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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, Ether Slip as UK Inflation Hits 40-Year High

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 19, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Read MoreCoinDesk

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Bitcoin (BTC) lost ground on Wednesday, trading down 2%, as U.S. stock futures inched up ahead of earnings reports from major companies. The British pound fell after the release of a report that showed U.K. inflation in September rose faster than what economists had expected and hit a new 40-year high.

Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market value, was also down on the day by around 1.6%. Altcoins Aave’s AAVE and Uniswap’s UNI each rose about 5%, while the rest of the market was weaker.

After launching on mainnet on Monday,Aptos’ cryptocurrency has plunged in value. The highly anticipated layer 1 token was listed in the $9 range and is trading down 40% on the day, according to data from CoinGecko.

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Coinbase Registers Biggest Daily BTC Outflow Since June

By Omkar Godbole

More than 37,000 BTC worth $710 million left Coinbase on Tuesday, the biggest single-day outflow since June 17. (Source: Glassnode)

A pickup in exchange outflows is often taken to represent renewed accumulation.

In the past, Coinbase has brokered institutional bitcoin investments.

That said, on-chain data has its limitations and drawing definite conclusions is difficult. The bitcoin net exchange flows metric doesn’t adjust for internal reshuffling of coins into new wallets by an exchange.

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