The U.S. dollar has been heavily shorted since early October in hopes for a so-called dovish Fed pivot and looks ripe for a short squeeze, a move higher driven by unwinding of bearish positions. Bitcoin tends to move in the opposite direction of the dollar.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin’s Kimchi Premium Has Narrowed, but the Korean Market Is Proving Resilient
ALSO: A crypto markets analyst suggests that the U.S. central bank may not be finished with interest rate hikes, even if it raises the rate on Wednesday as expected.
Bitcoin Climbs Above $28.5K as Investors Weigh Fresh Bank Woes, Cool Jobs Data
Ether also rose. Equity markets dropped, including stocks of two regional banks.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Market Cap Is Surging, but a Retreat From $30K Continues
PLUS: Western crypto innovators with great ideas are eying the East for tech-embracing governments and fresh opportunities. A West-East partnership may be crypto’s model for the future, the co-founder of Taipei-based Woo Network, Jack Tan, writes.
Bitcoin Drops Below $28K; JPMorgan Takes Over Embattled First Republic Bank
BTC’s price had dropped from well above $29,000 since Sunday evening. Investors await Wednesday’s FOMC decision.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Open Asia’s Trading Week Flat
ALSO: Five CoinDesk journalists offer their takeaways from Consensus 2023. They found an industry still filled with optimism but also realistic about the challenges ahead, most notably, regulatory uncertainty.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $29K as Investors Look Toward Next FOMC Meeting
ALSO: William Shatner, Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, releases an NFT collection and touts the potential of crypto in an entertaining half-hour discussion at CoinDesk’s Consensus 2023 conference.
Bitcoin Circles Above $29.5K as Investors Weigh Sluggish GDP, Latest Banking Woes
BTC dipped slightly during U.S. morning trading Thursday after the Commerce Department reported a slow 1.1% gain in GDP for the first quarter – below consensus expectations of 2% annualized – but later rebounded.
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.
Bitcoin Tumbles as Wild Crypto Market Swing Causes $310M Losses From Liquidations
The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI), which tracks the performance of the broader crypto market, plummeted 5.6% in an hour.
As Crypto Grows, so Does CoinDesk’s Commitment to Keeping Pace
A new CoinDesk tool called the Bitcoin Trend Indicator can help traders spot where BTC is headed.
Optimism From Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade Is Fading, Crypto Options Show
Two weeks after the upgrade, the options market is assigning a slightly more negative sentiment to ether.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Breaks Its Losing Streak in Late Tuesday Rally
ALSO: CoinDesk’s Pete Pachal and Daniel Kuhn outline important themes at Consensus 2023 conference, which opens Wednesday in Austin, Texas.
Bitcoin Regains $28K Amid Mildly Encouraging Tech Earnings, Liquidation of Short Positions
BTC climbed Tuesday afternoon as Google and Microsoft’s first-quarter earnings surpassed expectations. Both equities and Treasury yields were down on Tuesday, however.
First Mover Asia: Crypto Flat as Markets Await Tech Earnings
ALSO: Although Do Kwon is in a lot of trouble, his lawyers have raised a legitimate issue about crypto regulation in the U.S, and the SEC’s quest for unlimited jurisdiction over the asset class.
Bitcoin Drops to $27.3K, Ether Edges Toward $1.8K Amid Investors’ Interest Rate Concerns
BTC’s recent price drop can be interpreted as “a period of consolidation and a healthy correction after an explosive move upwards past $30,000 over the last several months,” one analyst says.
First Mover Asia: What’s Next After Bitcoin’s Retreat
ALSO: CoinDesk columnist David Morris writes that Taylor Swift’s avoided the embarrassment of striking a business deal with embattled crypto exchange FTX by reportedly asking the type of common-sense questions that should be part of any business negotiation.
Ether Erases All Gains From Shanghai Rally as Bitcoin, Crypto Prices Fall
The second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has dropped to its lowest since April 9, CoinDesk data shows.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Struggles as U.S. Regulators Fumble: Analyst
ALSO: CoinDesk columnist Daniel Kuhn considers the European Parliament’s passage of crypto rules, which come as U.S. regulatory agencies seem to be backtracking in their efforts to find an effective regulatory approach.
Bitcoin Tumbles Below $28K on Coinbase Before Rallying
BTC’s price dipped to the lowest level since April 9. Ether also dropped, albeit less severely.