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First Mover: Bitcoin Rises More in One Day Than Stocks Have Gained All Year
6.8.2020
Bitcoin prices surged 5% Wednesday, outpacing stocks and gold amid calls for more government stimulus to stem the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic
First Mover: Ethereum’s Transition to Staking Could Push More Traders to Use Derivatives
5.8.2020
As Ethereum starts its multiyear transition to a "staking" network, analysts say a reduction in token liquidity may push traders to derivatives markets.
First Mover: As Fed Nears Inflation Rubicon, Analysts See $50K Bitcoin in Play
4.8.2020
The Federal Reserve appears ready to pursue yet another untested strategy that could ultimately boost inflation – and possibly prices for bitcoin
First Mover: July Was a Runaway Month for Crypto Returns
3.8.2020
Crypto traders didn't have to be choosy to make money in July, when every digital asset in the CoinDesk 20 rose (except, of course, for the stablecoins)
First Mover: Chainlink’s Soaring Token Shows Lucrative ‘Oracle’ Role in Fast-Growing DeFi
31.7.2020
Chainlink's LINK token soared almost 60% in July as cryptocurrency traders fawned over DeFi projects and their rapid growth
First Mover: Sleepy Fed Meeting Belies Tense Economic Reality (Brrr) That May Buoy Bitcoin
30.7.2020
It didn't really matter to bitcoin traders that the Federal Reserve's meeting this week was so anticlimactic. The real action is ongoing – in the form of more money injections
First Mover: Crypto Traders ‘Greedy’ as Goldman Warns on Dollar
29.7.2020
As the dollar faces a diluted world status, cryptocurrencies like ether and bitcoin are soaring, with a popular sentiment index now registering "greed."
First Mover: The Dollar Drop May Have Helped Push Bitcoin Past $11K
28.7.2020
As the U.S. dollar’s value slides, prices are suddenly rising for just about everything priced in dollars.  That includes bitcoin, which shot up some 13% on Monday for its biggest gain in almost three months. Prices soared past levels reached in February, prior to...
First Mover: Bitcoin at Last Passes $10K, But Why Has It Struggled While Gold Shone?
27.7.2020
It's a tricky thing to explain why bitcoin has been underperforming as central-bank money printing helps drive gold to a new record.
First Mover: Crypto’s $35T Moment Could Come From Analog-World Stock Listings
24.7.2020
With Coinbase rumored to be considering a share listing, some say a move toward more public ownership could accelerate mainstream crypto adoption
First Mover: Ethereum a Victim of Its Own Success as Fees Soar, Vitalik Complains
23.7.2020
Ethereum's growing popularity with stablecoins and DeFi projects means fees are soaring on the network. Does that offer an opening for the competition?
First Mover: This DeFi-Ready Token Is Teaching Crypto Traders to Cherish Inflation
22.7.2020
Prices have jumped for Ampleforth's AMPL tokens, but so has the supply – and it's all gone straight into traders' pockets
First Mover: Bitcoin Shows Signs of Life But Ether (And Crew) Steal the Limelight
21.7.2020
In the race to become the dominant cryptocurrency platform, Ethereum is gaining on Bitcoin
First Mover: Bitcoin Miners Find Upgrade Financing Aplenty, Even as Prices Languish
20.7.2020
Big-money players are extending financing to bitcoin miners for equipment upgrades, even though prices are still torpid two months after the halving
First Mover: Why Bitcoin Traders Couldn’t Give a Sat About the Twitter Hack
17.7.2020
Bitcoin barely moved on this week’s Twitter hack. Here's what analysts said about why the attack had such little effect on prices
First Mover: ‘Boring’ Bitcoin Shrugs Off Twitter Hack as Stablecoins Co-Opt Satoshi’s Dream
16.7.2020
Prices for bitcoin barely budged, even as a scam involving the cryptocurrency appeared to be the motivation for a massive Twitter hack
First Mover: UK Economy Setback Renews Questions of Bitcoin’s Resilience
15.7.2020
The U.K. is recovering from the economic effects of the coronavirus more slowly than expected. Would a fresh market drop pull down bitcoin too?
First Mover: Bitcoiners Not Worried Fed Money Printer Has Stopped Going ‘Brrrr’
14.7.2020
The Federal Reserve's balance sheet is shrinking, but bitcoin investors are betting it's only a matter of time before the economic toll of the coronavirus leads to more money printing
First Mover: Twelve-Fold Gains for Aave’s LEND Token Might Be More Than DeFi Hype
13.7.2020
Collateral deposits in Aave are up nearly $160 million over the past six months, suggesting actual usage rather than speculation
First Mover: Kyber Token’s Eightfold Increase Reveals Bet on Future Market-Share Growth
10.7.2020
Prices for decentralized exchange Kyber's KNC token have jumped eightfold in 2020, outshining the performance of Binance's BNB coin