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How Activist Investors Can Help the Crypto Industry Mature

21.9.2020
Often demonized for acting self-interestedly, activist investors can bring much needed focus to struggling organizations. In crypto, too

Market Outlook: Bitcoin Breaks $11K, Whales Refuse to Sell, Downside Risk Remains

19.9.2020
The price of bitcoin jumped above the $11k threshold on Saturday morning and into the afternoon, after hovering above the $10,900 range the day prior. The entire crypto-economy of 7,600+ coins has gained 2.29% during the last 24 hours touching $344 billion. Bitcoin (BTC) markets have surpassed...

Argentina’s Peso Plunges After Central Bank Tightens Foreign Exchange Controls: Citizens Discuss Bitcoin Adoption

18.9.2020
The Argentine peso plunged by more than 10% shortly after the country’s central bank announced measures to tighten controls on the movement of foreign currency. The peso, which is officially pegged at 72 for every USD, touched new lows of 145 to the greenback on the black market. The latest...

Defi Economy Rebounds: Total-Value Locked Jumps 28% Capturing Close to $9B

18.9.2020
The total-value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) economy has recaptured much of the value lost during the Sushiswap fiasco last week. At the time, the defi TVL tumbled down to $6.8 billion from the $9.6 billion high on September 8, suffering a loss of close to -29%. Since then, however...

Inflation Hit Ethiopia Demonetizes Currency To Curb Cash Hoarding

17.9.2020
The Ethiopian government has unveiled a new set of banknotes that are expected to help authorities in curbing cash hoarding, illegal trade and illicit financial flows. The move is also aimed at boosting the liquidity of banks that are struggling to cope with Ethiopia’s cash-based economy....

Bitcoin Birch says no retail crypto-wide bull run likely for rest of 2020

17.9.2020
He isn't bearish. In fact, his ideas appear to lean ever so slightly bullish

Monetary Policy Is Finished and Macro Debates Are Boring, Feat. Raoul Pal

17.9.2020
A wide-ranging conversation about the state of macro, why central banks can’t really do anything and why private markets are leading the future of money

First Mover: Federal Reserve Does What It Wants to Do as Bitcoin Hits $11K

17.9.2020
This week's Fed meeting ushered in a new regime for U.S. monetary policy, offering a reminder of just how frequently top officials change the rules

Federal Reserve Now Targets Inflation Above 2%, Bitcoin Breaks $11k

16.9.2020
Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday that they would hold U.S. interest rates close to zero and work to push inflation above 2% "for some time."

First Mover: Binance’s CZ Doesn’t Even Dispute That DeFi Might Be Inevitable

16.9.2020
Big crypto exchanges like Binance, Huobi and OKEx are rushing out DeFi platforms to cash in on the fast-growing industry and stanch user defections

‘Sharing Economy’ Startup ShareRing Tapped for China’s Blockchain Service Network

16.9.2020
A provider of an ecosystem for the "sharing and rental economy," ShareRing will join China’s government-backed blockchain initiative

The Decade of the Living Dead: How Zombie Companies Are Robbing Tomorrow’s Economy

15.9.2020
The percentage of companies that can’t afford to pay the interest on their debt has reached a new all-time high in the wake of central bank intervention

First Mover: Bitcoin Investors the Sane Ones as Federal Reserve Cheers Inflation, Price Nears $11K

15.9.2020
Cryptocurrencies' 2020 gains are the truth gauge as markets react to the Federal Reserve's inflation goal, where Zimbabwe is the model of success

Macroeconomic Trends Boost Bitcoin and Gold, US Dollar Index Shows Bearish Double-Top

15.9.2020
According to a number of reports and commentary from financial analysts, the world is “drowning in U.S. dollars” after the Federal Reserve decided to pump billions of dollars into the hands of 14 central banks via liquidity swaps. Moreover, recent technical analysis shows...

World's largest banks lost 3x Bitcoin's market cap during the pandemic

14.9.2020
Prior to COVID-19, six leading banks had a market cap above Bitcoin's. How many still do?

The Business of Geopolitical Competition

14.9.2020
As Oracle wins a bid for TikTok US, a look at how tech competition, culture competition and currency competition shape the business of geopolitics

NFT Economy Grows Exponential: $1M in Non-Fungible Token Sales Last Week

14.9.2020
While a number of people are focused on decentralized finance (defi), the non-fungible token (NFT) industry has also exploded in demand in 2020. Last week, NFT sales soared nearing a million dollars in volume, as the blockchain-based Sorare fantasy soccer card game saw over $221,000 in sales during...