First Mover

The lonely landscape of Decentraland. (decentraland.org)
First Mover Asia: How Many Metaverse Users Are There? The Figures Are Debatable and Discouraging
Decentraland and Meta’s Horizon Worlds, among others, say they’re popular, but a deep dive into user data indicates they’ve yet to catch on; Bitcoin trades up slightly as infl...
The lonely landscape of Decentraland. (decentraland.org)

DeFi Exchange Mango's $100M Exploit; State of Crypto Startup Funding
DeFi Exchange Mango's $100M Exploit; State of Crypto Startup Funding
There's been another massive exploit in crypto, this time tied to market manipulation on Mango, a Solana-based decentralized exchange. "First Mover" discusses the state of the...
DeFi Exchange Mango's $100M Exploit; State of Crypto Startup Funding

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Due for Big Move, Solana's TVL Tanks After Mango Exploit
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 12, 2022.
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Bitcoin's price has been in the doldrums. (Pixabay)
First Mover Asia: Will Bitcoin Remain in the Doldrums? Signals Are Mixed; Major Cryptos Are Mostly Flat
Analytics platform CryptoQuant believes this week's Consumer Price Index will move markets; bitcoin continues its recent holding pattern on Tuesday.
Bitcoin's price has been in the doldrums. (Pixabay)

Justin Sun on About Capital's Acquisition of Huobi Global; Bitcoin Clings to $19K Ahead of Inflation Data
Justin Sun on About Capital's Acquisition of Huobi Global; Bitcoin Clings to $19K Ahead of Inflation Data
Tron founder Justin Sun joins "First Mover" to discuss what could be one of the largest takeovers in crypto history – About Capital's acquisition of crypto exchange Huobi Glob...
Justin Sun on About Capital's Acquisition of Huobi Global; Bitcoin Clings to $19K Ahead of Inflation Data

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First Mover Americas: Once-Bouncing Bitcoin Now Just Rolls Like Ball
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 11, 2022.
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Logan Paul Tweet/Twitter Bumblebee NFT Purchase (Twitter.com/@LoganPaul)
First Mover Asia: Influencer Logan Paul’s ‘Bumblebee’ NFT Is Worth More Than $10; Bitcoin Dips Late but Remains Over $19K
The YouTube star has lost money on the NFT but not as much as some observers were saying. Valuations remain subjective even as the market has plummeted.
Logan Paul Tweet/Twitter Bumblebee NFT Purchase (Twitter.com/@LoganPaul)

Bitcoin Under Pressure as Markets Await New Inflation Report; Binance Exec on $100M Hack
Bitcoin Under Pressure as Markets Await New Inflation Report; Binance Exec on $100M Hack
Crypto markets start the week down as market observers await new economic reports this week: September’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), corporate earnings and the International M...
Bitcoin Under Pressure as Markets Await New Inflation Report; Binance Exec on $100M Hack

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Stable Around $19K as Inflation, Earnings Haunt Traditional Markets
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 7, 2022.
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Two Layer 1 protocols had a difficult week. (Ivana Cajina/Unsplash)
First Mover Asia: Tough Week for Layer 1 as Solana, BNB Chain Suffer Outages; Bitcoin Trades Flat as October Doldrums Continue
The problems both protocols suffered are reminders that neither is really decentralized, and that they are not yet true challengers to Ethereum; ether and other altcoins trade...
Two Layer 1 protocols had a difficult week. (Ivana Cajina/Unsplash)