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First Mover Asia: KuCoin Plans to Bolster DeFi Activity on Its Blockchain After $150M Raise; Cryptos Gain

The crypto exchange will add technical features to support developers and build on KuCoin's public blockchain; bitcoin outperforms ether.

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Market Wrap: Cryptos Pare Earlier Losses, Bitcoin Outperforms

BTC is declining less than altcoins, indicating a lower appetite for risk among traders.

Bitcoin's 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Pine Wants to Test the Liquidity of the NFT Market; Cryptos Are Well-Red

The number of users on NFT markets is at its lowest point this year, but still higher than in 2021. The crypto lending platform sees an opportunity.

Most major cryptocurrencies were in the red. (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips, Stocks Plummet as Volatility Spikes

Traders continue to hedge against further price declines.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart (CoinDesk)

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Ikigai’s Travis Kling on Markets, Stablecoins and Crypto Use Cases

Bitcoin dipped under $30,000 Wednesday amid a retreat across traditional markets, driven in part by Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s pledge to keep tightening monetary conditions until inflation comes down. Ikigai’s Travis Kling discusses the impact of Fed policy on the crypto markets, also touching on BTC’s use cases, USDT, Terra and altcoins.

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First Mover Asia: USDC Hasn’t ‘Flippened’ USDT, but Trader Preferences Are Changing; Cryptos Rise Despite Bearishness

A Glassnode analyst suggests the collapse of the UST token has triggered a change in investors' stablecoin preferences; bitcoin holds above $30,000.

Mercado bajista —bear market, en inglés— de cripto. (Olen Gandy, Unsplash)

Markets

Market Wrap: Cryptos and Stocks Mixed Amid Bearish Sentiment

BTC is stabilizing around $30K while stock market volatility begins to fade.

Markets are mixed. (Milly Vueti/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Metaverse ETFs Are Underperforming Gaming ETFs; Cryptos Return to the Red

Public interest continues to grow about the metaverse, but not as much in metaverse ETFs. Does crypto belong in everything?

A scene from inside Decentral Games' metaverse casino. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

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Market Wrap: Cryptos Mixed as Volatility Fades, Traders Expect Weak Recovery

Bitcoin's average trading volume rose toward its highest level since January, which could point to a brief period of price stabilization.

Volatility fades. (meriç tuna/Unsplash)

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First Mover Asia: Singapore’s Regulators Will Be Eyeing Local Crypto Companies After Terra Collapse; Bitcoin Rebounds

Terraform Labs, the Singapore-registered company behind the Terra protocol, doesn’t have a permanent office in the city-state; most major cryptos spent Sunday in the green.

Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)