Current Date:February 22, 2025

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First Mover Asia: Crypto Trading Firm Amber CEO Argues Bitcoin Can Still Be an Inflation Hedge; Cryptos Surprising Rebound

Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin and other major cryptos were holding the same range they'd occupied prior...

Crypto Custodian Cooper Raises $196M in Series C Funding Round

London-based crypto custodian Copper Technologies has raised $196 million in new funding this year, according to company filings with...

Curve DAO Proposal to Enable Easier CRV Rewards Passes With Overwhelming Support

A proposal to enable rewards originating from stablecoin swap application Curve on third-party applications passed with overwhelming support from...

Looming US CPI Report Has Bitcoin Investors Seeking Protection in Case Inflation Tops Expectations

Bitcoin (BTC) traders have turned cautious ahead of an impending U.S. inflation report, after being burnt the last time...

Former CEO of Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Cashes Out $960K in CEL, USDC, Data Show

Almost $1 million in CEL and USDC has been sent to UniSwap and MetaMask since the beginning of October...

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surges to All-Time High, Putting Additional Squeeze on Miners

The latest difficultly adjustment is in, and it now requires 35.6 trillion hashes to mine one bitcoin (BTC), up...

Powell’s Interest-rate Antibiotics Could Succeed, But Not Without Risk

There has been renewed speculation in recent days about the U.S. Federal Reserve’s commitment to its rate-hiking cycle. Fed...

Powell’s Interest-rate Antibiotics Could Succeed

There has been renewed speculation in recent days about the U.S. Federal Reserve’s commitment to its rate-hiking cycle. Fed...

First Mover Asia: BitMEX Shift From Hong Kong Reflects the Toll of Stringent Covid Policies; Bitcoin Trades Sideways Amid Energy, Employment Concerns

Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin, ether and other major cryptocurrencies were trading sideways as investors fretted over...

Interest Surges in Bitcoin Speculation, But It Might Be Bearish

A new record has been reached in the trading of a key speculative tool in cryptocurrency markets: the bitcoin...

First Mover Asia: As the Fed Hikes Rates, Ether, USDC Lending Yield Pays Less Than T-Bills; Bitcoin Rises, Holds Over $19K

Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin and other major cryptos rally. Insights: As the U.S. central bank boosts...

EVGA to Stop Making Graphics Cards After Ethereum Merge

EVGA, one of the largest manufacturers of graphics card add-in boards, announced late Friday that it is quitting the...

Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Merge Cut Global Energy Usage by 0.2%, One of Biggest Decarbonization Events Ever

The Ethereum Merge lowered the world’s energy consumption by 0.2%, according to the blockchain’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin, marking what...

First Mover Americas: Smooth Ethereum Merge Disappoints Ether Volatility Bulls; ETC Rallies

Price Point: Both bitcoin and ether trade flat after Ethereum successfully completed its much anticipated Merge earlier Thursday. Ether...

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