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Mining New Bitcoin Is More Difficult Than Ever. Here's How it Could Impact BTC Prices
12.9.2024
The next difficulty adjustment is expected to decrease mining difficulty, potentially relieving some pressure on miners. But market sentiment and broader financial conditions could influence bitcoin's price, with possible selling pressure if the overall market weakens
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $58K After U.S. Tech Stocks Rise
12.9.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 12, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
U.S. Election Betting: What's at Stake in Final (?) CFTC-Kalshi Showdown
12.9.2024
Here's how to listen to Thursday's hearing in the closely watched federal court case over political prediction markets, and why it matters
Russian Central Bank Targets July 2025 for Widespread Digital Ruble Use
12.9.2024
The central bank wants to promote the widespread use of the digital ruble
Bitcoin Could Hit $125K by Year-End if Trump Becomes President, $75K if Harris Triumphs: Standard Chartered
12.9.2024
Bitcoin is expected to end the year at new all-time highs regardless of who wins the U.S. election, the report said
Leverage in the Bitcoin Market Is Increasing Again
12.9.2024
High-leverage liquidity in bitcoin is concentrated at around $58,500, according to Hyblock Capital
U.S. Consumers Say Crypto Is Here to Stay, Stablecoins Maybe Not: Deutsche Bank
12.9.2024
Sentiment is somewhat bearish about the near-term outlook for bitcoin, the bank's consumer survey showed
Bitcoin Yields as High as 45% on Offer in Pendle's New Pools
12.9.2024
The floating yields on the bitcoin-linked LBTC token are from pools that went live on Wednesday. There's also a fixed-yield option of an annualized 10%
Bitcoin Bargain Hunters Active on Kraken and Coinbase, CCData Shows
12.9.2024
Bargain hunters are active on Kraken and Coinbase, snapping up coins at perceived discounts as selling pressure from other exchanges keeps prices under pressure
Bitcoin Jumps Over $58K Amid Tech Stock Rally, SUI Outperforms
12.9.2024
SUI beat BTC and ETH in the early hours of East Asia trading
Protocol Village: Flight-Tracking DePIN Protocol Wingbits Raises $3.5M
12.9.2024
Slowing Inflation Growth Points to More Upside in Crypto
11.9.2024
Today's CPI data show inflation growth continued to ease in August. That could be good news for crypto, says Scott Garliss
The Protocol: Polymarket Bets Pay Off as Memecoin Memorializes 'Dwebate'
11.9.2024
Crypto wasn't even mentioned during Tuesday's U.S. presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But there was a parallel universe of often-ridiculous trading around the faceoff – taking place on blockchain-based prediction markets and memecoin...
UK Introduces Bill to Clarify Crypto's Legal Status
11.9.2024
The Labour government said the bill will give owners of bitcoin and other digital assets greater legal protection
That Debate! How Crypto Reacted to Last Night's Showdown
11.9.2024
Harris and Trump may not have mentioned crypto. But crypto folk had plenty to say about the presidential debate Tuesday night
Are Ethereum Staking Yields Too High?
11.9.2024
As staking grows in popularity through liquid staking derivatives, there is a need to better quantify staking returns for different platforms and how they change over time, says Marcin Kazmierczak, co-founder and coo, RedStone
The Middleman’s Shadow in the Tokenization Complex
11.9.2024
In the world of crypto, digital assets, and the dream of decentralization, the middleman is a figure of scorn. We speak of peer-to-peer networks with no need for gatekeepers. Yet, whether we like it or not, intermediaries haunt every corner of this landscape, says Fadi Aboualfa, head of research...
Bitcoin Plunges Below $56K as Stocks Sell Off in Weak U.S. Trading
11.9.2024
It's been a trend for the last few weeks that cryptocurrencies selloff as the U.S. traditional markets open, underscoring a general risk-off sentiment among American investors
Bitcoin Decouples From Gold as Crypto Continues in Bearish Phase
11.9.2024
Bitcoin {{BTC}} is in the midst of a period of negative correlation with gold, signalling a risk-averse environment where investors favor traditional safe-haven assets like gold as opposed to speculative assets
The Debate Showed How Little Crypto Matters to Voters and Politicians
11.9.2024
Trump and Harris didn’t mention crypto once last night because, despite the industry’s pretensions to relevance, most people don’t care about these issues, says Ryan Gorman