First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Crosses $31K After Spot BTC ETF Issuers Begin Refiling
PLUS: The first half of 2023 has so far been very promising for crypto majors.
Altcoins
Bankrupt Celsius Can Convert Altcoins to BTC, ETH Starting July 1 Following SEC Talks
Creditor distributions will only be made in the two most popular cryptocurrencies, the company said
The Memecoin Grift and How It Threatens Ethereum Culture
If Ethereum is to grow it’ll have to mature beyond the antics of those shilling the token-of-the-moment, says Paul Dylan-Ennis.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holding Pattern Continues as Lawmakers Make Progress in Debt Limit Negotiations
ALSO: Graphics chip manufacturer Nvidia’s powerful GPUs were well-suited for bitcoin mining but they now seem primed to boost the company’s sales because of their usefulness in artificial intelligence technology.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Market Cap Is Surging, but a Retreat From $30K Continues
PLUS: Western crypto innovators with great ideas are eying the East for tech-embracing governments and fresh opportunities. A West-East partnership may be crypto’s model for the future, the co-founder of Taipei-based Woo Network, Jack Tan, writes.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Open Asia’s Trading Week Flat
ALSO: Five CoinDesk journalists offer their takeaways from Consensus 2023. They found an industry still filled with optimism but also realistic about the challenges ahead, most notably, regulatory uncertainty.
Bitcoin’s Dominance Rate Runs Into Familiar Resistance, Hints at ‘Altcoin Season’ Ahead
Bitcoin’s dominance rate is again stuck at 48%, suggesting a potential for “altcoin boom” in weeks ahead.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $30K as Alts Heat Up
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 18, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
First Mover Asia: Is a ‘Sharp Move’ Around the Corner for Bitcoin and Ether?
BTC Edges Up. ALSO: CoinDesk Chief Content Officer ties the recent political and regulatory backlash toward the crypto industry to the alleged misdeeds of disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Will the current climate drive digital asset innovation and leadership away from the U.S.?
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is Flat, Ether in the Red, as a Long Weekend Begins
Hayes wants Maelstrom Capital to outperform bitcoin and ether, which won’t be easy.