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First Mover Asia: Does Bitcoin at $30K Really Matter?
12.4.2023
ALSO: Crypto exchange Bitget's $100 million fund targeting Web3 comes as Hong Kong eases crypto regulations and a number of East Asian countries have been promoting crypto
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Soars Past $30K
11.4.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 11, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Arthur Hayes Sees a 'Balkanization of Finance' Coming Soon as Crypto Rallies
11.4.2023
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that former BitMex CEO Arthur Hayes foresees the balkanization of finance and bitcoin rallying because the current global banking system "is bankrupt." Bitcoin is on the rise
First Mover Americas: Ether Options Tilting Bearish
10.4.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 10, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Is a ‘Sharp Move’ Around the Corner for Bitcoin and Ether?
10.4.2023
BTC Edges Up. ALSO: CoinDesk Chief Content Officer ties the recent political and regulatory backlash toward the crypto industry to the alleged misdeeds of disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Will the current climate drive digital asset innovation and leadership away from the U.S.?
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is Flat, Ether in the Red, as a Long Weekend Begins
7.4.2023
Hayes wants Maelstrom Capital to outperform bitcoin and ether, which won’t be easy
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Buckles the Day Before U.S. Jobs Report
6.4.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 6, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Crypto Liquidity Providers Can Be Profitable by Considering Trade Volume, Volatility Other Factors, Data Firm Says
6.4.2023
ALSO: Ether falls but still outperforms bitcoin for another day as investors look hopefully at the Shanghai upgrade
First Mover Americas: Ether Rising Ahead of Upgrade
5.4.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 5, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Chilly DOGE, While Bitcoin Simmers Over $28.6K
5.4.2023
ALSO: The head of markets for crypto research firm Delphi Digital said Binance's loss of market share has stemmed largely from its struggles with regulators. He also called bitcoin's current threshold at about $28K "a tough spot...to get through."
First Mover Americas: Dogecoin Pops on New Twitter Logo
4.4.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 4, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Extends Its Stay Below $28K, Dogecoin Stays Hot
4.4.2023
Dogecoin surged after Twitter replaced its familiar blue bird atop its homepage with the cryptocurrency's iconic Shiba Inu dog logo. ALSO: Is Indonesia’s CBDC a potential alternative to Visa and Mastercard?
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Within Range of $30K
3.4.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 3, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Above $28K as Investors Await Fresh Productivity, Jobs Data
3.4.2023
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that decentralized-focused tokens, including LDO and DYDX, were the quarter's best performers. Their gains came as U.S. regulators ratcheted up their scrutiny of centralized exchanges. Major cryptos are in the red
First Mover Americas: Ripple Labs' XRP Token Marches Forward
31.3.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 31, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Around $28,000
31.3.2023
ALSO: A crypto investor, entrepreneur and market observer suggests that TradFi may be approaching a tipping point that benefits bitcoin, among other digital currencies, and could shift a large part of the crypto economy to Hong Kong
First Mover Americas: Investors Dig Risk Again
30.3.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 30, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rises Over $28.3K Despite Binance Legal Woes
30.3.2023
ALSO: Shaurya Malwa writes that a little-known Ethereum community is rallying behind the Ethereum Goerli test network in the hope that it can help find a way to keep it going. Bitcoin, ether and other cryptos spike
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, Up 70% This Year, Rebounds Past $28K
29.3.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 29, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Will CFTC's Action Against Binance Benefit Crypto’s Asia Narrative?
29.3.2023
Bitcoin is flat, but ether is up, on potentially favorable comments by the CFTC before Congress