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First Mover: Bitcoin at Center Stage (and Record High) as Mastercard, BNY Go Crypto

Bitcoin's price hits new all-time high over $48,000 despite U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's warning that cryptocurrencies are prone to illicit uses.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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Mastercard, BNY Create New Milestones in Crypto Adoption

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce with reaction to bitcoin (BTC) adoption by corporates, Ripio CEO Sebastian Serrano with news from Argentina, and markets analysis from Edward Moya of OANDA.

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First Mover: As Wall Street Fixates on Inflation Hedges, Good Luck Finding Bitcoin

A wave of new bitcoin buyers is arriving just as easily obtained supplies of the cryptocurrency fall to their lowest levels in more than three years. 

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Friends and Foes of Crypto React to Tesla’s BTC Buy, Bitcoin’s Rally and CBDCs

Joining us today: one of bitcoin’s loudest critics, economist Nouriel Roubini, along with one of crypto’s staunchest advocates taking her agency’s proposals to the Biden administration. Plus, the latest markets news from First Mover editor Brad Keoun. And RBC Analyst Mitch Steves with investment advice for Apple.

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First Mover: Elon Musk's #bitcoin Bet Pays Off With $270M Gain on First Day

Tesla has forged a path other corporate treasurers might follow into bitcoin. PLUS: Ether hits new record price above $1,800 as CME futures debut.

So far, Tesla's bet on bitcoin appears to be paying off, with a $270 million paper gain on the first day.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Blasting Past $47K as Markets React to Tesla’s $1.5B Bitcoin Bet and the G-7 Summit Prepares to Discuss the Era of Cryptocurrencies

To launch or not launch CBDCs, and what to do about bitcoin? Questions facing G-7 nations as they prepare for Friday’s summit. PwC ‘s Henri Arslanian discusses their challenges. eToro’s Guy Hirsch on the pressures of high trading volume during the Tesla-fueled bitcoin rally. And Coinmetrics Co-Founder Nic Carter explains why Bitcoin critics are jumping to the wrong conclusions about the network’s energy footprint.

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First Mover: Tesla Sends Bitcoin Mooning Past $44K as Snoop Wins #dogebowl

Electric-vehicle entrepreneur Elon Musk follows through with a $1.5 billion purchase after adding "#bitcoin" to his Twitter profile late last month.

XRP primed to rise as DOGE spotlights SEC

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Bitcoin and Ether Hit New All-Time Highs as Tesla Invests $1.5B in BTC and CME Launches ETH Futures Trading

Former Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks, CME Director Tim McCourt, and ARK Invest Analyst Yassine Elmandjra discuss the hot crypto market and regulatory implications, as fun and games with Dogecoin continues.

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First Mover: It's 'Dorsey's Node' as Bitcoin Marches Higher, DOGE Chokes

Bitcoin breaks out, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sets up a bitcoin node and Bank of England warns on negative rates. Meanwhile, it's DeFi that's mooning.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is now posting about his own bitcoin node.

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First Mover: Ethereum, DOGE on Own Journeys as Inflation Bets Fuel Bitcoin

Altcoins like Chainlink get big boost from DeFi growth on Ethereum, while inflation bets boost bitcoin and dogecoin gets (Elon Musk) moonshot.

Dogecoin prices have mooned, now with a market capitalization over $6 billion, even though the doggie-faced meme token represents little more than a joke.