First Mover Asia: Some Bitcoin Whales Appear Content to Wait for the Next Price Catalyst

PLUS: BTC continued to trade above $29.2K, slightly down over the past 24 hours amid another day of low volatility.

• 2023-07-28
• CoinDesk Nikkei 225

Binance Withdraws German Crypto License Application

The move follows reports had been rejected by financial regulators, and a pullback from markets including Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands

• 2023-07-26
• CoinDesk BaFin financial regulator

First Mover Asia: Individual Wallets Holding 1 Bitcoin Hit All-Time High as BTC Maintains $30K

PLUS: Binance.US has a free money problem, but there's not enough trust in the platform to exploit it.

• 2023-07-11
• CoinDesk Bitcoin liquidity issues Bitcoin network

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls Below $26.5K as Crypto Market Fades Amid Coinbase, Binance Angst

ALSO: Stablecoin balances may provide additional insight into price direction.

• 2023-06-08
• CoinDesk SEC Coinbase

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Below $27K Amid Macro Uncertainties

ALSO: Market maker Flowdesk is looking to expand in the U.S., even as a number of major crypto firms, including Coinbase, have lost enthusiasm there because of ongoing regulatory uncertainties.

• 2023-05-25
• CoinDesk Market maker Guilhem Chaumont Asian markets open Federal Open Market Committee debt ceiling Bitcoin U.S. Bitcoin Miners

Bitcoin Rebounds Above $27K as Investors Weigh Debt Ceiling Debate, Liquidity Concerns

Investors have been eyeing particularly low liquidity in crypto trading as market makers turn cautious.

• 2023-05-16
• CoinDesk Bitcoin market capitalization Edward Moya foreign exchange market regulatory uncertainty cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Prices Slip to 2-Month Lows As CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Trend Indicator Turns Neutral From Bullish

Prices fell to $26,160 soon before press time, reaching the lowest since March 17.

• 2023-05-12
• CoinDesk Bitcoin Bitcoin Trend Indicator Matthew Dibb chief investment officer

Bitcoin Falls Below $27.5K as Investors Weigh Meme Mania, Binance Congestion Issues

Ether’s deflationary narrative continues despite Monday’s price drop. Major crypto assets traded down on Monday.

• 2023-05-09
• CoinDesk market capitalization

Bitcoin Holds Near $29K as Investors Weigh Rate Increases, Banking Contagion

BTC traded flat after a slight dip early Thursday. Ether also traded in a narrow range.

• 2023-05-05
• CoinDesk Bitcoin market capitalization PacWest Bancorp Western Alliance Bancorporation

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Wildly Before Settling Above $29K

ALSO: Writing about different sessions at Consensus 2023, CoinDesk columnist Daniel Kuhn considers the difficulty that the builders of decentralized finance (DeFi) and financial regulators are having in finding linguistic common ground.

• 2023-04-27
• CoinDesk Bitcoin Nikkei 225