Asia Pacific
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin at $28.6K Remains Unstirred by Binance Temporary Withdrawal Pause
PLUS: Bitcoin maximalists find Ordinals annoying. But they are a good thing for the network in the long run.
By Sam ReynoldsMay 8, 2023
First Mover Asia: CBDCs Are the Hottest Issue in Florida Politics; Bitcoin Falls Slightly
PLUS: Cryptos were down as Asian markets opened, and investors try to figure out which narrative to believe.
By Sam ReynoldsMay 5, 2023
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Recovers From Fed Dip
PLUS: The MadLads hype appears to be over, although it hasn't dragged down the price of Solana.
By Sam ReynoldsMay 3, 2023
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin’s Kimchi Premium Has Narrowed, but the Korean Market Is Proving Resilient
ALSO: A crypto markets analyst suggests that the U.S. central bank may not be finished with interest rate hikes, even if it raises the rate on Wednesday as expected.
By Sam Reynolds, James RubinMay 3, 2023
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Market Cap Is Surging, but a Retreat From $30K Continues
PLUS: Western crypto innovators with great ideas are eyeing 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.
By James Rubin, Sam ReynoldsMay 1, 2023
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 about the regulatory uncertainty.
By Sam ReynoldsApr 30, 2023
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $29K as Investors Look Toward Next FOMC Meeting
ALSO: William Shatner, "Star Trek" star, releases an NFT collection and touts the potential of crypto in an entertaining half-hour discussion at CoinDesk's Consensus 2023 conference.
By James Rubin, Pete PachalApr 28, 2023
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Wildly Before Settling Above $29K
ALSO: Writing about different sessions at Consensus 2023, CoinDesk columnist Daniel Kuhn considers the difficulty that the builders of decentralized finance (DeFi) and financial regulators are having in finding linguistic common ground.
By James RubinApr 27, 2023
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Breaks Its Losing Streak in Late Tuesday Rally
ALSO: CoinDesk's Pete Pachal and Daniel Kuhn outline important themes at Consensus 2023 conference, which opens Wednesday in Austin, Texas.
By James RubinApr 26, 2023
First Mover Asia: Crypto Flat as Markets Await Tech Earnings
ALSO: Although Do Kwon is in a lot of trouble, his lawyers have raised a legitimate issue about crypto regulation in the U.S, and the SEC’s quest for unlimited jurisdiction over the asset class.
By Sam ReynoldsApr 25, 2023