James Rubin

James Rubin was CoinDesk's Co-Managing Editor, Markets team based on the West Coast. He has written and edited for the Milken Institute, TheStreet.com and the Economist Intelligence Unit, among other organizations. He is also the co-author of the Urban Cyclist's Survival Guide. He owns a small amount of bitcoin.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: South Korea Election Made Crypto a Big Issue, but There's No Guarantee of a Follow-Through; Cryptos Suffer Weekend Decline

Both candidates made crypto an important issue to attract younger voters, but it's not yet clear if the winner, Yoon Suk-yeol, will introduce legislation fulfilling his promises; bitcoin and ether were both in the red.

South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-Yeol celebrates his victory (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

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First Mover Asia: India Loses Foreign Investment, Chinese Indices Continue a Downward Trend; Cryptos Suffer an Off Day

The world's second-largest country by population has watched foreign investors flee for the last two weeks; bitcoin settles below $40,000.

Analysts: This Bear Market May Not Last Long

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First Mover Asia: Signs Point Upward for Crypto in India and South Korea; Bitcoin and Ether Soar on US Executive Order

India's finance minister says the country will launch a central bank digital currency sooner than she'd previously indicated; cryptos rise as investors view the Biden administration's executive order as a positive development.

Nirmala Sitharaman, India's finance minister (Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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First Mover Asia: Singapore's Strict Approach to Crypto; Bitcoin Rises Despite Investors' Jitters About War, US Executive Order

Singapore's high standards may be discouraging some crypto companies from establishing operations in the city-state; investors were wrestling with the latest developments in Ukraine and await the crypto order by U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

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First Mover Asia: Malaysia May Be Asia's Next Crypto Hub; Major Cryptos Decline as Russia Onslaught Intensifies

The country, where CoinGecko was founded, retains the institutional use of English as well as a common-law court system; bitcoin declined for the third day.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Shutterstock)

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First Mover Asia: Lightbulb Capital di Singapore bilancia le 3 parti dell’investimento ESG. Il mondo DeFi se ne prenderà cura?; Bitcoin, caduta dell'etere

Il mondo Cripto si è concentrato più sulle questioni ambientali che sugli aspetti sociali e di governance dei diversi progetti; domenica le principali criptovalute erano in rosso a causa dell'intensificarsi dell'invasione russa.

Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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First Mover Asia: Binabalanse ng Lightbulb Capital ng Singapore ang 3 Bahagi ng ESG Investing. Aalagaan ba ng DeFi World?; Bitcoin, Ether Fall

Ang mundo ng Crypto ay higit na nakatuon sa mga isyu sa kapaligiran kaysa sa mga aspeto ng panlipunan at pamamahala ng iba't ibang mga proyekto; ang mga pangunahing cryptos ay nasa pula noong Linggo habang tumindi ang pagsalakay ng Russia.

Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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First Mover Asia: Singapore's Lightbulb Capital Balances the 3 Parts of ESG Investing. Will the DeFi World Care?; Bitcoin, Ether Fall

The crypto world has focused more heavily on environmental issues than the social and governance aspects of different projects; major cryptos were in the red on Sunday as the Russian invasion intensified.

Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Pioneiro na Ásia: Lightbulb Capital de Cingapura equilibra as três partes do investimento ESG. O DeFi World se importará?; Bitcoin, Queda do Éter

O mundo Cripto concentrou-se mais fortemente nas questões ambientais do que nos aspectos sociais e de governança de diferentes projetos; as principais criptomoedas estavam no vermelho no domingo, à medida que a invasão russa se intensificava.

Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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First Mover Asia: Lightbulb Capital Сінгапуру врівноважує 3 частини ESG Investing. Чи подбає DeFi World?; Bitcoin, падіння ефіру

Крипто зосередився більше на екологічних питаннях, ніж на соціальних та управлінських аспектах різних проектів; Основні криптовалюти були в мінусі в неділю через посилення російського вторгнення.

Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)