Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Bitcoin is set to end the trading week in Asia down
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to face resistance just under the $120,000 mark, struggling to build enough momentum for a breakout. Over the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency has remained in a tight trading range above $118,000, representing a slight decline of nearly 4% from its most recent all-time high. Despite the lack of upward movement, analysts
Jack Dorsey has spent the last decade searching for ways to strip intermediaries out of communication and finance. He has maintained that Twitter would have been better conceived as a protocol than an app; since then he has supported the development of Nostr, an open-source, permissionless, and censorship-resistant social network. Now he and a team
Cryptocurrency analysis firm Alphractal has released some noteworthy data regarding the Bitcoin market. According to the company, the Coinbase Premium Index is currently in the negative. This index measures the difference between Bitcoin’s price on US-based exchanges like Coinbase and its price on other global exchanges. A negative index means Bitcoin is trading at a
Bitcoin has been trading in an excruciatingly tight range just below $120,000, but the rally is quickly losing momentum as the market enters what has historically been a soft month for the crypto, a report from 10x Research warned. August has been bitcoin’s weakest month over the past decade, with only three positive years and
Swan-promoted Sequans and several other Bitcoin treasury companies went through a rough period in July. After peaking on Jul. 14, 2025, Sequans’ stock price dropped by around 75%. Several treasury companies saw even harsher drops. What does this signal mean? Summary Semiconductor manufacturer Sequans partnered with Swan and raised over $300 million to start Bitcoin
White House report omitted Bitcoin reserve update. BTC holds steady near $118k with bullish technical signals. ETF inflows and low selling pressure fuel price optimism. Bitcoin (BTC) is entering August 2025 in a position of strength, despite growing anticipation over a missed opportunity in Washington. On July 31, the White House released its long-awaited crypto
Bitcoin’s failure to hold above $120,000 was accompanied by a surge in selling from large holders, marking what analysts call the “third major profit-taking wave of this bull run.” Realized profits on Bitcoin (BTC) spiked to between $6 billion and $8 billion in late July — levels that coincided at or near local tops in
Following in the President’s footsteps, his sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., are also making inroads in the crypto industry. According to a securities filing made public on Tuesday, Eric Trump is set to become one of the wealthiest individuals in the crypto industry following a merger between Gryphon Digital Mining and American Bitcoin