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Figure Technologies Securitizes $150M of Home Equity Loans on Blockchain
11.3.2020
The deal may serve as a showcase for DLT’s benefits to Wall Street at a time when such use cases no longer generate the same buzz as five years ago
The US Needs Hester Peirce’s Safe Harbor, or It Risks Falling Behind
11.3.2020
A Beijing lawyer calls on the SEC to consider Hester Peirce's Safe Harbor proposal, which exempts startups from securities law while starting up. Without greater certainty around token sales, the US risks falling behind other jurisdictions in blockchain commerce
That Noise You’re Hearing? Central Banks Struggling to Evolve
11.3.2020
Noelle Acheson looks at the evolving role of central banks in the context of the current crisis, and what that could mean for crypto
Bitcoin Steadies as Bank of England Suddenly Cuts Rates to 11-Year Low
11.3.2020
The UK’s central bank has stunned markets with a rate cut to just 0.25% — the most since the tail end of the 2008 financial crisis
Peter Schiff Oblivious as Bitcoin Retakes Gold as ‘Safe Haven’ Ytd
11.3.2020
Bitcoin bulls fight to hold the $7.8K support but disintegrating equities markets could continue to negatively impact the price over the short term
Bitcoin’s Plunge Due to Traditional Markets Falling or PlusToken Dumping?
10.3.2020
Experts weigh in on Bitcoin’s falling price — is it due to traditional markets falling, or alleged PlusToken scam selling?
Here’s Another, Surprising Reason Why Crypto Prices Fell – Derivatives
10.3.2020
The traditional markets' recent sell-off drove cryptocurrency prices down, but the way it did so was more complicated than even many of the most sophisticated players in crypto were able to grasp
Bitcoin Price Below $8,000 Again — Will Bulls Buy the Dip This Time?
10.3.2020
Bitcoin price rejected at $8,149 as global markets fell and the number of people infected with Coronavirus rose in Europe and the United States
Crypto Fundraising and a Nothing-Is-Safe Haven
10.3.2020
An update on the safe haven narrative as bitcoin continues to move with equities plus a crypto startup fundraising roundup
Bitcoin Options Volume Sets Record as BTC Miners Hit Breakeven Cost
10.3.2020
Bitcoin is now sitting at miner production cost as options volumes skyrocket to $200 million per day
When the Going Gets Weird, CoinDesk Readers Look for These Safe Havens
10.3.2020
We asked CoinDesk readers where they're putting their money in this weird financial period. The answers were surprising
Bitcoin News Roundup for March 10, 2020
10.3.2020
Bitcoin price goes up along with traditional markets while hackers hack hackers. Welcome to CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast
This USV-Backed Startup Has a Solution for Buying Information With Confidence
10.3.2020
Erasure is a smart contract on Ethereum for people to share information and to express confidence about that information by putting money behind it
Bitcoin Options Saw Record Volume of $198M Amid Recent Price Drop
10.3.2020
Trading volume records in bitcoin’s options market were smashed on Monday as investors scrambled to hedge their positions amid the selloff
Startup Vega Tests Blockchain Focused on Derivatives Trading Products
10.3.2020
Vega has fired up the testnet for its new protocol made for building decentralized derivatives trading products
Bitcoin Back Over $8K as Traditional Markets Rebound
10.3.2020
Bitcoin is witnessing recovery rally alongside stocks and oil, a day after hitting two-month lows
Bitcoin Price Reclaims $8K After Filling Final Lower CME Futures Gap
10.3.2020
Bitcoin just filled the only lower-lying futures gap left in the market — the sole remaining one is at $11,800
Kraken Exchange Pledges India Expansion as Nation Reopens for Crypto Business
10.3.2020
The announcement comes a week after the country's supreme court overturned a two-year banking ban for cryptocurrency firms
The Government Can’t Stand Decentralized Innovations Like Bitcoin, so It Tries to Ruin Them
10.3.2020
Feeding the homeless, affordable medicine, an easy-to-use gas can design, starting a small business to meet the needs of one’s community — borderless, permissionless P2P electronic payments. These are all simple, practical activities and tools that can be leveraged in decentralized...
Crypto Needs a Rational Value Investing Model
10.3.2020
Until the value investing revolution led by Graham and Dodd, investors often gambled rather than invest rationally. Crypto has yet to go through a similar change, but it's started, says Arca CIO Jeff Dorman