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BlackRock and Coinbase Partner to Give Institutional Investors Greater Access to Crypto; Bank of England Rate Hike

“First Mover” examines the latest news affecting crypto markets. The Bank of England has raised interest rates by 50 basis points, its largest hike since 1995. In a bright spot amid challenging times for Coinbase, BlackRock plans to offer crypto to institutional investors through Coinbase Prime. Charles Allen, BTCS CEO, joins today’s markets discussion. Also, Alex Zinder with a business update from Ledger Enterprises and Frances Coppola breaks down proposals from the Bank of International Settlements.

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Extends Losing Streak as Pelosi Taiwan Trip Passes Without Incident

ALSO: Solana's SOL token slides after wallet hack and Sam Reynolds provides an on-the-ground assessment of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan trip.

Taipei, Taiwan, skyline. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Crypto Market Trades in the Green Despite Hacks

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 3, 2022.

Even with multiple hacks this week, the crypto market traded mostly in the green on Wednesday morning. (Nicholas Stanley/Unsplash)

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Michael Saylor Doubles Down on Bitcoin While Stepping Down as CEO, Remains Chairman of MicroStrategy

MicroStrategy Reports a $918 million impairment charge on bitcoin holdings in Q2 and announces that Michael Saylor will no longer lead the software company as its CEO. Ben McMillan, CIO of IDX Digital Assets joins “First Mover” to discuss MicroStrategy’s bitcoin strategy. Also, Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy CEO, provides his crypto markets analysis, and Zhuoxun Yin of Magic Eden on its expansion to Ethereum.

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First Mover Asia: Fed Fears and Pelosi Taiwan Trip Reverse Bitcoin's Recent Gains

The mood in crypto markets had turned sunnier last week, but now any bright hopes for a strong rally are fading. PLUS: The NFT market just isn't what it used to be.

Taipei, Taiwan, skyline (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: BTC, ETH Drop Amid Geopolitical Tensions

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 2, 2022.

With heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington, BTC, ETH and the rest of global markets fell. (James Allen/Unsplash)

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Miami Mayor Suarez on NFT Project, Nomad Bridge Exploit, Bitcoin’s Retreat

Miami partners with TIME, Mastercard and Salesforce on a new NFT project designed to help small businesses and tourism. Miami Mayor Frances Suarez and TIME President Keith Grossman discuss their project and the market downturn’s impact on Miami’s crypto plans. Plus, Daniel Muvdi of Quantfury provides his market analysis, and Steven Walbroehl of Halborn explains how the Nomad Bridge was drained of nearly $200 million in the latest DeFi exploit.

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First Mover Asia: Was the Metaverse All Just a Dream?

Bitcoin has fallen for four straight days, but the (small-ish) scope of the price decline offers a reminder of how listless digital-asset markets have suddenly become. Sam Reynolds totes up the losses on metaverse-related tokens.

The bitcoin market is looking sleepy. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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July Was Bitcoin’s Best Month Since October, How Does August Look? Top NFT Collections Rising

“First Mover” dives into the latest crypto market moves and trends as a new month begins. Bruno Ramos de Sousa, head of global expansion at Hashdex provides his analysis. Why are prices of top NFT collections rising? SuperRare CEO John Crain and Poppy Simpson of NETGEAR discuss new projects and the outlook for NFTs. Plus, January Walker, United Utah Party candidate running for Congress explains her blockchain proposal to fix the voting process.

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