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First Mover Asia: Amazon’s Web3 Foray Will Be a Compliance Nightmare; Bitcoin Tops $23.9K
30.1.2023
The retail giant’s initiative, especially in NFTs, may force some regulatory clarity for digital assets. Cryptos surge in Sunday trading
First Mover Asia: Cryptos Shrug Off Latest US Productivity, Jobs Data; Bitcoin Hovers at $22.9K
27.1.2023
ALSO: Sam Reynolds considers litecoin's strong performance over the past year compared to bitcoin and ether. The first altcoin has been operating largely out of the spotlight. Bitcoin hovers near $22.9K
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Tops $23.7K in Wednesday Comeback
26.1.2023
The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization regained ground lost in a late Tuesday swoon. ALSO: Laguna Labs CEO Stefan Rust discusses Genesis and bitcoin's short-term prospects in a CoinDesk Q&A
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Above and Below $23K Again
25.1.2023
The largest cryptocurrency has been holding steady near this threshold as investors remain hopeful about inflation and the economy
First Mover Asia: Ether Prices Fall Relative to Bitcoin
24.1.2023
The ETH/BTC currency pair has declined 8% since Jan 11, as the price increase in bitcoin has been more pronounced than ether’s; BTC hovers near $23K in Monday trading
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Surges Past $23K Before Retreating
23.1.2023
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that Microsoft's cutting its mixed reality team underlines large tech firms's struggles to succeed in the augmented and virtual reality space. Will Apple do better?
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Returns to Its Winning Ways
20.1.2023
ALSO: Shaurya Malwa writes about Singapore asset management firm Cobo's initiative to introduce separate custodian, clearing and settlement services to crypto; Bitcoin's price rises back past $21K
First Mover Asia: FTX’s Illiquid Holdings Filled With Tokens That Sit in Venture Funds in Which It Invested; Bitcoin Falls Below $21K
19.1.2023
A good portion of FTX's illiquid tokens can be found on the balance sheet of funds, including Sino Global and Multicoin Capital. FTX invested in these funds, and their names often appear alongside FTX as co-investors in projects
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hangs Tough Over $21K for Another Day
18.1.2023
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes about the unlikely rally of metaverse majors, including Axie Infinity and Decentraland, even as they struggle to keep users engaged
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Tops $21.3K as Cryptos' 2023 Feel-Good Story Continues
17.1.2023
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that the surge of FTX’s FTT Token is part of a trend in which investors send prices of certain tokens higher even as their projects fail or flounder
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Surges on Inflation Tailwinds, Hovers Near $21K
16.1.2023
First Mover Asia: What's Next for Bitcoin After Biggest One-Day Price Pop in 2 Months?
13.1.2023
Plus: Shaurya Malwa writes that security firms are predicting that blockchain bridges can avoid some of the carnage of 2022 this year by security features built during the bear market
First Mover Asia: The Next Avraham Eisenberg Isn’t Going to Be a ChatGPT Powered ‘Script Kiddie’
12.1.2023
First Mover Asia: Behind the Scenes on Indonesia's New Official Crypto Exchange
11.1.2023
PLUS: In crypto markets, there's a mini-rally in bitcoin, a narrowing of the "Grayscale discount" and a rally in altcoins
First Mover Asia: Altcoin Short Squeeze Brings Green Shoots to Dormant Crypto
10.1.2023
A squeeze on bearish altcoin traders has brought fresh energy into crypto markets, absent for months as the FTX exchange imploded in scandal. PLUS: Alex Thorn talks on crypto VC in 2023
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Eclipses $17K, Breaking Out of Three-Week Trading Range
9.1.2023
Since mid-December, bitcoin had failed to finish a trading day (universal coordinated time or UTC basis) over $17,000, and now analysts wonder if the largest cryptocurrency has formed a market bottom after a horrendous 2022
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Continue Their Rapid Descent in Volatility
6.1.2023
Bitcoin and ether, the two largest cryptocurrencies by market volume, held steady within the narrow ranges they've occupied since mid December
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rises, Cryptos Savor FOMC Data
5.1.2023
ALSO: Japanese gaming company Square Enix’s commitment to invest in Web3 initiatives is rare in a country, whose regulations about anything that seems like gambling are daunting; bitcoin rises
First Mover Asia: Why Is Tron Founder Justin Sun Keeping Some of His Coins in Valkyrie Digital Assets?
4.1.2023
ALSO: Bitcoin spent a low-key 14th birthday, trading almost precisely in the same narrow range it's held since mid December; other cryptos traded sideways, although SOL rose 22% to continue its nearly week-long surge
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Celebrates the New Year With Old Pricing, Holds Steady at $16.7K
3.1.2023
ALSO: CoinDesk's Sam Reynolds explains why crypto exchange token prices continue to respond to news events and not what the SEC and other regulators might do