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First Mover Asia: A Pan-Asian Digital Currency? Good Luck Getting Rivals to Cooperate; Cryptos Hold Steady in Weekend Trading

Chinese researchers say such an initiative would increase monetary cooperation and reduce dependency on the U.S. dollar, but that probably isn’t what different countries want....

Oct 17, 2022 at 12:15 a.m. UTC

Oct 17, 2022

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Bitcoin Back to Mid $19K Level After Wild Day of Trading; The Fight For a Spot Bitcoin ETF

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Bitcoin Back to Mid $19K Level After Wild Day of Trading; The Fight For a Spot Bitcoin ETF

Bitcoin nearly broke through $20,000 as it recovered from yesterday's plunge triggered by the latest inflation report. "First Mover" dives into crypto markets with Stablecorp...

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Oct 14, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2022

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Bitcoin rallied to $19,600 a day after U.S. inflation data was released. (Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rebounds to $19.6K, Ether Up 6%

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 14, 2022.

By Lyllah Ledesma Omkar Godbole

Oct 14, 2022 at 12:18 p.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2022

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Amber CEO Michael Wu believes that bitcoin can still be a hedge asset. (Pixabay)

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First Mover Asia: Crypto Trading Firm Amber CEO Argues Bitcoin Can Still Be an Inflation Hedge; Cryptos' Surprising Rebound

Michael Wu says bitcoin offers “a better form” of storing value than any previous type of asset and ether provides great value as a “tech infrastructure investment.”

By Shaurya Malwa James Rubin

Oct 14, 2022 at 1:53 a.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2022

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Bitcoin Falls After Hotter-Than-Expected Inflation Report; OCC Chief Hsu on Banks’ Crypto-Related Activities

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Bitcoin Falls After Hotter-Than-Expected Inflation Report; OCC Chief Hsu on Banks’ Crypto-Related Activities

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for September shows inflation ran hotter than expected in spite of interest rate hikes. Crypto markets are down across the board. Bob Iac...

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Oct 13, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 13, 2022

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls to $18.1K After CPI Data

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 13, 2022.

By Lyllah Ledesma Omkar Godbole

Oct 13, 2022 at 12:51 p.m. UTC

Oct 13, 2022

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The lonely landscape of Decentraland. (decentraland.org)

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First Mover Asia: How Many Metaverse Users Are There? The Figures Are Debatable and Discouraging

Decentraland and Meta’s Horizon Worlds, among others, say they’re popular, but a deep dive into user data indicates they’ve yet to catch on; Bitcoin trades up slightly as infl...

By Sam Reynolds James Rubin

Oct 13, 2022 at 1:56 a.m. UTC

Oct 13, 2022

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DeFi Exchange Mango's $100M Exploit; State of Crypto Startup Funding

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DeFi Exchange Mango's $100M Exploit; State of Crypto Startup Funding

There's been another massive exploit in crypto, this time tied to market manipulation on Mango, a Solana-based decentralized exchange. "First Mover" discusses the state of the...

By Christine Lee Lawrence Lewitinn Emily Parker

Oct 12, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 12, 2022

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