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Market Wrap: Cryptos Waver as Speculators Lose Interest

Open interest in the BTC futures market is starting to decline.

(Jérôme Prax/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Set to Close Week Underperforming Major Japan, China Stocks

Investors in the region were more risk-averse this week amid fresh evidence of the U.S. central bank's commitment to hawkish monetary policy and an unsettled macroeconomic environment; cryptos were mixed.

Hong Kong's Exchange Square, home of the Hong Kong Exchange (See-ming Lee/Flickr)

Markets

Market Wrap: Cryptos Recover, With Altcoins in the Lead

BTC was roughly flat over the past 24 hours, compared with a 6% jump in WAVES and a 3% rise in AAVE.

Cryptos reverse course (cdd20, Unsplash)

Videos

How Will Quantitative Tightening Impact Crypto?

Martin Leinweber of MV Index Solutions discusses the current state of the crypto markets as the Federal Reserve prepares for quantitative tightening. Plus, a conversation about altcoins and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s upcoming speech on digital assets.

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First Mover Asia: South Korea's 'Kimchi Premium' Evaporates; Major Cryptos Tumble on Fed Minutes, Continued Global Uncertainty

The gap between bitcoin prices on Korean crypto exchanges and global counterparts has declined from 20% to about 3% over the past year; bitcoin and ether tumbled.

The so-called kimchi premium has evaporated. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Market Wrap: Altcoins Underperform as Traders Reduce Risk

BTC and stocks traded lower after Federal Reserve minutes signaled aggressive monetary tightening could be coming.

Bitcoin daily price chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Singapore Wants More Control Over Crypto Companies That Call It Home but Aren’t There; Major Cryptos Drop

Many crypto companies, especially those with roots in Asia, choose to register their companies in Singapore, but the city-state has grown uncomfortable with the scale of this arrangement; bitcoin and ether fall.

Singapore skyline (Unsplash)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin and Stocks Briefly Dip After Fed Comments; DOGE Rallies

BTC was roughly flat over the past 24 hours, compared with a 17% rise in dogecoin.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Crypto Offering New Opportunities for Inflation-Worried Indonesian Investors; Bitcoin Is Flat

A report by the crypto exchange Gemini found that about two in five Indonesians own cryptocurrencies; ether also held its ground.

Jakarta, Indonesia