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First Mover Asia: Pine Wants to Test the Liquidity of the NFT Market; Cryptos Are Well-Red
19.5.2022
The number of users on NFT markets is at its lowest point this year, but still higher than in 2021. The crypto lending platform sees an opportunity
First Mover Asia: USDC Hasn’t ‘Flippened’ USDT, but Trader Preferences Are Changing; Cryptos Rise Despite Bearishness
18.5.2022
A Glassnode analyst suggests that the collapse of the UST token has triggered a change in investors' stablecoin preferences; cryptos tick higher in Tuesday trading
First Mover Asia: Metaverse ETFs Are Underperforming Gaming ETFs; Cryptos Return to the Red
17.5.2022
Public interest continues to grow about the metaverse, but not as much in metaverse ETFs. Does crypto belong in everything?
First Mover Asia: Singapore’s Regulators Will Be Eyeing Local Crypto Companies After Terra Collapse; Bitcoin Rebounds
16.5.2022
Terraform Labs, the Singapore-registered company behind the Terra protocol, doesn’t have a permanent office in the city-state; most major cryptos spend Sunday in the green
First Mover Asia: Terra’s Planetary Collapse Is Taking Down Crypto Lending; Altcoins Plummet
13.5.2022
Data suggests that many traders are moving their assets from DeFi protocols; bitcoin rallies after falling below $26,000 in Thursday trading
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin at 16-Month Low as UST Collapse Shows Risks of 'Algo' Stablecoins
12.5.2022
A number of algorithm-based stablecoins have already failed; bitcoin and other cryptos see deep red
First Mover Asia: Crypto Market Decline Underlines Its Unpredictability; Bitcoin Holds at $31K
11.5.2022
Most signs have pointed downward, but predicting price trends in the days and weeks ahead is difficult; cryptos have a mixed day
First Mover Asia: Did Nvidia Profit From Crypto Mining? Consider Its Manufacturing Partners’ Stocks; Cryptos Have a Rough Day
10.5.2022
The manufacturer of graphics processing units has been reluctant to acknowledge the role its products play in crypto mining; bitcoin and ether plummet
First Mover Asia: The BitMEX Saga Continues to Leave Fundamental Regulatory Issues Unsettled; Bitcoin Continues to Fall
9.5.2022
Arthur Hayes and his BitMEX co-founders must each pay a $10 million fine, but contesting the case against them might have clarified which financial regulatory agency should have primary oversight of cryptocurrencies; a tough weekend for cryptos
First Mover Asia: Thailand Has Already Proven Why Taking Crypto for Luxury Items Isn't Working
6.5.2022
Gucci will begin accepting crypto payments at five stores as part of a wider commitment but the success of its initiatives is uncertain; bitcoin plummets
First Mover Asia: Events in China, India Have Also Weighed on Crypto Prices
5.5.2022
Investors may have been focusing on interest rate hikes and the economic fall out of Russia’s Ukraine invasion, but bitcoin has been subject to other headwinds: cryptos rise post rate hike
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Minnows Are Resilient as Long-Term Whales Capitulate to Pressure
4.5.2022
How long these smaller-scale investors remain committed to their crypto assets will be an interesting trend to observe; bitcoin and ether drop
First Mover Asia: Why the Metaverse Is a Potemkin Village
3.5.2022
Despite breathless headlines about a digital land rush, metaverse platforms are struggling to attract brands and users
First Mover Asia: Singapore’s Distaste for Retail Crypto is Spooking Institutional Money
2.5.2022
Three Arrows Capital's decision last week to move its headquarters to Dubai reflects growing concerns about Singapore's increasing regulatory scrutiny of crypto; bitcoin returns to where it started the weekend
First Mover Asia: Hong Kong Isn’t Sure if It Needs a CBDC
29.4.2022
The issues that have prompted other countries to explore a central bank digital currency don’t exist to the same extent in Hong Kong
First Mover Asia: Trading on Indian Crypto Exchange Continues to Slump Following New Tax Laws; Cryptos Higher
28.4.2022
First Mover Asia: Spot Bitcoin ETFs Are Launching in Australia but Elsewhere They Face Brutal Fund Outflows
27.4.2022
Australia follows a lengthy list of spot bitcoin issuances in Europe and Canada, but these products come at a challenging time for crypto
First Mover Asia: Slow Start to the Week for Crypto as China Lockdowns Drag on Stocks, S&P 500
26.4.2022
Major equity markets in Asia have declined significantly in recent months, and bitcoin has followed a similar pattern
First Mover Asia: The Metaverse Is Subject to Earth’s Boring Old Rules
25.4.2022
GameFi adoption has been hitting obstacles worldwide, including China and Korea, because of laws about converting in-game tokens to currency; major cryptos drop
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin 'Minnows' Are Punching Above Their Weight Class; BTC Holds Around $41,500, APE Surges on Rumors
21.4.2022