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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Struggles to Hold $30K Ahead of Fed Minutes

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

Minutes from the Federal Reserve's FOMC are due later today. (Funtap/Getty images)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin fatica a mantenere i 30.000$ in vista dei verbali della Fed

Le ultime mosse nei Mercati Cripto nel contesto del 25 maggio 2022.

Minutes from the Federal Reserve's FOMC are due later today. (Funtap/Getty images)

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Grayscale’s Sonnenshein on Crypto ETFs; Is JPMorgan Bullish on Bitcoin? The Sandbox on the Metaverse

As investors await bitcoin’s next price move, Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein joins “First Mover” to discuss crypto markets and the launch of his firm’s first European ETF. Alex McDougall of Stablecorp shares his analysis of the Terra LUNA and UST failures. Plus, we continue the conversation about the metaverse as The Sandbox CEO Mathieu Nouzareth shares his views on this emerging space.

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Dominates but Altcoins Lurk

Although Terra's collapse has raised existential questions about the future of DeFi, some traders appear to be preparing for a return to altcoins; BTC remains rangebound below $30,000 in Tuesday trading.

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Tether ‘Transparency Is Needed’ Following Terra’s UST Collapse: Analyst

The director of blockchain market research Quantum Economics said during CoinDesk TV's "First Mover" that Tether should be more transparent about “what they actually hold on their balance sheets.”

Alexandre Lores on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover." (Modified by CoinDesk)

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More Downside Ahead for Bitcoin, Says Top Valkyrie Analyst

“It’s a marathon, not a sprint,” Josh Olszewicz, head of research at Valkyrie, said about bitcoin’s price recovery, on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program.

(Josh Olszewicz/CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

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Sending Decentralized Data Storage to Space, Buying Land in the Metaverse

Marta Belcher of Filecoin Foundation explains how her organization is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to explore sending blockchain data to space. Plus, crypto markets insights from Josh Olszewicz of Valkyrie and a discussion with Sam Hamilton of Decentraland Foundation about virtual land.

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First Mover Asia: Funds Lost Billions in the Terra Collapse. Here are the Ongoing Effects; Bitcoin Sees Red

When a fund suffers a major dent to its token, the impact reverberates widely throughout the venture funding eco-system; most major cryptos fell despite gains in U.S. equity markets.

Most major cryptos declined in the ongoing risk-averse environment (Getty)