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First Mover: What's Next for Ethereum After Cryptocurrency Hits All-Time High

The Ethereum blockchain is growing fast thanks to DeFi, and some traders say the ether cryptocurrency could notch further gains.

By Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian SinclairJan 20, 2021

Wednesday's inauguration of a new U.S. president continues a tradition that started with George Washington taking the oath of office in 1989.

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First Mover: Ethereum Steals Limelight With New All-Time High Price as Bitcoiners HODL

Crypto traders shift focus to ether as second-largest cryptocurrency surges to new record price, but bitcoiners aren't going anywhere.

By Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian SinclairJan 19, 2021

Ether, the second-biggest cryptocurrency, is pressing toward new frontiers after setting a new all-time high price.

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First Mover: Biden's $1.9T Plan Shows 'Blue Wave' Bitcoiners Saw Coming

The Federal Reserve might need to print money to help finance Biden's coronavirus relief proposal, to keep Treasury bond interest rates from climbing.

By Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian SinclairJan 15, 2021

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking Thursday in a virtual chat hosted by the Princeton University Bendheim Center for Finance.

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First Mover: Forget Facebook's Stablecoin. Now It's $700B Bitcoin in the Crosshairs

Bitcoin's powerful move over the past couple of months to more than $700 billion in market value is suddenly commanding more attention from global financial regulators.

By Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian SinclairJan 14, 2021

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks via webcast from a Reuters event on Wednesday.

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First Mover: Don't Like $34K Bitcoin? Stellar, Litecoin Yet to Conquer Old Highs

Though bitcoin's rally has lost some steam, many traders are still in a bullish mood – and shifting to alternative cryptocurrencies known as "altcoins" whose prices have yet to clear all-time highs from years past.

By Muyao Shen, Bradley Keoun, Omkar GodboleJan 13, 2021

This one or that one? Retail cryptocurrency buyers are reportedly on the hunt for alternatives to bitcoin.

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First Mover: Market Signs Look Healthy as Bitcoin Sell-Off Subsides

Record trading volumes have accompanied bitcoin's rally this year, and subsequent swoon, offering a healthy sign of just how much price discovery is taking place in rapidly growing (to $3T?) cryptocurrency markets.

By Bradley Keoun, Muyao Shen, Omkar GodboleJan 12, 2021

Bitcoin just suffered its biggest price meltdown since March 2020, but market activity is bustling.

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First Mover: Cryptocurrency Euphoria Hits Breaking Point as Miners Lose Nerve

Crypto euphoria gets a reality check as bitcoin and ether tumble, though XRP is still trading well as SEC-inflicted damage proves limited.

By Muyao Shen, Omkar Godbole, Bradley KeounJan 11, 2021

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First Mover: It Might Be Getting 'Silly' as Bitcoin Passes $39K, $40K, $41K

It's taken just eight days in 2021 for bitcoin prices to surge more than 40%, and some analysts are starting to handicap the chances for a correction.

By Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Muyao ShenJan 8, 2021

Less than a day after passing $40,000 for the first time, bitcoin has surged to a new all-time high above $41,000.

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First Mover: $1 Trillion of Cryptocurrencies Shows Booming 'Asset Class'

It took just a few months for cryptocurrencies' market cap to double to $1 trillion. That compares with eight years for U.S. junk loans.

By Zack Voell, Omkar Godbole, Bradley KeounJan 7, 2021

Bitcoin prices have shot to a fresh all-time high above $38,000.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Hits Record as 'Blue Wave' and 'Kimchi Premium' Look Bullish

Bitcoin surges above $35K for first time with U.S. Democrats poised to take full control of government and 'Kimchi Premium' back in force.

By Muyao Shen, Omkar Godbole, Bradley KeounJan 6, 2021

Bitcoin prices rose above $35,000 for the first time, reaching a new all-time high.