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First Mover Americas: Ether Declines 7% Post-Merge and Makes Ether Futures More Sensitive to Staking Yields
16.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 16, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Ether Tumbles Below $1.5K; Ethereum Merge May Ding Demand for Chips, but Semiconductor Stocks Could Still Be a Good Buy
16.9.2022
Chip manufacturing giants Nvidia and AMD have struggled this year, and the Merge could lessen demand for chips, but analysts see opportunities for investors in the semiconductor space
First Mover Americas: Smooth Ethereum Merge Disappoints Ether Volatility Bulls; ETC Rallies
15.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 15, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: DeFi Builders Speak Out. What the Crowd Is Getting Wrong About the Ethereum Merge
15.9.2022
The Merge will lead to the reduction of the Ethereum blockchain’s carbon footprint, but it will not lower gas fees or improve Ethereum’s scalability, coders told CoinDesk; Bitcoin trades sideways
First Mover Americas: Ethereum Merge Spawns Watch Parties, But 'Jail Kwon' Token Gets More Hype
14.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 14, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Struggles Following Inflation Report; California Crypto Bill Is an Overstep, Say Legal Experts
14.9.2022
The bill would prohibit California-licensed entities from dealing with stablecoins, unless that stablecoin is fully-backed by securities and issued by a bank or licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tumbles Below $22K on Higher-Than-Expected US Inflation
13.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 13, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Has Not Bottomed Out, Data Suggests; Ether and Other Altcoins Fall in Monday Trading
13.9.2022
A recent report from South Korea-based CryptoQuant outlines a number of different price valuation metrics that show bitcoin bottoming out between $10,000 and $14,500
First Mover Americas: Countdown's On for Ethereum Merge, but Price is Slipping Versus Bitcoin
12.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 12, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $21K; DeFi Platform Forward’s $5M Funding Round Highlights Crypto’s Growth in Thailand, but Regulation Lags
12.9.2022
Two of Thailand’s largest banks participated in the round, but the country also faces a major obstacle keeping its best tech talent
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Jumps Most in Six Months, as 'Powell Pivot' Speculation Returns
9.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 9, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Crypto Legislation, Enforcement Highlight a Busy Fall for Financial Regulators; Bitcoin Holds Steady Over $19K
9.9.2022
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Back Over $19K as ECB Goes for Record Interest-Rate Hike
8.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 8, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Why DeFi Is Targeting the Institutions It Wanted to Topple; Crypto Prices Rally
8.9.2022
Institutional DeFi is growing at a rapid pace and some research firms say this niche sector will attract over $1 trillion in investment capital over the next five years; bitcoin rises above $19K
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Now Below $19K as Merge-Fueled Ethereum Classic Hype Unwinds
7.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 7, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Binance’s USDC Swap-Out Isn’t What You Think it Is; What's Behind Bitcoin's Late Dive?
7.9.2022
The exchange is hoping to generate one big pool for USD stablecoins to be used for trading and powered by Binance’s USD stablecoin; bitcoin drops below $19K
First Mover Americas: Ether Outshines Bitcoin as Ethereum Merge Nears
6.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 6, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Ethereum's Merge Starts to Hit Gaming Chip Prices
6.9.2022
Prices for graphics processing units (GPUs) for personal computers are tumbling as the Ethereum blockchain's upcoming shift to a proof-of-stake network reduces demand for the chips from cryptocurrency miners
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Languishes Below $20K as Energy Crisis in Europe Worsens
5.9.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 5, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Tight Below $20K; Blockchain Protocol Cardano Arrives on Robinhood. Who Cares?
5.9.2022
Other protocols have far exceeded Cardano for total value locked; bitcoin and ether trade sideways over the weekend