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First Mover: How a DeFi Trader Made an 89% Profit in Minutes Slinging Stablecoins
12.8.2020
So-called stablecoins like tether and USDC are $1 tokens in theory, but a complex arbitrage transaction seems to have netted one trader an 89% profit in just minutes
First Mover: After Falling 65% This Year in Bitcoin Terms, Do ‘Stablecoins’ Need a Rebranding?
11.8.2020
So-called stablecoins have been tanking in bitcoin terms lately. Should we be calling them "crypto-dollars" instead?
First Mover: Bitcoin Hits $12K as Trump Orders Checks for Unemployed (Voters)
10.8.2020
Bitcoin pushed above $12,000 as President Donald Trump ordered emergency economic aid measures that might just be a precursor to a new spending bill worth trillions of dollars.
Blockchain Bites: Goldman’s Hire, Ether’s Options, Bitcoin’s Patronage
7.8.2020
The Fed is rushing ahead with a payments platform, Goldman Sachs is building out a digital assets team and NBA stars have backed Dapper Labs
First Mover: Kyber CEO Predicts 2020 Transactions at $3B as DeFi Token Soars
7.8.2020
Kyber Network's KNC token has brought traders eightfold returns this year, dwarfing those for bitcoin and ether. CoinDesk spoke with Kyber CEO Loi Luu about the project and the token's performance
Blockchain Bites: Bulls Reborn, Backrunning Bots, Bitmain Blowout
6.8.2020
Ethereum Classic was hit with another 51% attack and Instagram is seeing a proliferation of crypto scams
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
Blockchain Bites: Square’s Revenue Surge, Eth 2’s Final Testnet, c-Lightning’s Latest Update
5.8.2020
Square’s Bitcoin revenues increased 600% year-over-year and a blockchain-based voting system in Russia may have been hacked
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.
Blockchain Bites: XRP Sales, INX IPO and Bitcoin Mining Woes
4.8.2020
China's bitcoin miners are in a rut during a period of intense flooding, Ripple shows signs of sales growth and INX scaled down its IPO vision
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
Blockchain Bites: Hedge Fund Down, Banana Bets and the Twitter Hack Fallout
3.8.2020
Another crypto hedge fund has called it quits, the teenage Twitter hacker reportedly had millions in bitcoin and Huobi sees DeFi as its next venture
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)
Blockchain Bites: Dollar’s Decline, Ether’s Moneymakers and Coinbase’s Considerations
31.7.2020
Coinbase is considering adding 19 new assets, the SEC tapped CipherTrace for its Binance-specific tracing tools and 132% of Ether wallets are in profit
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
Blockchain Bites: Plus Token Ponzi Popped, Cardano Forked and tZERO Cut
30.7.2020
Cardano is now running as a proof-of-stake network, the Marines banned crypto mining and crypto reacts to the congressional inquiry into Big Tech's market dominance
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
Blockchain Bites: Ledger’s Breach, Celsius’ Contradictions and DeFi’s Next Frontier
29.7.2020
Liquidity mining is coming to PoS blockchains, Ledger was breached and why bitcoin's rally has legs
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."
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s New ETP, Ethereum’s ‘Woodstock Moment’ and Silvergate’s SEN Zen
28.7.2020
Bitcoin is tracing gold to yearly highs, a crypto hedge fund folded and a Swiss firm launched bitcoin's first actively managed ETP