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First Mover Asia: Crypto VC Funding Was Resilient in the Bear Market. It’s Now Powering Through This Mini-Bull Cycle
A Crypto Rank team of analysts wrote that “despite the inherent volatility of the cryptocurrency market, venture capitalists…continue to pour significant investments into the industry.”
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Bitcoin, Ether Trade Lower After Breaching Technical Indicator
The proximity of the breach to the upcoming Federal Reser ve rate decision could stymie activity in the short term. BTC is also showing an increasingly inverse relationship to the U.S. dollar ahead of the announcement
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Over $28K Amid Banking Instability
ALSO: Bitcoin’s surge over the past week reflects a "flight to quality" but liquidity remains an issue.
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Bitcoin, Ether Swing From Cold to Hot in Event-Filled Week
The two largest cryptocurrencies have risen 31% and 26%, respectively, even as bank failures, inflation concerns and ETH selling pressure have roiled traditional asset markets.
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First Mover Asia: Asia Pushes Bitcoin Past $25K
ALSO: The Shibarium community is debating whether a chain using the same chain ID number 917 as the Rinia Testnet amounts to plagiarism or an open-source code that has been recycled.
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Dips Below $25K as Market Worries About Liquidity
ALSO: CoinDesk's Shaurya Malwa writes that higher-than-usual market volatility affected bulls and bears alike as crypto futures racked up $300 million in liquidations over a 24-hour period earlier this week.
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls Back to Below $25K
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 15, 2023.
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Near $25K as Investors Remain Upbeat About Inflation Data, Fed Rate Hikes
ALSO: Two prominent crypto executives suggest the industry must learn from the failings of Signature, Silicon Valley and Silvergate banks if it hopes to develop productive banking relationships.
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin’s Store of Value Narrative Is on Full Display; Crypto Prices Stay Green
ALSO: CoinDesk's Helene Braun writes that the current banking crisis won't doom banks that serve the digital asset industry.
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First Mover Asia: Silicon Valley Bank Failure Highlights Small Banks’ Vulnerability; Bitcoin Soars Past $22.5K
Since September 2021 the growth in cash assets in small bank balance sheets has turned negative.
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