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.

James Rubin

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Plunges to Mid-January Levels

ALSO: CoinDesk analyst Glenn Williams writes that despite crypto's recent problems, bullish sentiment seems to still be prevailing among holders of perpetual futures contracts for bitcoin and ether.

Ether has fallen below a key bull market trendline.  (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hits 3-Week Low, Lingers Near $21.7K Amid Ongoing Inflation Concerns

ALSO: Shaurya Malwa writes about Conic Finance, whose new tool for capturing high yields from stablecoin swapping service Curve has attracted over $60 million from depositors since its unveiling March 1. But at least one analyst questions whether it can deliver on its promise.

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First Mover Asia: ConsenSys Chief Cryptoeconomist Sees Little Drama Ahead for Bitcoin

ALSO: In an appearance on CoinDesk TV, Tron founder Justin Sun discussed Huobi's potential unveiling of a new Hong Kong exchange, and said the city's evolving approach to digital asset licensing could shift attitudes in mainland China.

Bitcoin options traders are betting the market waters will stay calm.

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Stays Rooted Near $23.5K

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes about the complicated relationship between layer 1 blockchain Coinflux’s CFX token and China and asks if it has triple-digit growth potential.

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First Mover Asia: Resilient Bitcoin Rebounds Above $24K Despite Investors' Inflation, Labor Market Concerns

ALSO: CoinDesk analyst Glenn Williams explains the significance of bitcoin funding rates' 10-day, positive streak.

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Above $24.1K Following Mixed FOMC Minutes

ALSO: Shaurya Malwa considers how nefarious market participants are attempting to benefit from the ongoing ChatGPT craze in technology circles by issuing fake tokens branded after the artificial intelligence chatbot.

Financialization means big directional bets and lots of leverage, propped up by a hype campaign. In crypto, those bets are often followed by a hard landing. (Creative Commons)

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First Mover Asia: Crypto Momentum Falters as Bitcoin Retreats to $23.6K

ALSO: Sam Reynolds considers a rising trend of crypto startups postponing their token launches, part of the fallout from the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and its trading arm Alameda Research.

Bitcoin jumped early Tuesday before falling into the red. (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Jumps Past $25K for First Time Since August

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization continued its momentum from Wednesday.

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rockets Past $24.7K to Hit 6-Month High

ALSO: Shaurya Malwa considers a 24-hour surge in trading volume for BLUR, the token of the NFT marketplace Blur, following an airdrop.

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First Mover Asia: Kraken Crypto Staking Settlement Bedevils Markets as Bitcoin Lingers Below $21.9K

ALSO: CoinDesk analyst Glenn Williams considers the significance of "whales" sending bitcoin back to exchanges, while smaller investors remove it.

Kraken's agreement to shutter its liquid staking operation bedeviled crypto markets. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)