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First Mover Asia: Crypto Trading Firm Amber CEO Argues Bitcoin Can Still Be an Inflation Hedge; Cryptos' Surprising Rebound
14.10.2022
Michael Wu says that bitcoin offers “a better form” of storing value than any previous type of asset and that ether provides great value as a “tech infrastructure investment.”
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls to $18.1K After CPI Data
13.10.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 13, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: How Many Metaverse Users Are There? The Figures Are Debatable and Discouraging
13.10.2022
Decentraland and Meta’s Horizon Worlds, among others, say they’re popular, but a deep dive into user data indicates that they’ve yet to catch on; Bitcoin trades up slightly as inflation report nears
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Due for Big Move, Solana's TVL Tanks After Mango Exploit
12.10.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 12, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Will Bitcoin Remain in the Doldrums? Signals Are Mixed; Major Cryptos Are Mostly Flat
12.10.2022
Analytics platform CryptoQuant believes this week's Consumer Price Index will move markets; bitcoin continues its recent holding pattern on Tuesday
First Mover Americas: Once-Bouncing Bitcoin Now Just Rolls Like Ball
11.10.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 11, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Influencer Logan Paul’s ‘Bumblebee’ NFT Is Worth More Than $10; Bitcoin Dips Late but Remains Over $19K
11.10.2022
The YouTube star has lost money on the NFT but not as much as some observers were saying. Valuations remain subjective even as the market has plummeted
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Stable Around $19K as Inflation, Earnings Haunt Traditional Markets
10.10.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 7, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Tough Week for Layer 1 as Solana, BNB Chain Suffer Outages; Bitcoin Trades Flat as October Doldrums Continue
10.10.2022
The problems that both protocols suffered are reminders that neither is really decentralized, and that they are not yet true challengers to Ethereum; ether and other altcoins trade sideways
First Mover Americas: It’s Payrolls Day Again, and Bitcoin Holds Tight Near $20K
7.10.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 7, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: The Crash of Three Arrows Capital’s Starry Night Portfolio Shows NFTs' Lack of Staying Power; Bitcoin Regains $20K After Earlier Drop
7.10.2022
The collection, now valued at $840,000, is worth less than a percentage point of the $21 million that the troubled hedge fund spent in assembling it
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Stays Close to $20K, Sushi's Token Surges 14%
6.10.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 6, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: BitMEX Shift From Hong Kong Reflects the Toll of Stringent Covid Policies; Bitcoin Trades Sideways Amid Energy, Employment Concerns
6.10.2022
The crypto exchange leased out a full floor of the prestigious Cheung Kong Center in 2018 but now relies increasingly on remote work. BitMEX’s largest office is now in Singapore. Bitcoin trades sideways
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is Upbeat Above $20K as Investors Grow Optimistic That Steep Rate Hikes Will Soon End; Kim Kardashian and the SEC's Publicity Grab
5.10.2022
Crypto and other markets responded favorably to a surprisingly large decline in U.S. job openings, which offer the latest evidence of economic slowing
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Busts Past $20K on Hopes of Fed Pivot
4.10.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 4, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Climbs Back Past $19.5K Amid Fresh Hopes for a Fed Retreat; Binance's Failed Plan to Boost the Price of Luna Classic
4.10.2022
The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization and ether both spent much of Monday in the green
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Remains Above $19K as Long-Term Holders Stay the Course
3.10.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 3, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Sees No October Rise Yet; the Dollar as the Protocol in the Future of Money?
3.10.2022
The largest crypto by market capitalization was down slightly in the opening days of the historically strong month for its price
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin to Post Sixth Straight September Loss, but LINK and UNI Manage Gains
30.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 30, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: IOTA’s Shimmer Joins the Race to Become the Next Big Blockchain; Bitcoin Seesaws Before Holding Near $19.5K
30.9.2022
The unveiling of a new blockchain platform comes amid a flurry of blockchain startups, each promising to be faster and cheaper than other protocols