. UTC
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Price Point

Bitcoin (BTC) remained at the $20,000 level on Thursday as U.S. stock futures traded down, suggesting U.S. markets could stumble for a second day in a row after a two-day winning streak. The dollar eased slightly after posting solid gains overnight.

Bitcoin has been trading in a $600 range over the last few days, bouncing above and below the $20,000 mark with little direction.

Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market value, gained 1% over the last 24 hours. Other altcoins posting gains included Uniswap’s UNI, up 4%, and XRP, up 3%. Ethereum classic and Chainlink's LINK also made small gains.

In the news, crypto lender Celsius Network’s top three executives withdrew $56.1 million in cryptocurrency between May and June, shortly before the company suspended withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy, new court records show.

Former CEO Alex Mashinsky, former Chief Strategy Officer Daniel Leon and Chief Technology Officer Nuke Goldstein pulled bitcoin, ether, USDC and CEL holdings from their custody accounts in May before the company suspended all customer withdrawals.

In other news, GoldenTree Asset Management has invested $5.3 million in the Sushi governance token, the firm said in a Sushi forum announcement on Wednesday.

Finally, PowerTrade, a crypto exchange focused on derivatives, announced it is rolling out a request-for-quote (RFQ) model for the options market, which it says will cater to institutional investors by mirroring a widely used practice in traditional finance.

CoinDesk Market Index

Biggest Gainers

Asset Ticker Returns DACS Sector
Ravencoin RVN +5.85% Currency
Ribbon Finance RBN +5.06% DeFi
Polymath POLY +4.11% DeFi

Biggest Losers

Asset Ticker Returns DACS Sector
MetisDAO METIS -7.75% Smart Contract Platform
Celsius CEL -5.95% Currency
COTI COTI -4.77% Currency

Sector classifications are provided via the Digital Asset Classification Standard (DACS), developed by CoinDesk Indices to provide a reliable, comprehensive and standardized classification system for digital assets. The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) is a broad-based index designed to measure the market capitalization weighted performance of the digital asset market subject to minimum trading and exchange eligibility requirements.

Chart of the Day

Sushi's Social Dominance Hits Highest Level Since June

By Omkar Godbole

This chart shows ratio of discussions related to the decentralized exchange Sushi's SUSHI token vs. all crypto topics. (Santiment)
This chart shows ratio of discussions related to the decentralized exchange Sushi's SUSHI token vs. all crypto topics. (Santiment)
  • GoldenTree's disclosure of $5.3 million stake in Sushi has galvanized investor interest in the cryptocurrency.
  • Increased social-media chatter often leads to price volatility.
  • SUSHI has gained 14% in the past 24 hours.

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Lyllah Ledesma

Lyllah Ledesma is a CoinDesk Markets reporter currently based in Europe. She holds bitcoin, ether and small amounts of other crypto assets.

Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team.


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