First Mover Asia: Biden’s Tough Talk, Tether’s Bitcoin Bet Not Moving Crypto

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to slide lower, slipping just below $27,000 as investors focus on debt ceiling talks in Washington. Sylvia Jablonski, CEO of Defense ETFs, and Jason Urban, Head of Global Trading at Galaxy Digital, share their insights on the current state of the crypto markets. Plus, Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins, discusses the NFT brand’s latest $9 million funding round. In addition, New York University professor emeritus Gary Marcus shared his thoughts on artificial intelligence guidelines following the Senate hearing, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman among those testifying.