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Crypto Long & Short: No, Bitcoin Is Not in a Bubble
17.1.2021
Commentators and analysts who say bitcoin is in a “bubble” show they don’t understand what the term means
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase Wants to Crowdsource Asset Listings; What’s Up With Tether’s Bank?
15.1.2021
Deltec invested some clients' funds in bitcoin, but not Tether's, the bank confirms. So what exactly is backing tether?
Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Warning for Central Banks
15.1.2021
Bitcoin's rising price reflects declining faith in the existing financial system. Will central bankers like Christine Lagarde take notice?
First Mover: Biden’s $1.9T Plan Shows ‘Blue Wave’ Bitcoiners Saw Coming
15.1.2021
The Federal Reserve might need to print money to help finance Biden's coronavirus relief proposal, to keep Treasury-bond interest rates from climbing
Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Head Stepping Down, Anchorage to Become First National ‘Digital Asset Bank’
14.1.2021
Brian Brooks finalized the controversial Fair Access to Banking rule in what could be his last act in office
First Mover: Forget Facebook’s Stablecoin. Now It’s $700B Bitcoin In the Crosshairs
14.1.2021
Bitcoin's powerful move over the past couple months to a market value of more than $700 billion is suddenly commanding more attention from global financial regulators.
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Trades Sideways as US Inflation Is Muted
13.1.2021
The line of sight on U.S. inflation is anything but clear after the Labor Department reports the CPI's smallest yearly gain since 2015. So what does it mean for bitcoin?
First Mover: Don’t Like $34K Bitcoin? Stellar, Litecoin Yet to Conquer Old Highs
13.1.2021
Though bitcoin's rally has lost some steam, many traders are still in a bullish mood – and shifting to alternative cryptocurrencies known as "altcoins" whose prices have yet to clear all-time highs from years past.
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Rebounds, Addresses Above 2017 Peak, Sci-Hub Decentralizes
12.1.2021
Content moderation decisions from Amazon, Shopify and Twitter following the Capitol riots in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 have put efforts to “decentralize” the web into sharp relief
First Mover: Market Signs Look Healthy as Bitcoin Sell-Off Subsides
12.1.2021
Record trading volumes have accompanied bitcoin's rally this year, and subsequent swoon, offering a healthy sign of just how much price discovery is taking place in rapidly growing (to $3T?) cryptocurrency markets.
Blockchain Bites: Crypto Market Cap Drops Below $1T as Dollar Gains
11.1.2021
Also: Bakkt will go public through a SPAC merger, JPMorgan weighs in on a bitcoin ETF and Dan Larimer is leaving EOS-incubator Block.one
First Mover: Cryptocurrency Euphoria Hits Breaking Point as Miners Lose Nerve
11.1.2021
Crypto euphoria gets reality check as bitcoin and ether tumble, though XRP is still trading with market value near Ford Motor's as SEC-inflicted damage proves limited
Crypto Long & Short: Traditional and Crypto Markets are Starting to Converge
10.1.2021
The latest OCC statement, which opens the door for banks to use blockchains to validate payments, hints at more than just better services
Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Road to Gold
8.1.2021
Bitcoin may not be "digital gold" just yet. But, with institutions accepting the business case and the price rising, it's well on the way
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Rich List, Coinbase’s Latest Acquisition
8.1.2021
Also: Grayscale reports an a rise in participation from pensions while Ripple's Garlinghouse reveals he attempted to settle charges with the SEC ahead of its XRP suit
First Mover: It Might Be Getting ‘Silly’ as Bitcoin Passes $39K, $40K, $41K
8.1.2021
It's taken just eight days in 2021 for bitcoin prices to surge more than 40%, and some analysts are starting to handicap the chances for a correction
Blockchain Bites: Sustainability and Uncertainty as Crypto Crosses $1T Benchmark
7.1.2021
Amid political chaos and global uncertainty, one bitcoin is now worth more than $39,000 as the value of all cryptos passes $1 trillion
First Mover: $1 Trillion of Cryptocurrencies Shows Booming ‘Asset Class’
7.1.2021
It took just a few months for cryptocurrencies to double to $1 trillion. That compares with eight years for U.S. junk loans
Kimchi Spreads, ‘Rat Poison,’ Shape Shifts: What You Need to Know in Crypto Today
6.1.2021
Bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high above $35,000 while former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler lost her U.S. Senate seat
First Mover: Bitcoin Hits Record as `Blue Wave’ and `Kimchi Premium’ Look Bullish
6.1.2021
Bitcoin surges above $35K for first time with U.S. Democrats poised to take full control of government and 'Kimchi premium' back in force