Muyao Shen

Muyao was a markets reporter at CoinDesk based in Brooklyn, New York. She interned at CoinDesk in 2018 after the initial coin offering (ICO) craze before she moved to Euromoney Institutional Investor, one of Europe's largest business and financial information companies. She graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism with a focus in business journalism.

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Markets

Defi

Uniswap Launches on Polygon, Driving MATIC to All-Time Highs

The popular decentralized exchange has deployed on Polygon in a bid to attract more retail traders.

By Muyao Shen

Dec 22, 2021 at 7:01 p.m. UTC

Dec 22, 2021

DeFiUniswapPolygon

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Asia Bump Sends Bitcoin Over $49K

Selling pressure from Asia appears to be abating, the Hong Kong crypto lender Babel wrote.

By Muyao Shen

Dec 21, 2021 at 11:30 p.m. UTC

Dec 21, 2021

First MoverBitcoinEther

Markets

Gamefi

Crypto VCs Are Making a Big Bet on Gaming Guilds. Why?

Will the landowners of the metaverse be more profitable than the games themselves?

By Muyao Shen

Dec 21, 2021 at 10:23 p.m. UTC

Dec 21, 2021

GameFiMetaverse

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Cryptos Inch Downward in Light Trading

But terra hit an all-time high and shiba inu was up over 5% at one point before dropping into red.

By Muyao Shen

Dec 20, 2021 at 11:30 p.m. UTC

Dec 20, 2021

First MoverAsia PacificAsia PacificBitcoin AddressesDOGETerra

Ducks and geese floating in tranquillity (Photo by �� Steve Terrill/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Have a Quiet Weekend

The two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization were roughly flat amid light trading; terra approached an all-time high, while avalanche dropped.

By Muyao Shen Damanick Dantes

Dec 19, 2021 at 11:31 p.m. UTC

Dec 19, 2021

First MoverAsia PacificBitcoinEther

Finance

Justin sun

Justin Sun Is Retiring From Tron – But Not Crypto

The Tron founder is becoming an ambassador of the Grenada government to the World Trade Organization.

By Muyao Shen

Dec 17, 2021 at 9:47 p.m. UTC

Dec 17, 2021

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WUPPERTAL, GERMANY - APRIL 08: A Kodiak bear enjoys lying in the sun at the Wuppertal Zoo on April 8, 2009 in Wuppertal, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Crypto Rally Fizzles Amid Widespread Inflationary Concerns

Bitcoin falls along with major stock indexes; spot trading volume is sluggish.

By Muyao Shen Damanick Dantes

Dec 16, 2021 at 11:30 p.m. UTC

Dec 16, 2021

First MoverAsia PacificBitcoinEther

A supersonic Concorde jetliner takes off from the runway of an unidentified airport.

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Fed Decision on Stimulus Money Buoys Crypto Markets

Bitcoin leaps over $49,000, while ether and other altcoins also rise.

By Muyao Shen Damanick Dantes

Dec 15, 2021 at 11:38 p.m. UTC

Dec 15, 2021

First MoverAsia PacificBitcoinEther

Federal Reserve building (Paul Brady/Shutterstock)

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Crypto Traders Laying Low While Fed Ponders; Bitcoin, Ether Gain

A move by the U.S. central bank to ratchet up interest rates could lead investors away from cryptocurrencies, which are considered riskier investments.

By Muyao Shen Damanick Dantes

Dec 14, 2021 at 11:30 p.m. UTC

Dec 14, 2021

First MoverAsia PacificBitcoinEther

Analysts: This Bear Market May Not Last Long

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Tumble Ahead of Federal Reserve Meeting

An expected interest rate hike could spook investors away from higher-risk assets; the top 20 altcoins by market capitalization were firmly in the red.

By Muyao Shen Damanick Dantes

Dec 13, 2021 at 11:31 p.m. UTC

Dec 13, 2021

First MoverBitcoinEtherAsia Pacific