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First Mover Asia: Was the Metaverse All Just a Dream?
2.8.2022
Bitcoin has fallen for four straight days, but the (small-ish) scope of the price decline offers a reminder of how listless digital-asset markets have suddenly become. Sam Reynolds tots up the losses on metaverse-related tokens
First Mover Asia: BTC Dips Below $23.5K; The Crypto Bear Market Will Test Thailand’s SEC
1.8.2022
The country’s market regulator has said that stricter digital asset rules are coming to ensure that investors are protected; BTC trades slightly lower on Sunday
Fundraising Leaders North Americans are 'Most Likely to Write Rules of Metaverse' – CoinShares
30.7.2022
Although the concept of the metaverse is still nascent, it is the Americans who are the most likely to write the rules in the space - as they're the leaders in terms of fundraising, suggests a recent report by Max Shannon, Digital Asset Analyst at the crypto investment and research firm...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin’s Recent Gains Have Been Small. What Will Drive Its Price Higher?
29.7.2022
The U.S. economy seems headed for recession, if it's not already there. But it's difficult to predict how BTC and other cryptos will perform in the weeks ahead; cryptos climb higher in Thursday trading
First Mover Asia: Crypto Companies Struggle With Layoffs, but Some See Opportunity to Add Talent; BTC, ETH Soar After Fed Rate Hike
28.7.2022
The bear market has forced multiple organizations to cut their workforces, hurting morale and weakening the companies; BTC, ETH soar
First Mover Asia: Binance Deserves Some Criticisms, but It’s Not a ‘Ponzi Scheme’; Bitcoin Tumbles
27.7.2022
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has a reasonable point in his lawsuit claiming defamation from a translated Chinese language article title; ether falls
First Mover Asia: Is DEX Efficiency a Threat to Coinbase Long-Term?; Bitcoin Sinks Below $22K
26.7.2022
Coinbase’s revenue dwarfs the decentralized exchange Uniswaps, but the two companies are generating roughly the same trading volume, and Uniswap is operating with a significantly smaller workforce
Fed policy and crumbling market sentiment could send the total crypto market cap back under $1T
25.7.2022
Data shows investors jumping back into fiat and a lack of bullish leverage in the crypto market suggests another correction is in the making
Over a quarter of Asian Pacific ‘emerging giant’ startups tied to blockchain: Report
25.7.2022
A KPMG/HSBC survey finds NFTs and DeFi are more popular with Asian Pacific big startups than EV charging, quantum computing and a host of other new technologies
First Mover Asia: BTC Falls Below $22.4K; Coinbase Shares Remain Alluring for Institutional Investors
25.7.2022
Crypto exchange giant Coinbase's shares have plunged this year amid the bear market, but several, major institutional investors have been snapping up the stock; cryptos fall
First Mover Asia: Does Tesla Really Believe in Bitcoin?; Altcoins Rise in Thursday Trading
22.7.2022
The electric car maker became a proxy for investors looking to take a position in the cryptocurrency without buying it directly, but its recent jettisoning of $936 million of BTC suggests the company wasn’t all that committed to the asset
Tron’s Justin Sun Eyes ‘Acquisition’ Move for Tencent’s NFT Division
21.7.2022
The Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun says that TronDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that governs the Tron network’s development, wants to “acquire” a non-fungible token (NFT) arm of the Chinese tech powerhouse Tencent....
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Stalls as Contagion Hits Zipmex, Vauld. Will Ethereum's Merge Fix This?
21.7.2022
Bitcoin is having its best week since March, but with the Federal Reserve still in inflation-fighting mode, it seems like the only thing that can really get traders juiced up is the upcoming Ethereum Merge
Breaking: Zipmex suspends withdrawals as CEO denies financial trouble rumors
20.7.2022
Cointelegraph spoke to the CEO of Zipmex following the failed Coinbase deal regarding rumors that crypto contagion has spread to Thailand
First Mover Asia: Dissecting Three Arrows Capital's Fall; Ethereum Merge Spurs Continued Market Gains
20.7.2022
Thanks to the transparency of court documents, the public knows how much the beleaguered crypto hedge fund owes different creditors; the second largest crypto by market cap has risen about 50% over the past week
First Mover Asia: BTC Spikes Over $22.8K; DappRadar’s Complicated Valuation Model and the Difficulties of Assessing NFTs
19.7.2022
Bitcoin and major altcoins continued their late weekend rally; NFTs are an asset class where value has yet to be clearly defined
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Dips Below $21K; Why the Current Bear Market Differs From 2018
18.7.2022
The largest cryptocurrency had hovered well above the psychologically important threshold for the previous four days
The regulatory implications of India’s crypto transactions tax
18.7.2022
India’s introduction of new crypto taxes had a negative impact on overall trading, forcing entrepreneurs to move to friendlier jurisdictions
First Mover Asia: It Won't Be Easy for Creditors to Untangle Three Arrows Case, Singapore Lawyer Says
15.7.2022
The fallout continues from the crypto industry's slump, with fresh filings from Celsius, layoffs at OpenSea and a short-squeeze in Voyager's tokens. PLUS: We talked to a Singapore-based lawyer about the Gordian knot that is the Three Arrows bankruptcy case
Philippines’ digital transformation could make it a new crypto hub
14.7.2022
The archipelagic country of the the Philippines is exploring blockchain use cases across different industry verticals