Asia Pacific

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rally Stalls After US Central Bank Chair’s Comments; Ether Rises

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization saw three consecutive days of healthy gains end after Jerome Powell signaled that the U.S. Federal Reserve might accelerate the ending of its easy-money policies; ether approaches $4,800 before falling back.

By Muyao Shen, Damanick DantesNov 30, 2021

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rebound Continues Into Third Day Amid Lessening Omicron Fears

Ether and all but one other altcoin ranked among CoinDesk’s top 20 by market cap also rose.

By Damanick Dantes, Muyao ShenNov 29, 2021

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Altcoins Rebound From ‘Black Friday’ Plummet

Bitcoin rose past $57K on Sunday, although investors are nervously eyeing the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

By Muyao ShenNov 28, 2021

Markets

First Mover Asia: What Holiday? Bitcoin Soars Past $59K Amid Brisk Trading

Ether rose more than 6% and altcoins GALA, SAND, MANA and SHIB were among other winners on the day.

By Muyao ShenNov 25, 2021

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls in Pre-Holiday Trading; Ether Drops

A recovery in the tether-yuan pairing suggests the Chinese market is slowly recovering from the country’s crypto trading ban in September.

By Muyao Shen, Damanick DantesNov 24, 2021

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Edges Toward $58K; Altcoins Recover From 7-Day Lows

The dominance of the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization dipped to 42%, far off its October high.

By Muyao Shen, Damanick DantesNov 23, 2021

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Drops to $56.5K After Brief Rally; Ether Also Falls

Crypto and equity markets rose in early trading after the news that U.S. President Joe Biden had reappointed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.

By Damanick Dantes, James RubinNov 22, 2021

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Continues Drift Below $60K as Investors Eye Shoppers’ Inflation Response, Biden Fed Chair Pick

Trading activity could be light in the coming week because of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday; ether holds steady above $4,300.

By Bradley Keoun, Damanick DantesNov 21, 2021

Bitcoin's price chart over the past week shows the gravitation toward the $60,000 level. (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Drops Below $60K Amid Broad Sell-Off in Crypto Markets

Traders could not definitively explain bitcoin’s decline; ether falls under $4,000 for the first time since late October.

By Bradley Keoun, Damanick DantesNov 18, 2021

Longer-term bitcoin price chart shows this week's big dropoff. See the red candle on the right. (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Altcoins Surge as Bitcoin, Ether Stall

Crypto.com’s CRO and Avalanche’s AVAX tokens hit new highs.

By Bradley Keoun, Damanick DantesNov 17, 2021

Bitcoin appears to be consolidating around $60,000 as alternative tokens including CRO and AVAX soar. (CoinDesk)

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