First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Turns South Toward $20K, Huobi Cuts Ties With the HUSD Stablecoin

In traditional markets, stocks slid along with U.S. equity futures after some disappointing earnings results from tech giants. Futures for the Nasdaq-100 led declined by 1.1%, and S&P 500 futures fell 0.6%. Amazon’s (AMZN) shares tumbled 13% in premarket trading. Late Thursday, the company gave a sales estimate for the fourth quarter below analysts’ expectations.