James Rubin

James Rubin

James Rubin was CoinDesk's Co-Managing Editor, Markets team based on the West Coast. He has written and edited for the Milken Institute, TheStreet.com and the Economist Intelligence Unit, among other organizations. He is also the co-author of the Urban Cyclist's Survival Guide. He owns a small amount of bitcoin.

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Bitcoin weekly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)
First Mover Asia: Some Bitcoin Whales Appear Content to Wait for the Next Price Catalyst
PLUS: BTC continued to trade above $29.2K, slightly down over the past 24 hours amid another day of low volatility.
Bitcoin weekly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)
Bitcoin rebounds to cross $29.5K on Friday (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Erases Losses, Holds Near $29.3K as Nasdaq Gains Nearly 2%
Friday morning brought more welcome U.S. economic data, with the PCE Price Index – the Fed's preferred inflation gauge – dipping further in June.
Bitcoin rebounds to cross $29.5K on Friday (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin monthly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Post-Fed Rate Hike Fizzles. Will BTC's Recent Low Volatility Last Much Longer?
zkSync Era launched only in February but has more daily active addresses than Arbitrum and Optimism, the two largest scaling solutions by total value locked, underscoring the...
Bitcoin monthly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)
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Bitcoin Remains in Tight Range Around $29.3K; Stellar's XLM Leads Altcoin Gainers
Fresh U.S. economic data Thursday morning delivered good news on inflation and economic growth.
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Bitcoin Steady at $29.3K After Fed Rate Hike and Powell Press Conference
The U.S. central bank as expected lifted its benchmark fed funds rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday afternoon.
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Bitcoin daily chart. (CoinDesk Indices)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Its Latest Foothold at $29.1K While Worldcoin Soars
PLUS: BTC's positive vibes may be waning as outflows from BTC investment products rose for the first time in weeks. But mining is in a better state than it was a year ago.
Bitcoin daily chart. (CoinDesk Indices)
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
Crypto Catalysts: Rate Hike Looms as FOMC Begins Latest Monetary Policy Deliberations
The U.S. central bank has been telegraphing its intent to renew rate hikes for weeks. The Personal Consumption Expenditures report arrives Friday, but cryptos and other risk-o...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
BTC daily price (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Dawdles Below $30K as Investors Eye Coming Fed Rate Decision, BTC Options Expiry
Next week’s U.S. central bank interest rate decision and the bitcoin options expiry are unlikely to move markets, which have been stuck for weeks.
BTC daily price (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin weekly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index Sinks Into Neutral Territory, a Sign of Investor Uncertainty
The decline reflects an asset that has been stuck in a tight trading range. PLUS: Bitcoin plods below $30K amid another sluggish day for cryptos in which LINK was a rare brigh...
Bitcoin weekly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)
XLM daily chart. (CoinDesk Indices)
First Mover Asia: XRP, XLM Climb While Bitcoin Trudges Below $30K
PLUS: Ripple's partial victory last week in its ongoing legal feud with the Securities and Exchange Commission left important questions unsettled for token issuers, a crypto l...
XLM daily chart. (CoinDesk Indices)