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Bitcoin Hovers Around $30K, Ether Holds Above $1.9K Ahead of Shapella Upgrade
12.4.2023
Investors are awaiting Ethereum’s upgrade, which is expected to go live late Wednesday
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
Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $30K, Ether Hovers Near $1.9K Ahead of CPI, Shapella Upgrade
12.4.2023
Investors will be eyeing Wednesday’s U.S. Consumer Price Index for the latest reading on inflation and the Shanghai “hard fork.”
Bitcoin, Not Ether, Builds Crypto Market Dominance Ahead of Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade
11.4.2023
Bitcoin's dominance rate, or share of the total crypto market, has risen to its highest in almost two years while ether's stagnates
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 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 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 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 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
Bitcoin price turns $28K to support, opening the door for ETH, MATIC, HBAR and EOS to breakout
2.4.2023
BTC, ETH, MATIC, HBAR and EOS are likely to pick up momentum if they cross above their respective overhead resistance levels
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 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 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
First Mover Asia: China’s State-Owned Banks Are Soliciting Hong Kong Crypto Business, but Opening an Account Is Hard
28.3.2023
Are bitcoin traders shrugging off the CFTC's action against Binance? Or is there just not enough liquidity to go around?
Bitcoin Sinks Below $27K After CFTC Files Suit Against Binance
27.3.2023
BTC dropped to the lowest level since March 17 after the agency sued the crypto exchange for alleged regulatory violations. Binance Coin (BNB)’s price declined by 5%
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is Ready for a Consolidation Phase
27.3.2023
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that decentralized derivatives platforms are having a liquidity problem. The shortage may stem from crypto traders current caution, but at least one analyst is optimistic that the situation will change
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Regains Momentum as Investors Shrug Off Banking, Fed Concerns
24.3.2023
ALSO: CoinDesk's market analyst writes that a decrease in the number of bitcoin addresses with a balance of more than 1,000 bitcoins suggests that large, institutional investors are reluctant to add to their coffers