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First Mover Asia: Scams on Binance's BNB Chain Highlight Weaknesses in Quality Control; Bitcoin Sags

A Solidus Labs report showed that Binance’s BNB Chain leads in volume of scams.

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Bitcoin Steady After US GDP Report; Deepak Chopra on Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Metaverse

While the metaverse has not yet helped Facebook parent Meta, which missed Q3 revenue estimates for its Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) division, Deepak Chopra sees great potential for wellbeing in the virtual world. The popular meditation and self-care author joins "First Mover," along with Seva.Love Co-Founder and CEO Poonacha Machaiah, to discuss their platform in the metaverse. Also, crypto market reaction to the new U.S. GDP report, showing the economy rose in the third quarter, faster than expected. Plus, Trading Week continues with ‘Crypto Is Macro Now’ Analyst Noelle Acheson.

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First Mover Americas: It's a DOGE Day as Elon Musk Close to Completing Twitter Deal

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 27, 2022.

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First Mover Asia: Crypto Traders Are Betting on World Cup-Themed Tokens. What’s Driving the Interest?

Some of the tokens have soared in recent days, although they are not licensed or have an affiliation with World Cup teams. An analyst says they “have little to no intrinsic value.” Bitcoin surges again.

A number of traders and crypto enthusiasts are investing in World Cup-themed tokens. (David Ramos/Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, Ether Surge on Short Squeeze

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 26, 2022.

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First Mover Asia: China’s Bitcoin-Funded Intelligence Operation in US Likely About Chips; Bitcoin Soars Past $20K

The U.S. Department of Justice is alleging that two Chinese intelligence officers tried to bribe an undercover FBI agent with bitcoin for information about the U.S. government’s investigations into technology giant Huawei.

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Rishi Sunak Becomes UK Prime Minister; Bitcoin and Ether Remain in Tight Price Range

Millicent Labs co-founder Kene Ezeji-Okoye weighs in on Rishi Sunak becoming Britain's third prime minister in less than two months. What could it mean for the future of U.K. crypto regulation? Plus, TradeStation Crypto's Anthony Rousseau dives into the latest market action and Matrixport discusses the future of Ethereum after the merge.

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, Ether Remain in Tight Price Range

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 25, 2022.

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First Mover Asia: Is Binance Becoming Too Dominant?

Binance pushes through around 53% of all crypto trades on spot and derivatives markets by trade count, and around 30% of the market’s value; Bitcoin remained comfortably above $19,000 in Monday trading.

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Veteran Trader Peter Brandt on Bitcoin: Is it Time to Buy?; State of NFT Markets

It's the start of Trading Week at CoinDesk, and "First Mover" kicks off special markets coverage with one of the most followed technical traders in the crypto space, Peter Brandt, founder of Factor Trading. Plus, Galaxy Digital's Salmaan Qadir discusses a new report on the state of the NFT marketplace, where creators have earned $1.8 billion in royalties to date.

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