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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Retreats, Quickly Regains $30K Perch as Investors Mull ETF Timing, Inflation

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 com...

By James Rubin

Jun 29, 2023 at 12:32 a.m. UTC

Jun 29, 2023

Bitcoin 4-hour chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Maintains $30K as ‘the Economy Isn’t Breaking Just Yet’

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 Th...

By Sam Reynolds Jeanhee Kim

Jun 28, 2023 at 1:30 a.m. UTC

Jun 28, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Could Experience Price Turbulence as $30K Is Tested

ALSO: Venture capitalists and others have abandoned blockchain for the seemingly greener pastures of AI, but they may be falling for the hype of a technology that has yet to p...

Jun 27, 2023 at 1:15 a.m. UTC

Jun 27, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Opens the Week Above $30K Amid Rising Investor Optimism

ALSO: Ripple Asia's policy lead praises Japan’s crypto laws that favor consumer protection. Rahul Advani said that the country has created "a very clear taxonomy for digital a...

Jun 26, 2023 at 12:57 a.m. UTC

Jun 26, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Surge May 'Not Be the Beginning of the End of the Bear Market,' Analyst Says

ALSO: CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst George Kaloudis offers a straightforward explanation of why BlackRock and other financial services giants want to offer a spot bitcoin E...

By James Rubin George Kaloudis

Jun 23, 2023 at 1:19 a.m. UTC

Jun 23, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $30.1K as Investors Relish BlackRock, Other Spot BTC ETF Filings

ALSO: Crypto may be enduring "a crisis of confidence," but the recent filings for spot bitcoin ETFs by large institutional investors is a promising sign, said an eToro analyst...

By James Rubin

Jun 22, 2023 at 2:08 a.m. UTC

Jun 22, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Has Its Eyes on $30K Amid Steadfast Institutional Interest

ALSO: Smart contracts crypto lending platform Aave has continued its year-to-date momentum this month. The version 3 (v3) blockchain’s total value locked (TVL) has surged 15%...

By Sam Reynolds Sage D. Young

Jun 21, 2023 at 12:59 a.m. UTC

Jun 21, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin 'Looks Vulnerable': Analyst

The largest crypto by market value ticked upward to $26.8K as Asia markets opened. ALSO: A Financial Times report Monday raised fresh questions about the appropriateness of cr...

Jun 20, 2023 at 12:44 a.m. UTC

Jun 20, 2023

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Slips Back to $26.3K in Weekend Trading as Investors Weigh Potential Interest Rate Decisions

The largest crypto by market cap benefited from last week's pause in interest rate hikes, but a market analyst suggests that cuts may be necessary for prices to rise significa...

Jun 19, 2023 at 1:26 a.m. UTC

Jun 19, 2023