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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First Mover Asia: Hong Kong’s OSL Sees Strong Institutional Interest in Crypto, Despite Luna-Induced Volatility; Bitcoin and Ether Surge

Fernando Martinez, OSL's head of Americas, said global, institutional trading volume is higher than it was in 2021, the best year in the crypto exchange’s history. Altcoins have a good day.

Hong Kong where Tether is headquartered (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash).

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First Mover Asia: DeFi’s Resilience During the Market Slowdown; Bitcoin Slumps Near $20K

DeFi apps have avoided any massive on-chain liquidations, surprises or smart contract failures, even as crypto markets have shed value.

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady Over 20K, USDC's ‘Flippening’ of USDT and the Stablecoin Bear Market

Ether and most major altcoins spent much of the day in the green; a crisis in confidence has put pressure on the USDT peg.

Oso contra toro. (Getty)

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First Mover Asia: ¿Una alternativa china a las monedas estables basadas en dólares? Ampliar el uso de la CNH presenta desafíos; BTC se mantiene por encima de los 20.000 dólares

El token es una versión de la moneda china diseñada para uso en el extranjero; otras criptomonedas se mezclan en el comercio ligero.

People's Bank of China (Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images)

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First Mover Asia: A Chinese Alternative to Dollar-Based Stablecoins? Widening the Use of the CNH Presents Challenges; BTC Remains Above $20K

The token is a version of China’s currency designed for offshore use; other cryptos are mixed in light trading.

People's Bank of China (Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holds Above $20K Amid Light Trading

U.S. equity markets were closed in celebration of the Juneteenth holiday.

Bitcoin's price was roughly flat over the past 24 hours. (Getty Images)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin as Digital Gold and Inflation Hedge. Really? BTC Is Under Water, While the Metal You Can Hold Is Breathing Air; Cryptos Rebound Sunday

A Sunday rally had bitcoin perched back over $20K and ether above $1.1K, but the recent Terra and Celsius debacles have increased investor anxiety about the digital assets' ability to maintain those levels.

Inflation and fears of a global recession are weighing heavily on investors. (Colin Anderson/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Plunges Below $20K for First Time Since December 2020; Ether Drops Below $1K

The continuing plunge in traditional financial markets and panic about crypto lending platforms sent Bitcoin into the teens for the first time in more than 18 months.

Bitcoin plunges below $20K (OGNYAN CHOBANOV/Getty Images)

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Pioneiro na Ásia: Riscos Celsius desencadearam queda de Cripto , afirma CFO do Huobi Group; Bitcoin oscila, mas T quebra o aumento pós-taxa

Lily Zhang disse à CoinDesk que os problemas da plataforma de empréstimo foram inoportunos após o colapso da stablecoin TerraUSD , e os Preços de Cripto poderiam cair ainda mais; as principais altcoins recuperam terreno.

Celsius' problems triggered the latest crypto prices crash, says a Huobi senior executive. (Malte Mueller/Getty Images)

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Primer actor en Asia: los riesgos Celsius provocaron una caída de las Cripto , dice el director financiero del grupo Huobi; Bitcoin se tambalea pero no rompe la subida de tipos

Lily Zhang le dijo a CoinDesk que los problemas de la plataforma de préstamos llegaron en mal momento luego del colapso de la moneda estable TerraUSD , y que los Precios de criptomonedas podrían caer aún más; Las principales altcoins recuperan terreno.

Celsius' problems triggered the latest crypto prices crash, says a Huobi senior executive. (Malte Mueller/Getty Images)