Asia Pacific

Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Steady Below $30K as SBF Goes Back to Jail
PLUS: The tragicomedy of Sam Bankman-Fried continued on Friday with the revocation of his bail. Even before the decision, CoinDesk columnist David Morris explained why the out...
Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is CPI Resistant
Modest Consumer Price Index numbers mean that the chance of another rate hike is dwindling.
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First Mover Asia: SEC Appealing XRP Ruling Isn't Moving Markets
Ripple's partial victory over the Securities and Exchange Commission pushed up the layer 1 and altcoin market, as many of these tokens had been accused of being securities.
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First Mover Asia: What Will It Take to Get Bitcoin to $30K?
The world’s largest digital asset isn’t budging and it'll take regulatory clarity to push past $30,000.
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Teases $30K While the Long Wait for an ETF Continues
Trading volume is down, but all signs point to a break-out around the corner.
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Remains Calm Above $29.1 K, but Is Higher Volatility in Its Future?
PLUS: A decrease in bitcoin supply active a year ago indicates that long-term holders have reduced their bitcoin exposure. Is hodling starting to wane?
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Turns Range-Bound Again Amid an Absence of Fresh Capital; Altcoins Dip Further Into Red
PLUS: A spot bitcoin ETF may be in the offing, and crypto prices are unpredictable, but MicroStrategy "still fills a need in the marketplace," the president of crypto asset fu...
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First Mover Asia: Asia Stocks Open Soft, Bitcoin Jumps Past $30K on MicroStrategy Filing and Despite Fitch Treasury Downgrade
PLUS: Bitcoin dominance sagged in July, absent a compelling BTC catalyst, and as altcoins seemed to benefit from a partial Ripple court victory.
Bitcoin monthly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

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First Mover Asia: BTC, ETH Stable While COMP and AAVE in the Red
Curve Founder Michael Egorov's $168M in holdings is under stress, imperiling DeFi as a whole. PLUS: The Litecoin Foundation and crypto cold-storage card manufacturer Ballet HA...
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Bitcoin weekly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Climbs Back to $29.4K; Crypto's Correlation With Tech May Return
An exploit of stablecoin exchange Curve Sunday could jeopardize more than $100 million in cryptocurrency. PLUS: What's behind Russia's mining boom?
Bitcoin weekly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)