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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Near $30K Remains Unmoved by BlackRock CEO Comments, Hawkish FOMC Minutes
6.7.2023
PLUS: A candidate to become Thailand's next Prime Minister owns bitcoin, ether, BNB and ADA. Here's why the disclosure by Pita Limjaroenrat matters
Top Crypto Gainers on DEXTools – DOGE2.0, RICH, BOBO
5.7.2023
Crypto markets are seeing a modest pullback ahead of the release of the minutes from the US Federal Reserves' most recent policy meeting last month.
Bitcoin ($BTC) was last changing hands under $30,500, down around 2% in the last 24 hours as per CoinGecko.
Ether ($ETH) was last trading just above...
Bitcoin Prices Are Hot, but Here’s What Could Crush the Rally
5.7.2023
BTC has proved incredibly resilient to the perils of the past year, including FTX’s demise. But there are some macroeconomic surprises that could erect obstacles to further gains
Goldman Sachs: Bitcoin, Ether Supply on Exchanges Fell in June – Bull Market Back?
5.7.2023
Exchange balances of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) fell significantly in June as more crypto holders chose to take self-custody, a report by investment bank Goldman Sachs has said.
Analyzing on-chain data, the Goldman Sachs report said it is likely that many crypto investors have moved their...
Aave Holders Vote on Proposal for DeFi Protocol to Convert 1,600 Ether Into wstETH and rETH
5.7.2023
Holders of Aave, the token that underpins its namesake's decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, are taking part in a governance vote that will decide whether 1,600 ether (ETH) in the protocol's treasury will be converted to wrapped staked ether (wstETH) and rocket pool ether (rETH)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Above $30.5K at the End of a Quiet, Long Weekend
5.7.2023
PLUS: Dismissing the very real prevalence of Ponzi schemes in GameFi isn't a good look for Web 3
Bitcoin, Ether Supply on Exchanges Fell in June: Goldman Sachs
4.7.2023
Still, bitcoin miners’ inventory sales climbed to a record as they took advantage of the cryptocurrency’s strong performance, the report said
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Crosses $31K After Spot BTC ETF Issuers Begin Refiling
4.7.2023
PLUS: The first half of 2023 has so far been very promising for crypto majors
Ether options soar: CME hits record open interest
3.7.2023
A significant event has occurred in the cryptocurrency market: open interest in the CME’s ether options market has increased dramatically, establishing a new record. This milestone demonstrates that traders and investors are paying more attention to and engaging in ether options trading....
First Mover Americas: Traders Place Big Bets on Ether for Second Half of 2023
3.7.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 3, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
AzukiDAO Votes on 'Reclaim' of 20K Ether After Botched Elementals NFT Mint
3.7.2023
“We have only been given a similar profile picture to that of the original Azuki holders,” the DAO proposal reads
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Maintains $30K as Prospective Issuers Refile ETF Applications
3.7.2023
PLUS: Japan is a regulatory success story when it comes to digital assets and Web3. But walking around the recent IVS Crypto Conference in Kyoto, one can’t help but feel that something is amiss
Liquid Staking Defi Platforms Now Secure Over 10 Million Ethereum Worth Close to $20B
2.7.2023
Based on recent data, over ten million ethereum is now secured within liquid staking derivatives platforms, with a valuation close to $20 billion at current exchange rates. Two leading liquid staking decentralized finance (defi) protocols, Lido Finance, and Rocket Pool, experienced 30-day growth...
Celsius Debtors Can Start Converting Altcoins to Bitcoin and Ether Starting Today
1.7.2023
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has allowed Celsius debtors to trade their altcoins for Bitcoin and Ether starting today.
The order issued by the bankruptcy judge Martin Glenn on 30th June will also help the distribution of the funds to creditors in...
Best Crypto to Buy Now 30 June – Bitcoin Cash, Synthetix Network, Pepe
30.6.2023
Cryptocurrency markets are mixed on Friday.
Ether (ETH) is up over 4% and rallying into the mid-$1,900s and bitcoin alternatives like Litecoin, Bitcoin SV, Zcash and eCash have all been pumping.
Bitcoin, meanwhile, was last trading in the $30,400s, having been knocked off its prior perch above...
First Mover Asia: Large Bitcoin Holders Content to Hold Long Positions Amid Regulatory Turmoil
30.6.2023
ALSO: Bitcoin holds steady near $30.4K – unstirred by Fidelity's filing for a spot bitcoin ETF and unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs and productivity data
Bitcoin Hovers Over $30.3K Despite Renewed Inflation Worries
29.6.2023
In comments Thursday at a Madrid event on financial stability, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that “it will take time for the full effects of monetary restraint to be realized.”
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Retreats, Quickly Regains $30K Perch as Investors Mull ETF Timing, Inflation
29.6.2023
ALSO: Fast-paced, entrepreneurial Seoul ranked fourth globally in CoinDesk's crypto hub series. Korea's digital asset friendly, regulatory environment and a vibrant retail community have helped enabled the industry's rising prominence in the city
Bitcoin, Other Digital Assets Surge Late in Q2 on Spot Bitcoin Euphoria
28.6.2023
The spot bitcoin ETF filings by BlackRock and other financial services giants ensured bitcoin would finish Q2 in positive territory. Now the SEC’s decision on the applications will likely play a big role in digital asset prices for the remainder of the year
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Maintains $30K as ‘the Economy Isn’t Breaking Just Yet’
28.6.2023
ALSO: Singapore ranked second in CoinDesk's Crypto Hubs survey. The city state raised billions through IPOs, weathered the collapse of homegrown darlings Terraform Labs and Three Arrows Capital and is now searching for the right regulatory balance to encourage crypto without getting burned again