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First Mover: Crypto Gawks at GameStop, Sees Shades of Self

Digital-market traders found amusement in the GameStop saga. They also saw an opportunity for self-reflection. Here's what Niall Ferguson, Caitlin Long, Mati Greenspan and Jonathan Mohan said.

Di Bradley Keoun, Sebastian Sinclair28 gen 2021

GameStop's 900% gain (and the wipeout of Wall Street shareholders) is the talk of financial markets from stocks to crypto.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Flushes 'Weak Hands' as Ethereum Hits New All-Time High

Last week's rout in bitcoin market looks like "weak hands" selling out because bidders appeared to materialize whenever prices fell to $30K.

Di Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole25 gen 2021

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First Mover: Bitcoin ‘Double-Spend’ FUD Gives Newbies a Volatility Lesson

A mixture of bearish price-chart patterns and ill-understood news items combined to cause bitcoin's biggest price plunge since March, in a demonstration to market newcomers of the cryptocurrency's notorious volatility.

Di Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian Sinclair22 gen 2021

Fear, uncertainty and doubt are hitting the bitcoin market.

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First Mover: As Bitcoin Flips Bearish, Neither Biden Nor BlackRock Brightens Mood

There are many long-term bulls in the bitcoin market. But in the short term?

Di Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian Sinclair21 gen 2021

Cryptocurrency analysts see stormy weather in the forecast for bitcoin.

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First Mover: Ethereum Steals Limelight With New All-Time High Price as Bitcoiners HODL

Crypto traders shift focus to ether as second-largest cryptocurrency surges to new record price, but bitcoiners aren't going anywhere.

Di Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian Sinclair19 gen 2021

Ether, the second-biggest cryptocurrency, is pressing toward new frontiers after setting a new all-time high price.

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First Mover: Biden's $1.9T Plan Shows 'Blue Wave' Bitcoiners Saw Coming

The Federal Reserve might need to print money to help finance Biden's coronavirus relief proposal, to keep Treasury bond interest rates from climbing.

Di Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian Sinclair15 gen 2021

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking Thursday in a virtual chat hosted by the Princeton University Bendheim Center for Finance.

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First Mover: Forget Facebook's Stablecoin. Now It's $700B Bitcoin in the Crosshairs

Bitcoin's powerful move over the past couple of months to more than $700 billion in market value is suddenly commanding more attention from global financial regulators.

Di Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian Sinclair14 gen 2021

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks via webcast from a Reuters event on Wednesday.

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Bitcoin in Race for Adoption Before Central Banks Launch Digital Currencies: Australia's Macquarie

With a runway of a year or more before the Federal Reserve and other major central banks can launch digital currencies, bitcoin and other private cryptocurrencies could gain a foothold in electronic commerce.

Di Bradley Keoun13 gen 2021

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde

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First Mover: Market Signs Look Healthy as Bitcoin Sell-Off Subsides

Record trading volumes have accompanied bitcoin's rally this year, and subsequent swoon, offering a healthy sign of just how much price discovery is taking place in rapidly growing (to $3T?) cryptocurrency markets.

Di Bradley Keoun, Muyao Shen, Omkar Godbole12 gen 2021