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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Struggles Following Inflation Report; California Crypto Bill Is an Overstep, Say Legal Experts
The bill would prohibit California-licensed entities from dealing with stablecoins unless that stablecoin is fully-backed by securities and issued by a bank or licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Has Not Bottomed Out, Data Suggests; Ether and Other Altcoins Fall in Monday Trading
A recent report from South Korea-based CryptoQuant outlines a number of price valuation metrics that show bitcoin sinking to as low as $14,500 to $10,000.

Primer movimiento en Asia: Bitcoin no ha tocado fondo, sugieren los datos; Ether y otras Altcoins caen en las operaciones del lunes
Un informe reciente de CryptoQuant, con sede en Corea del Sur, describe una serie de métricas de valoración de precios que muestran que Bitcoin se hunde hasta un mínimo de entre 14.500 y 10.000 dólares.

Ethereum Proof-of-Work Fork Timing Posted
The fork will occur 24 hours following the Merge, according to an @EthereumPoW Twitter thread.

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $21K; DeFi Platform Forward’s $5M Funding Round Highlights Crypto’s Growth in Thailand, but Regulation Lags
Two of Thailand’s largest banks participated in the round, but the country also faces a major obstacle keeping its best tech talent.

First Mover Asia: Crypto Legislation, Enforcement Highlight a Busy Fall for Financial Regulators; Bitcoin Holds Steady Over $19K
South Korea, Thailand and Singapore will be addressing legal action, legislation and other issues in the coming months.

First Mover Asia: Why DeFi Is Targeting the Institutions It Wanted to Topple; Crypto Prices Rally
Institutional DeFi is growing at a rapid pace and some research firms say this niche sector will attract over $1 trillion in investment capital over the next five years; bitcoin rebounded above $19K.

First Mover Asia: Binance’s USDC Swap Out Isn’t What You Think It Is; What's Behind Bitcoin's Late Dive?
The exchange is hoping to generate one big pool for USD stablecoins to be used for trading and powered by Binance’s USD stablecoin; bitcoin drops below $19K.

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Tight Below $20K; Blockchain Protocol Cardano Arrives on Robinhood. Who Cares?
Other protocols have far exceeded Cardano for total value locked.

First Mover Asia: The Michael Saylor Tax Case and What It Means; Bitcoin Wrestles With $20K
The MicroStrategy executive chairman says the District of Columbia’s scrutiny of his tax residency is wrong, but the filing has deeper significance.
