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.

Recent

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Dominates but Altcoins Lurk

Although Terra's collapse has raised existential questions about the future of DeFi, some traders appear to be preparing for a return to altcoins; BTC remains rangebound below...

By Sam Reynolds Damanick Dantes James Rubin

May 24, 2022 at 11:33 p.m. UTC

May 24, 2022

First MoverAsia PacificBitcoinEtherAltcoinsGoogleTerraUST

Most major cryptos declined in the ongoing risk-averse environment (Getty)

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Funds Lost Billions in the Terra Collapse. Here are the Ongoing Effects; Bitcoin Sees Red

When a fund suffers a major dent to its token, the impact reverberates widely throughout the venture funding eco-system; most major cryptos fell despite gains in U.S. equity m...

By Sam Reynolds Damanick Dantes James Rubin

May 23, 2022 at 11:46 p.m. UTC

May 23, 2022

First MoverAsia PacificBitcoinEtherAltcoins

Terra's collapse will continue to ripple through the crypto industry. (Javardh/Unsplash)

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Terra's Difficult Post-Collapse Path: VCs Backing Away, Regulators Jumping on Stablecoins

Some investors see salvageable pieces in the rubble while others are bemoaning their involvement and want to forget the protocol ever existed; bitcoin edges up in weekend trad...

By Sam Reynolds Damanick Dantes James Rubin

May 22, 2022 at 11:18 p.m. UTC

May 22, 2022

First MoverAsia PacificBitcoinEtherAltcoinsStablecoins

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: KuCoin Plans to Bolster DeFi Activity on Its Blockchain After $150M Raise; Cryptos Gain

The crypto exchange will add technical features to support developers and build on KuCoin's public blockchain; bitcoin outperforms ether.

By Shaurya Malwa Damanick Dantes James Rubin

May 19, 2022 at 11:30 p.m. UTC

May 19, 2022

First MoverAsia PacificBitcoinEtherAltcoinsWalmartTarget

Cryptos saw red. (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Pine Wants to Test the Liquidity of the NFT Market; Cryptos Are Well-Red

The number of users on NFT markets is at its lowest point this year, but still higher than in 2021. The crypto lending platform sees an opportunity.

By Sam Reynolds Damanick Dantes James Rubin

May 19, 2022 at 12:38 a.m. UTC

May 19, 2022

First MoverAsia PacificBitcoinEtherAltcoinsSolanaSandboxCFTCSEC

Policy

Cftc

CFTC Chair Indicates Agency Will Increase Crypto Enforcement: Report

Rostin Behnam said the agency was facing a rapidly increasing number of cases and would add resources to address crypto fraud.

By James Rubin

May 18, 2022 at 11:30 p.m. UTC

May 18, 2022

CFTCFraudSECRegulation

Crypto's bear market continues. (Olen Gandy/Unsplash)

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: USDC Hasn’t ‘Flippened’ USDT, but Trader Preferences Are Changing; Cryptos Rise Despite Bearishness

A Glassnode analyst suggests the collapse of the UST token has triggered a change in investors' stablecoin preferences; bitcoin holds above $30,000.

By Sam Reynolds Damanick Dantes James Rubin

May 17, 2022 at 11:26 p.m. UTC

May 17, 2022

First MoverAsia PacificBitcoinEtherAltcoinsUSDTUSTUSDC

A scene from inside Decentral Games' metaverse casino. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Metaverse ETFs Are Underperforming Gaming ETFs; Cryptos Return to the Red

Public interest continues to grow about the metaverse, but not as much in metaverse ETFs. Does crypto belong in everything?

By Sam Reynolds Damanick Dantes James Rubin

May 16, 2022 at 11:18 p.m. UTC

May 16, 2022

First MoverAsia PacificBitcoinEtherAltcoins

Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: Singapore’s Regulators Will Be Eyeing Local Crypto Companies After Terra Collapse; Bitcoin Rebounds

Terraform Labs, the Singapore-registered company behind the Terra protocol, doesn’t have a permanent office in the city-state; most major cryptos spent Sunday in the green.

By Sam Reynolds Damanick Dantes James Rubin

May 15, 2022 at 10:59 p.m. UTC

May 15, 2022