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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls to $19.6K as Investors Continue to Mull Fed Chair's Comments

Ether and other major altcoins are down in weekend trading.

Cryptos plummeted Tuesday. (Jay Radhakrishnan/Getty Images)

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Fed Chair Powell to Give Update on U.S. Economy; $1.27B in ETH Options to Expire

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is gearing up to give his much-anticipated speech from Jackson Hole, Wyo. where central bankers are holding their annual symposium. Joining “First Mover” to discuss the potential impact on crypto markets is Rufus Round of GlobalBlock. Also, Christopher Behnke of sFOX discusses the IRS summons his company expects to receive. And Aziz Alangari of Wachsman ponders whether Taylor Swift will issue an NFT.

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First Mover Asia: A Bear Market Survival Strategy for Crypto Miners; Bitcoin, Ether Price Remains in Holding Pattern

Some miners are earning more by selling power capacity back to the grid than through mining bitcoin; crypto markets await Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Friday speech.

An Antminer bitcoin mining machine. (Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Gains Stall at $22K as Markets Await Powell at Jackson Hole

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 25, 2022.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will speak Friday at the Fed's annual meeting here. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Continues Holding Pattern Over $21K; The Sandbox Co-Founder on Metaverse Outlook

Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) trade sideways a day before Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole. Plus, a conversation with The Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget about the future of the metaverse and Alpha Season 3.

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First Mover Asia: Bear Market? Taxes? Crypto’s Allure in India Grows, KuCoin Survey Finds; Bitcoin Continues Holding Pattern Over $21K

A study by crypto exchange KuCoin found that 15% of the country’s population aged 18-60 held or had traded crypto in the past six months; ether trades sideways.

India (Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/Getty Images)

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Crypto Investors Brace for Powell’s Upcoming Speech; Report Highlights Concerns Over NFT Ownership Rights

“First Mover” continues to explore this week’s hot topic in markets – the Jackson Hole conference for central bankers from around the world. Will U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and central bank leaders abroad signal a change in their monetary policies? And how may the outcome of this meeting affect crypto markets? Martin Leinweber of MV Index Solutions shares his perspective. Also, Alex Thorn of Galaxy Digital on how NFT projects may be misleading buyers about ownership rights.

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