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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rises Above $28.3K Despite Binance Legal Woes

ALSO: Shaurya Malwa writes that a little-known Ethereum community is rallying behind the Ethereum Goerli test network in the hope that it can help find a way to keep it going.

By Jocelyn Yang Shaurya Malwa

Mar 29, 2023 at 11:56 p.m. UTC

Mar 29, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Will CFTC's Action Against Binance Benefit Crypto’s Asia Narrative?

Bitcoin is flat but ether is up, on potentially favorable comments by the CFTC before Congress.

Mar 29, 2023 at 1:48 a.m. UTC

Mar 29, 2023

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First Mover Asia: China’s State-Owned Banks Are Soliciting Hong Kong Crypto Business, but Opening an Account Is Hard

Plus: Are bitcoin traders shrugging off the CFTC's action against Binance? Or is there just not enough liquidity to go around?

Mar 28, 2023 at 2:09 a.m. UTC

Mar 28, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is Ready for a Consolidation Phase

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that decentralized derivatives platforms are having a liquidity problem. The shortage may stem from crypto traders' current caution, but at least one stakeholder is optimistic that the situation will change.

Mar 27, 2023 at 1:21 a.m. UTC

Mar 27, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Regains Momentum as Investors Shrug Off Banking, Fed Concerns

ALSO: CoinDesk market analyst Glenn Williams writes that a decrease in the number of bitcoin addresses with a balance of more than 1,000 bitcoins suggests that large, institutional investors are reluctant to add to their coffers.

By James Rubin

Mar 23, 2023 at 11:52 p.m. UTC

Mar 23, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Blockchain-Enabled SIM Card for Crypto Investors Fuels Conflux Growth; Bitcoin Holds Near $27.3K After Fed Decision

ALSO: The SIM card offers the security of a hardware crypto wallet but with more convenience, says Conflux’s chief technology officer in a Q&A with CoinDesk's Shaurya Malwa.

By Shaurya Malwa James Rubin

Mar 23, 2023 at 1:44 a.m. UTC

Mar 23, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Traders Focused on Liquidity, FOMC as Asia Opens Its Business Day

Crypto prices remain flat ahead of the FOMC's rate decision.

By Sam Reynolds Noelle Acheson

Mar 22, 2023 at 2:36 a.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Crypto VC Funding Was Resilient in the Bear Market; It’s Now Powering Through This Mini-Bull Cycle

A Crypto Rank team of analysts wrote that “despite the inherent volatility of the cryptocurrency market, venture capitalists…continue to pour significant investments into the industry.”

Mar 21, 2023 at 1:23 a.m. UTC

Mar 21, 2023