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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Regains $27K, but Investors Search for a Catalyst
12.5.2023
ALSO: The CEO of Stablecorp says that bitcoin's recent dip is part of its growing pains. He says that the scalability of the bitcoin network and liquidity present challenges
First Mover Asia: Expect Bitcoin to Hit $25.2K Soon: Strategist
11.5.2023
ALSO: Bitcoin needs a compelling narrative to break from its current range, but that likely will not occur until next year, says the CEO of Web3 bond-market platform Umee
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Ticks Up as Congestion Wanes and Investors Ponder the Next Price Spur
10.5.2023
ALSO: SAM Bankman-Fried's motion to dismiss most charges against him raises questions about the reach of the Commodities Exchange Act
First Mover Asia: Binance Congestion Chaos Weighs Heavy on Bitcoin
9.5.2023
ALSO: A crypto market analyst calls bitcoin's travails of the past two days "growing pains," and says the largest crypto by market cap "will be fine in the long run."
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin at $28.6K Remains Unstirred by Binance Temporary Withdrawal Pause
8.5.2023
PLUS: Bitcoin maximalists find Ordinals annoying. But they are a good thing for the network in the long run
First Mover Asia: CBDCs Are the Hottest Issue in Florida Politics; Bitcoin Falls Slightly
5.5.2023
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Recovers From Fed Dip
4.5.2023
PLUS: The Madlads hype appears to be over, although it hasn't dragged down the price of Solana. Cryptos return to positive territory
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin’s Kimchi Premium Has Narrowed, but the Korean Market Is Proving Resilient
3.5.2023
ALSO: A crypto markets analyst suggests that the U.S. central bank may not be finished with interest rate hikes, even if it raises the rate on Wednesday as expected
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Market Cap Is Surging, but a Retreat From $30K Continues
2.5.2023
PLUS: Western crypto innovators with great ideas are eying the East for tech-embracing governments and fresh opportunities. A West-East partnership may be crypto's model for the future, the co-founder of Taipei-based Woo Network, Jack Tan, writes
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Open Asia’s Trading Week Flat
1.5.2023
ALSO: Five CoinDesk journalists offer their takeaways from Consensus 2023. They found an industry still filled with optimism but also realistic about the challenges ahead, most notably, regulatory uncertainty
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $29K as Investors Look Toward Next FOMC Meeting
28.4.2023
ALSO: William Shatner, Star Trek's Captain Kirk, releases an NFT collection and touts the potential of crypto in an entertaining half-hour discussion at CoinDesk's Consensus 2023 conference
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Wildly Before Settling Above $29K
27.4.2023
ALSO: Writing about different sessions at Consensus 2023, CoinDesk columnist Daniel Kuhn considers the difficulty that the builders of decentralized finance (DeFi) and financial regulators are having in finding linguistic common ground
Circle’s Fed payment rail goal could be crushed by NY Fed’s policy change
26.4.2023
Updated rules by the New York Fed could deem stablecoin issuer Circle “ineligible” for access to the Fed's money market
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Breaks Its Losing Streak in Late Tuesday Rally
26.4.2023
ALSO: CoinDesk's Pete Pachal and Daniel Kuhn outline important themes at Consensus 2023 conference, which opens Wednesday in Austin, Texas
First Mover Asia: Crypto Flat as Markets Await Tech Earnings
25.4.2023
ALSO: Although Do Kwon is in a lot of trouble, his lawyers have raised a legitimate issue about crypto regulation in the U.S, and the SEC’s quest for unlimited jurisdiction over the asset class
First Mover Asia: What's Next After Bitcoin's Retreat
24.4.2023
ALSO: CoinDesk columnist David Morris writes that Taylor Swift's avoided the embarrassment of striking a business deal with embattled crypto exchange FTX by reportedly asking the type of common-sense questions that should be part of any business negotiation
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Struggles as U.S. Regulators Fumble: Analyst
21.4.2023
ALSO: CoinDesk columnist Daniel Kuhn considers the European Parliament's passage of crypto rules, which come as U.S. regulatory agencies seem to be backtracking in their efforts to find an effective regulatory approach
ThinkMarkets launches New Zealand entity to expand in Asia-Pacific region
20.4.2023
ThinkMarkets has gained an edge in the Asia Pacific region by launching a New Zealand entity. This gives the residents of the region a window to participate in trading activities through ThinkTrader. The platform is regulated by FMA – New Zealand Financial Markets Authority – and can...
First Mover Asia: We’re Still Missing Good Web3 Games; Bitcoin Swoons Below $29K
20.4.2023
The TradGaming world has tentpole franchises that have drawn large audiences, but Web3 games have yet to connect meaningfully with gaming enthusiasts
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rally Stalls Above $30K; Ether Hits $2.1K
19.4.2023
ALSO: Former CoinDesk head of research Noelle Acheson writes that longer-term narratives such as bitcoin's recent store-of-value story matter but that price depends more on fleeting, often fickle sentiment