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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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Finds Firm Footing Above $42K
Investors continue to monitor the escalating tensions on the Ukrainian border as well as this week's Producer Price Index report.
Vladimir Putin (Evgenii Sribnyi/Shutterstock)
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Inches Upward in Sunday Trading
But the largest cryptocurrency by market cap was way way off last week's levels amid light weekend trading and escalating tensions about a possible war with Russia; ether and...
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U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene (Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
US Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Provide Tax Relief for Small Crypto Transactions
The legislation by a bipartisan group of House representatives would exempt realized crypto gains under $200.
U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene (Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
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NFT Platform Pixel Vault Closes $100M Investment
Funding came from Velvet Sea Ventures and 01A, the venture capital firm founded by former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo.
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Diem to Sell Assets to Silvergate Bank for $200M: Report
The star-crossed project had been in discussions with investment bankers to sell its key assets and return money to investors.
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SEC Scrutinizing Crypto Firms Over Interest-Paying Services: Report
The U.S. regulator is considering whether these firms should file their offerings as securities.
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Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Diem Mulling Sale of Assets to Pay Back Investors: Report
The Meta-led group developing the cryptocurrency has been in discussions with investment bankers about selling the project's intellectual property.
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk archives)
Grayscale Adds 25 Digital Assets to Its 'Under Consideration' List, Including DeFi, Metaverse Projects
The updated list of cryptocurrencies includes Axie Infinity, Yield Guild Games and Algorand.
Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk archives)
Bitcoin and ether fell further over the weekend before rebounding (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Regain Ground Sunday After Early Weekend Battering
But investors are still unclear whether crypto will continue to follow trends in equity markets or is an uncorrelated asset.
Bitcoin and ether fell further over the weekend before rebounding (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Biden Administration to Release Executive Order on Crypto as Early as February: Report
The directive will ask federal agencies to determine the risks and opportunities posed by digital assets.
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