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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Surges Past $23K Before Retreating
23.1.2023
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that Microsoft's cutting its mixed reality team underlines large tech firms's struggles to succeed in the augmented and virtual reality space. Will Apple do better?
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Returns to Its Winning Ways
20.1.2023
ALSO: Shaurya Malwa writes about Singapore asset management firm Cobo's initiative to introduce separate custodian, clearing and settlement services to crypto; Bitcoin's price rises back past $21K
Samsung’s Bitcoin ETF, $700M bust, Coinbase exits Japan: Asia Express
19.1.2023
First Mover Asia: FTX’s Illiquid Holdings Filled With Tokens That Sit in Venture Funds in Which It Invested; Bitcoin Falls Below $21K
19.1.2023
A good portion of FTX's illiquid tokens can be found on the balance sheet of funds, including Sino Global and Multicoin Capital. FTX invested in these funds, and their names often appear alongside FTX as co-investors in projects
Hashkey Capital Raises $500 Million for Its Third Fund, Despite Crypto Market Downturn
18.1.2023
On Tuesday, global asset manager Hashkey, which focuses on crypto and blockchain investments, announced that it has closed its third fund at $500 million. The company’s “HashKey Fintech Investment III” is dedicated to developing crypto solutions, blockchain technology, and Web3...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hangs Tough Over $21K for Another Day
18.1.2023
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes about the unlikely rally of metaverse majors, including Axie Infinity and Decentraland, even as they struggle to keep users engaged
Bitcoin holds $20K while flirting with a neutral futures premium for the first time in 6 months
17.1.2023
Global and U.S. economic data and a few BTC derivatives-related metrics could determine whether Bitcoin retests the $20,000 level in the short-term
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Tops $21.3K as Cryptos' 2023 Feel-Good Story Continues
17.1.2023
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that the surge of FTX’s FTT Token is part of a trend in which investors send prices of certain tokens higher even as their projects fail or flounder
Bithumb ordered to pay outage damages to investors by South Korean court
16.1.2023
A ruling from local courts has Bithumb liable to pay just over $200,000 in damages to the 132 investors which filed against the cryptocurrency exchange
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Surges on Inflation Tailwinds, Hovers Near $21K
16.1.2023
Forbes Gives Alchemy Pay Web3 Innovation Pioneer Award
13.1.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, 12 January 2023: Fiat-crypto payment gateway Alchemy Pay and its co-founder and majority shareholder, Shawn Shi, have been officially recognised by Forbes with the Web3 Innovation Pioneer award on 11 January. The Singapore-based payment solutions provider has a major...
First Mover Asia: What's Next for Bitcoin After Biggest One-Day Price Pop in 2 Months?
13.1.2023
Plus: Shaurya Malwa writes that security firms are predicting that blockchain bridges can avoid some of the carnage of 2022 this year by security features built during the bear market
Huobi employees revolt, GameFi lives, Antminer on steroids: Asia Express
12.1.2023
First Mover Asia: The Next Avraham Eisenberg Isn’t Going to Be a ChatGPT Powered ‘Script Kiddie’
12.1.2023
First Mover Asia: Behind the Scenes on Indonesia's New Official Crypto Exchange
11.1.2023
PLUS: In crypto markets, there's a mini-rally in bitcoin, a narrowing of the "Grayscale discount" and a rally in altcoins
Hong Kong Reaffirms Commitment to Become Regional Crypto Hub
10.1.2023
Hong Kong has reaffirmed its commitment to become a regional crypto hub in following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. “As certain crypto exchanges collapsed one after another, Hong Kong became a quality standing point for digital asset corporates,” said a top government...
First Mover Asia: Altcoin Short Squeeze Brings Green Shoots to Dormant Crypto
10.1.2023
A squeeze on bearish altcoin traders has brought fresh energy into crypto markets, absent for months as the FTX exchange imploded in scandal. PLUS: Alex Thorn talks on crypto VC in 2023
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Eclipses $17K, Breaking Out of Three-Week Trading Range
9.1.2023
Since mid-December, bitcoin had failed to finish a trading day (universal coordinated time or UTC basis) over $17,000, and now analysts wonder if the largest cryptocurrency has formed a market bottom after a horrendous 2022
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Continue Their Rapid Descent in Volatility
6.1.2023
Bitcoin and ether, the two largest cryptocurrencies by market volume, held steady within the narrow ranges they've occupied since mid December
Asia Express: China’s NFT market, Moutai metaverse popular but buggy…
5.1.2023