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How Bitcoin Could Become the Reserve Asset for DeFi, Feat. Qiao Wang
7.10.2020
Crypto trader, analyst and operator Qiao Wang looks at bitcoin’s macro resilience and why DeFi is here to stay
First Mover: Bitcoiners May Not Care if Dollar Keeps Its Reserve Status
6.10.2020
What if the dollar keeps its reserve status? PLUS: FCA ban, McAfee arrest, commercial real-estate wipeout
First Mover: Day In The Life of a Yield Farmer Means Part-Time Gig, Full-Time Risk
5.10.2020
Yield farming steals crypto traders' obsession as bitcoin's volatility falls to 180-day low; Coinbase employees take severance
Security, regulation, and knowledge gaps: Bad crypto news of the week
3.10.2020
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Stacking Satoshis: Leveraging Defi Applications to Earn More Bitcoin
2.10.2020
As decentralized finance (defi) has become more popular, digital currency proponents are making money off of more than 140 yield-bearing cryptocurrencies. While most of the defi ecosystem revolves around the Ethereum network, a number of people leverage these defi applications in order to earn more...
Smart Contract Protocol RSK Attempts to Bring Defi to the Bitcoin Network
2.10.2020
During the last year, Ethereum has dominated the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem but a number of other blockchain projects plan to join the fray. The second layer, smart contract protocol RSK aims to bring the defi demand to the Bitcoin blockchain and there’s already a few RSK-based...
First Mover: Chainlink’s Sorry September Returns Shows DeFi Hysteria Deflating
30.9.2020
Chainlink's LINK has been the worst-performing digital asset in September in the CoinDesk 20, during an ugly month across cryptocurrency markets
Bitcoin Balances on Exchanges at 2-Year Low and That May Be a Bullish Sign
28.9.2020
Bitcoin balances on major exchanges have hit their lowest point since November 2018. Yet unlike that time, it may be a positive signal
Crypto hedge funds and mining regulations: Bad crypto news of the week
26.9.2020
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First Mover: Tron’s Play for WBTC Shows Competition to Relieve Ethereum Congestion
25.9.2020
Competition builds in market for tokenized bitcoin, used to get extra profit off holdings of the cryptocurrency recently denigrated as a "pet rock."
First Mover: Bitcoins Hit Exchanges as Bloomberg Touts Crypto and DeFi Hedge Fund Seeks $50M
23.9.2020
Bloomberg hails crypto as top 2020 asset, bitcoin hits exchanges, options traders see calm around U.S. elections, hedge fund seeks $50M for DeFi
Crypto Hedge Fund Looks for $50M to Buy DeFi Tokens Amid Market Pullback
23.9.2020
Panxora, a cryptocurrency hedge fund manager, seeks $50 million to buy digital tokens associated with decentralized finance, known as DeFi
Supply of Tokenized Bitcoin on Ethereum Now Tops $1.1 B: Here’s Why
22.9.2020
The supply of BitGo’s wrapped bitcoins (WBTC) topped 76,000 after setting an all-time record of nearly 21,000 WBTC minted within one week. Here’s why
Bitcoin-on-Ethereum Token tBTC Relaunches Following Buggy Debut in May
22.9.2020
TBTC, a decentralized way to copy bitcoin (BTC) over to Ethereum, is relaunching today after a smart-contract bug sunk the project in May
First Mover: Digital Gold Narrative Could Be Bitcoin’s Lone Ace as Ethereum Gains
21.9.2020
Bitcoin's "digital gold" narrative looks promising as ever, but the cryptocurrency's dominance is waning as Ethereum rides DeFi fever
DeFi, celebrities charged and Kiss: Bad crypto news of the week
19.9.2020
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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slumps to $10.7K; Ethereum Fees Rise Again
17.9.2020
Bitcoin's price is heading down while DeFi is helping Ethereum fees go up
First Mover: As Central Banks Print $1.4B an Hour, Bitcoiners Bet on Federal Reserve ‘Capture’
14.9.2020
Though no fresh stimulus is expected this week from the Fed, bitcoiners betting on money printing could just wait for the next sell-off in U.S stocks
Gemini to accept deposits in PAX Gold, Amp and Compound
13.9.2020
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Bitcoin’s obituary and a Starbucks blockchain: Bad crypto news of the week
12.9.2020
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