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TON Foundation Teams Up With HashKey to Drive Crypto On-Ramping in Telegram

HashKey and the Foundation are focussing their partnership on Hong Kong in the first phase

Toncoin rises amid potential Telegram IPO (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Steady Below $30K as SBF Goes Back to Jail

PLUS: The tragicomedy of Sam Bankman-Fried continued on Friday with the revocation of his bail. Even before the decision, CoinDesk columnist David Morris explained why the outcome was predictable.

Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11, 2023. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is CPI Resistant

Modest Consumer Price Index numbers mean that the chance of another rate hike is dwindling.

(CoinDesk Indicies)

Markets

First Mover Asia: SEC Appealing XRP Ruling Isn't Moving Markets

Ripple's partial victory over the Securities and Exchange Commission pushed up the layer 1 and altcoin market, as many of these tokens had been accused of being securities.

(CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

First Mover Asia: What Will It Take to Get Bitcoin to $30K?

The world’s largest digital asset isn’t budging and it'll take regulatory clarity to push past $30,000.

(CoinDesk Indices)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Teases $30K While the Long Wait for an ETF Continues

Trading volume is down, but all signs point to a break-out around the corner.

(CoinDesk)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Remains Calm Above $29.1 K, but Is Higher Volatility in Its Future?

PLUS: A decrease in bitcoin supply active a year ago indicates that long-term holders have reduced their bitcoin exposure. Is hodling starting to wane?

Bitcoin's monthly chart (CoinDesk Indices)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Turns Range-Bound Again Amid an Absence of Fresh Capital; Altcoins Dip Further Into Red

PLUS: A spot bitcoin ETF may be in the offing, and crypto prices are unpredictable, but MicroStrategy "still fills a need in the marketplace," the president of crypto asset fund ProChain Capital told CoinDesk TV.

Bitcoin's daily chart (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Asia Stocks Open Soft, Bitcoin Jumps Past $30K on MicroStrategy Filing and Despite Fitch Treasury Downgrade

PLUS: Bitcoin dominance sagged in July, absent a compelling BTC catalyst, and as altcoins seemed to benefit from a partial Ripple court victory.

Bitcoin monthly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

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First Mover Asia: BTC, ETH Stable While COMP and AAVE in the Red

Curve Founder Michael Egorov's $168M in holdings is under stress, imperiling DeFi as a whole. PLUS: The Litecoin Foundation and crypto cold-storage card manufacturer Ballet HAVE teased a sale of 500 collectable cards – fashioned from 50 grams of fine silver.

Bitcoin weekly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)