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Edward Snowden ‘Felt Like Buying Bitcoin’ While Traders Hunt for the Market Bottom
13.3.2020
Following three consecutive days of losses shedding $50 billion off the cryptoconomy, digital currency markets lost another $44 billion in a matter of hours on March 12. Not only did ‘Black Thursday’ wreck traditional markets, but gold and bitcoin felt the brunt as well. Amidst...
Gold and Bitcoin Markets Tested, While Central Banks Try to Quell Stock Market Rout
13.3.2020
Central banks worldwide have been bracing for the worst, as the global economy has shuddered over the last seven days. On March 11, the Bank of England slashed rates by 50 bps bringing the base rate down to 0.25%. Meanwhile, Wall Street bankers and U.S. President Donald Trump want the Federal...
Cash Is the New Safe Haven as Crypto, Gold Continue to Tank
12.3.2020
It turns out cold, hard cash with a helping of government bonds - not bitcoin or gold - is where people turn to in the face of a pandemic and "apocalyptic" market turmoil
Market Update: Global Economy Jolts Bitcoin, Overall Crypto Cap Loses $50B
12.3.2020
Cryptocurrency markets are feeling a lot of pressure on Thursday, March 12, as the entire cryptoconomy has lost over $50 billion during the last three days. Digital asset prices dropped to the lowest levels since May 2019. Moreover, on five derivatives exchanges, more than $2.2 billion leveraged...
Peter Schiff Oblivious as Bitcoin Retakes Gold as ‘Safe Haven’ Ytd
11.3.2020
Bitcoin bulls fight to hold the $7.8K support but disintegrating equities markets could continue to negatively impact the price over the short term
When the Going Gets Weird, CoinDesk Readers Look for These Safe Havens
10.3.2020
We asked CoinDesk readers where they're putting their money in this weird financial period. The answers were surprising
Ethereum Community Enthralled Over Controversial ProgPoW Proposal
10.3.2020
The Ethereum community has been debating a proposal called ProgPoW as many ETH proponents believe the Programmatic Proof-of-Work function will alter the network significantly. The contentious topic has seemed to galvanize the community, with the ProgPoW proposal favored by a significant proportion...
Market Update: Plustoken BTC Moves, Crypto Prices Dive, Coronavirus Cripples Global Markets
9.3.2020
Cryptocurrency markets lost more than $30 billion in the last 24 hours as digital asset prices have been slashed alongside traditional stock and commodity markets. Further, crypto proponents have spied Plustoken bitcoins on the move again and speculators assume that 13,000 BTC ($102M) might have...
Bitcoin, Bonds and Gold: Why Markets Are Upended in a Time of Fear
9.3.2020
Noelle Acheson says bitcoin is not the only part of the financial markets going through upheaval
India Ban Overturned, BTC Owners Warned They’ll Lose Everything, Hodler’s Digest, Mar. 2–8
8.3.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, the crypto ban is overturned in India, the new Bank of England governor clearly hates Bitcoin, and Elon Musk throws support behind Twitter’s CEO
Airport Gold Seizure in Amsterdam Points to Bitcoin Utility for Private, Borderless Travel
7.3.2020
A 27-year-old Brazilian man was arrested at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam Friday for failing to declare 15 kilograms of gold bars to customs, according to local reports. After failing to provide a convincing explanation as to how he acquired the gold, the traveler flying from Rio de Janeiro to Hong...
BitPanda CEO Eric Demuth Says Bitcoin Is Gold 2.0 for Millenials
7.3.2020
Regulations are necessary to avoid a “Wild West” for the crypto industry, says BitPanda CEO
Bitcoin Gold Whale Allegedly Controls Half the BTG Supply
6.3.2020
According to a recent study, bitcoin gold (BTG) market prices are being manipulated by a single whale who holds a significant portion of the bitcoin gold in circulation. The Bitcoin Gold network was recently hit with a 51% attack that caused two blockchain reorganizations. The team of...
Bitcoin’s $9,000 Price Stays Steady as Sentiment Stays Positive
6.3.2020
As global equity markets continue to get pummeled, bitcoin’s return to the $9,000 level may have been driven by some of the same forces causing a rally in bonds — a desire for respite from a coronavirus-plagued markets. After sharp gains in price Thursday, bitcoin (BTC) has been trading steadily...
Bitfinex Launches Tether Gold Futures Trading After It Hit $21M Market Cap
6.3.2020
Bitfinex rolls out futures trading for Tether Gold soon after the new gold-backed stablecoin hit a $21 million market cap and surpassed its nearest rival PAX Gold
Bitcoin Back Above $9,000 Amid Bullish Sentiment
5.3.2020
The price of bitcoin broke above $9,000 on a bullish run at 9:00 UTC (4:00 a.m. EST)
Why Betting on Gold-Backed Stablecoins Is a Losing Game
4.3.2020
Could the symbiosis of the past and future provide humanity with better financial solutions?
Uphold's New Debit Card Lets You Pay With Bitcoin, XRP and Gold
4.3.2020
Using payment platform Uphold’s new debit card, users can spend their digital assets, cash and commodities at locations that accepts MasterCard
Coronavirus Prompts Fed to Slash Interest Rate – Stocks Slide, Gold Spikes, Bitcoin Uncertainty
4.3.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 50 bps on Tuesday citing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak against the bleak economy. The last time the central bank slashed rates by leveraging an “emergency rate shift” by half a percentage point was after Lehman Brothers filed...
Bitcoin Has ‘Solidified Role’ as Investors’ Digital Gold — Grayscale
3.3.2020
Institutions now increasingly view Bitcoin as a “flight to safety,” Grayscale’s managing director says