James Rubin

James Rubin was CoinDesk's Co-Managing Editor, Markets team based on the West Coast. He has written and edited for the Milken Institute, TheStreet.com and the Economist Intelligence Unit, among other organizations. He is also the co-author of the Urban Cyclist's Survival Guide. He owns a small amount of bitcoin.

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Finance

NEAR Foundation Partners With Alibaba Cloud to Accelerate Web3 Growth in Asia

The partnership will offer multi-chain indexing to provide data-query API to developers.

Marieke Flament (Matt Hussey/NEAR)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Opens the Week Above $30K Amid Rising Investor Optimism

ALSO: Ripple Asia's policy lead praises Japan’s crypto laws that favor consumer protection. Rahul Advani said that the country has created "a very clear taxonomy for digital assets."

Bitcoin daily chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Coinbase Loses Market Share in Ether Staking as Regulatory Pressure Mounts

The exchange’s share in ETH staking dropped to 9.7%, the lowest since May 2021. The SEC sued the company in June for offering unregistered securities.

Coinbase's Base blockchain has gone live (Chesnot/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether on Track for Strongest Weekly Gains Since March

Crypto prices have risen sharply since BlackRock’s filing for a spot bitcoin ETF. Of the 149 assets in the CoinDesk Market Indices (CMI), 144 rose during the week.

(Sean Benesh/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Hits One-Year High, Soars Past $31.3K

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has been surging this week after three financial services giants filed applications for spot bitcoin ETFs.

Bitcoin daily chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Surge May 'Not Be the Beginning of the End of the Bear Market,' Analyst Says

ALSO: CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst George Kaloudis offers a straightforward explanation of why BlackRock and other financial services giants want to offer a spot bitcoin ETF.

Bitcoin weekly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Stablecoin Movement May Hint Strongly at Asset Prices' Path Forward

A recent increase in stablecoin flows to exchanges may signal an increase in bullish sentiment

Coinwire-Japan (Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Bobbles, Then Returns to Perch Above $30.1K as Investors Weigh ETF Prospects, Macroeconomic Data

A hawkish Bank of England rate hike and the latest U.S. jobless claims stirred markets little. A crypto executive writes that approval of a spot bitcoin ETF is “almost certain.”

Bitcoin daily chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Ferocious ETF-Fueled Rally Puts Ether at Weakest Price Versus BTC in 2 Months

The largest cryptocurrency by market cap has benefited from rising investor optimism following multiple filings for spot bitcoin ETFs and its omission from tokens listed in SEC lawsuits earlier this month.

Relación ether-bitcoin. (TradingView)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $30.1K as Investors Relish BlackRock, Other Spot BTC ETF Filings

ALSO: Crypto may be enduring "a crisis of confidence," but the recent filings for spot bitcoin ETFs by large institutional investors is a promising sign, said an eToro analyst.

Bitcoin weekly chart. (CoinDesk)