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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First Mover Asia: How Many Metaverse Users Are There? The Figures Are Debatable and Discouraging

Decentraland and Meta’s Horizon Worlds, among others, say they’re popular, but a deep dive into user data indicates they’ve yet to catch on; Bitcoin trades up slightly as inflation report nears.

The lonely landscape of Decentraland. (decentraland.org)

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First Mover Asia: Will Bitcoin Remain in the Doldrums? Signals Are Mixed; Major Cryptos Are Mostly Flat

Analytics platform CryptoQuant believes this week's Consumer Price Index will move markets; bitcoin continues its recent holding pattern on Tuesday.

Bitcoin's price has been in the doldrums. (Pixabay)

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First Mover Asia: Influencer Logan Paul’s ‘Bumblebee’ NFT Is Worth More Than $10; Bitcoin Dips Late but Remains Over $19K

The YouTube star has lost money on the NFT but not as much as some observers were saying. Valuations remain subjective even as the market has plummeted.

Logan Paul Tweet/Twitter Bumblebee NFT Purchase (Twitter.com/@LoganPaul)

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First Mover Asia: Tough Week for Layer 1 as Solana, BNB Chain Suffer Outages; Bitcoin Trades Flat as October Doldrums Continue

The problems both protocols suffered are reminders that neither is really decentralized, and that they are not yet true challengers to Ethereum; ether and other altcoins trade sideways.

Two Layer 1 protocols had a difficult week. (Ivana Cajina/Unsplash)

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First Mover Asia: The Crash of Three Arrows Capital’s Starry Night Portfolio Shows NFTs' Lack of Staying Power; Bitcoin Regains $20K After Earlier Drop

The collection, now valued at $840,000, is worth a fraction of the $21 million that the troubled hedge fund spent in assembling it; BNB falls after reports of an exploit.

The value of Three Arrows Capital's Starry Night NFT collection has plummeted. (Getty Images)

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First Mover Asia: BitMEX Shift From Hong Kong Reflects the Toll of Stringent Covid Policies; Bitcoin Trades Sideways Amid Energy, Employment Concerns

The crypto exchange leased out a full floor of the prestigious Cheung Kong Center in 2018 but now relies increasingly on remote work. BitMEX’s largest office is now in Singapore.

Hong Kong (Shutterstock)

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Asset Management Giant GoldenTree Discloses $5.2M Investment in SushiSwap

The credit-focused firm has been ramping up its commitment to cryptocurrency, unveiling a new investment manager and fund in recent months.

(Unsplash)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is Upbeat Above $20K as Investors Grow Optimistic That Steep Rate Hikes Will Soon End; Kim Kardashian and the SEC's Publicity Grab

Crypto and other markets responded favorably to a surprisingly large decline in U.S. job openings, which offer the latest evidence of economic slowing.

Bitcoin and other assets rose on Tuesday. (Unsplash)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Climbs Back Past $19.5K Amid Fresh Hopes for a Fed Retreat; Binance's Failed Plan to Boost the Price of Luna Classic

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization and ether both spent much of Monday in the green.

Bitcoin climbed higher in Monday trading. (Justin Lewis/Getty Images)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Sees No October Rise Yet; the Dollar as the Protocol in the Future of Money?

The largest crypto by market capitalization was down slightly in the opening days of the historically strong month for its price.

October has been a historically strong month for bitcoin. (Alexander Spatari/Getty Images)