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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rallies as Crypto Holders Accumulate

Crypto prices are rising after the Luna Foundation Guard purchased $1 billion worth of BTC.

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First Mover Asia: Crypto Concerns Weigh on Taiwan PC Component Makers' Stocks; Bitcoin Springs to 3-Month High

Share prices of Asus, Gigabyte and MSI have fallen amid a massive drop in pricing for graphics cards as Ethereum's transition to a proof-of-stake protocol nears; ether and other cryptos gain.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Outperforms as Crypto Bulls Take a Breather

BTC is up 5% over the past week. Analysts expect further upside after a brief pullback in price.

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First Mover Asia: Taiwan GameFi Company Gets a Boost in Its Quest to Develop a More Entertaining Game; Altcoins Stand Out

Red Door Digital will use the $5 million seed round from several high-profile venture firms to create games that are technologically superior but also entertaining; bitcoin also rose solidly.

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Market Wrap: Cryptos Rise as Russia Mulls Bitcoin for Oil Payments; Dogecoin Rallies

Bitcoin rose 4% over the past 24 hours, compared with a 6% rally in DOGE.

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Videos

Bitcoin Breaks $43K Despite Powell's Call for New Regulations on Crypto

Marc Lopresti, The Strategic Funds' managing director, discusses the recent upswing in the crypto markets amid Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s statements on a digital dollar and Terra Luna’s purchase of $125 million worth of bitcoin. Plus, a conversation about investor interest in various altcoins like Solana, AVAX, and ether, and traditional finance’s ongoing effort to enter the DeFi space.

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First Mover Asia: With Finance Bill Vote, India Continues to Reckon With the Growing Crypto Industry; Bitcoin, Ether Tread Water

The expected passage of a finance bill will include a steep crypto tax that the industry says will discourage innovation and cost the country some of its technology talent; several major altcoins rise.

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Market Wrap: Altcoins Outperform Bitcoin, Traders Cautiously Await Breakouts

Recent price bounces have lacked conviction among crypto traders, especially in the futures market.

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First Mover Asia: Part of Singapore’s Crypto Allure Is a Sheen of Transparency. Is the City-State Changing?

There was no apparent, clear explanation for the Monetary Authority of Singapore's decision to place crypto fund DeFiance Capital on an "Investor Alert List;" bitcoin and major cryptos surge.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin in Recovery Mode, Crypto Stocks Outperform

BTC rose above $42K while ETH topped $3K for the first time in two weeks.

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