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First Mover: XRP Plunges 20% as Traders Assess SEC’s Ripple Suit
23.12.2020
The SEC's suit against Ripple has triggered a steep sell-off in price for the payments token XRP. Meanwhile, prices for Chainlink's token have increased sevenfold this year, most among CoinDesk 20
Valid Points: Forget Staking, There Are Still Coins to Be Mined on PoW Ethereum
23.12.2020
Ethereum miners are making investments to maximize profits before mining becomes obsolete and gets replaced by validating on Ethereum 2.0
Blockchain Bites: Google Goes Down, Nexus CEO and US Treasury Get Hacked
14.12.2020
Yearn continues to rapidly expand through acquisitions, leading some to call it the Amazon of DeFi. While a U.S. Treasury hack serves as a reminder of the amount of financial data in circulation
First Mover: Horrible 2020 Economy Proved Best Thing for Bitcoin
14.12.2020
In 2020, bitcoin went from fringe investment to the talk of Wall Street, as the coronavirus-induced recession spurred recovery plans built around stimulus
Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin’s Relationship With Gold Is More Complicated Than It Looks
13.12.2020
Just because gold is losing momentum and bitcoin is gaining it doesn't mean investors are selling gold to buy bitcoin – not yet, anyway
Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Tug of War as Wall Street Moves In
11.12.2020
As Wall Street buys bitcoin, crypto faces a fight for its soul. On the one side is mainstream acceptance. On the other: its cypherpunk roots
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Whales Throwing Their Weight Around, Virgil Griffith’s Rights
11.12.2020
There are more bitcoin "whales" than ever, and new data shows how they drive market movements
First Mover: Stimulus Bet Wins Even as Bitcoin Slips Below $18K
11.12.2020
MassMutual's push into bitcoin shows increasing adoption – of the narrative that the cryptocurrency can work as a hedge against central-bank money printing
Blockchain Bites: Paxos’ Banking Play, France’s KYC Terreur, FinCEN’s Personal Data Honeypot
10.12.2020
U.S. lawmakers are asking the nation's financial guardians to clarify crypto custodianship while France wages war on anonymity
First Mover: Bitcoin Stuck as ECB’s Lagarde Primes Extra €500B Stimulus
10.12.2020
The ECB's decision to expand an emergency bond-buying program by €500B may represent latest installment of years-long balance-sheet increase
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Shorts In, MicroStrategy Stock Downgraded, Bitwise Index Trades
9.12.2020
Bitcoin’s options market has flipped bearish for the short term while Citi analysts downgrade MicroStrategy's stock
First Mover: Why Wells Fargo Won’t Recommend Bitcoin to Clients
9.12.2020
A Wells Fargo unit doesn't recommend bitcoin to clients, since they can't yet hold cryptocurrency in their accounts. What if that ever changed?
Blockchain Bites: Square’s Green Bitcoin Pledge, $15B AUM in Crypto Funds
8.12.2020
Crypto markets are trading sideways, while Spain's second-largest bank is reportedly planning a leap into the digital asset industry
First Mover: Wells Fargo Bitcoin Briefing Could Signal Bull Run Intact
8.12.2020
As banks like Wells Fargo come around to writing about bitcoin, pro crypto analysts are scrutinizing blockchain network activity for clues on market cycle
Blockchain Bites: $187M Blockchain Bond, $522M BTC Mining Revenue and ‘Ethereum-First’ Institutional Investors
7.12.2020
Singapore is funding blockchain R&D. Germany's second-largest stock exchange's crypto app saw $1.21 billion in trading volumes this year. Grayscale is seeing a growing number of "Ethereum-first" institutional buyers
First Mover: Why Mohamed El-Erian Might Have Held Bitcoin at $19K
7.12.2020
This year's rapid price gains are unnerving some investors, but NYDIG's Greg Cipolaro argues that bitcoin's growing network could justify $52K in five years
Crypto Long & Short: Why Some Investors Get Bitcoin So Wrong, and What That Says About Its Strengths
6.12.2020
Bitcoin may be rooted in blockchain technology, but it's evolved into something much more than code. That's why it's not easy to replicate
Money Reimagined: Bitcoin vs. Gold Is a Battle of Narratives
4.12.2020
The success of a store-of-value asset, like bitcoin or gold, isn't just a matter of durability, fungibility or scarcity. It's about whether people believe in it
Blockchain Bites: Price Point! Bitcoin at $50K? $60K? $318K?
4.12.2020
Traders have begun unwrapping tokenized bitcoins. The U.S. Treasury Department will keep a vigilant eye on digital innovations. And trading volumes on OKEx have plummeted
First Mover: Bitcoin Below $19K and Customers Flee OKEx
4.12.2020
OKEx appears to suffer customer outflows after lifting of five-week withdrawal suspension, highlighting the existential threat of operational risk