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Bitcoin Slips Ahead of Powell Testimony, Pharrell Joins Doodles NFTs as it Announces First Fundraise

Julian Holguin, CEO of popular NFT project Doodles, reveals the company’s partnership with musician Pharrell Williams, new project Doodles 2 and their first funding round led by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Plus, crypto markets analysis from Prime Trust CFO Rodrigo Vicuna, and esports and gaming brand FaZe Clan’s Chief Strategy Officer Kai Henry weighs in on the state of the metaverse and Web3.

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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.

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First Mover Americas: Altcoins Lead as BTC Struggles to Stay Above $21K

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for June 21, 2022.

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Outlook for Bitcoin, Ether Following Weekend Tumble, Sandbox Co-Founder on Markets and Metaverse

“First Mover” dives into the crypto markets with Matthew Tuttle of Tuttle Capital Management. What’s the outlook for bitcoin, ether and other alts following another dramatic tumble over the holiday weekend? What’s in store for Celsius Network and its customers? Plus, interviews with Sebastien Borget of The Sandbox and DJ, producer and entrepreneur Steve Aoki as the highly anticipated event NFT.NYC kicks into high gear.

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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.

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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.

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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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First Mover Asia: When Crypto Rebuilds After This Cold Winter, Firms Like Three Arrows Capital Won't Have a Place; Bitcoin Sinks Toward $20K

The crypto hedge fund, which has been one of the industry’s most prolific investors in new protocols and is also a large borrower, is facing $400 million in liquidations on its positions; ether drops 13%.

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Pioneira na Ásia: Quando a Cripto for reconstruída após este inverno frio, empresas como a Three Arrows Capital T terão lugar; Bitcoin afunda em direção a US$ 20 mil

O fundo de hedge Cripto , que tem sido um dos investidores mais prolíficos do setor em novos protocolos e também um grande mutuário, está enfrentando US$ 400 milhões em liquidações sobre suas posições; éter cai 13%.

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Premier arrivé en Asie : lorsque la Crypto se reconstruira après cet hiver froid, des entreprises comme Three Arrows Capital T plus leur place ; Bitcoin descend vers 20 000 $

Le fonds spéculatif Crypto , qui a été ONEun des investisseurs les plus prolifiques du secteur dans les nouveaux protocoles et est également un emprunteur important, est confronté à 400 millions de dollars de liquidations sur ses positions ; l'éther chute de 13%.

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