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New Report Sheds Light on Korean Crypto Market Trends

A new report from Matrixport reveals there is a dominance of altcoins in South Korea currently. Matrixport's Head of Research and Strategy Markus Thielen breaks down which of these tokens are translating into success outside of Korea, citing Ripple's XRP and Aptos Labs' APT token.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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: 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.

The upcoming Merge comes with some risks, says DappRadar. (ryasick/Getty Images)

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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.

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First Mover Asia: What's Next After Bitcoin's Retreat

ALSO: CoinDesk columnist David Morris writes that Taylor Swift's avoided the embarrassment of striking a business deal with embattled crypto exchange FTX by reportedly asking the type of common-sense questions that should be part of any business negotiation.

Crypto analysts are pondering the market's next turn. (Musee Rodin via Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin's Dominance Rate Runs Into Familiar Resistance, Hints at 'Altcoin Season' Ahead

Bitcoin’s dominance may have peaked, one observer said.

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Struggles as U.S. Regulators Fumble: Analyst

ALSO: CoinDesk columnist Daniel Kuhn considers the European Parliament's passage of crypto rules, which come as U.S. regulatory agencies seem to be backtracking in their efforts to find an effective regulatory approach.

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