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First Mover: Stablecoin Surge Might Herald Bitcoin Binge
17.4.2020
Investors might be waiting for the perfect opportunity to pounce
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum’s Inroads and Libra’s Concessions
16.4.2020
The Facebook-led cryptocurrency project has been scaled back while investors try to take advantage of market turbulence. Here's the story
First Mover: Coronavirus Trillions Get Bitcoiners Wondering if Halving Still Matters
16.4.2020
The much talked about halving looks to have been replaced by the coronavirus easing measures as crypto investors' top concern
Blockchain Bites: DLT’s Great Leap Forward, Bitcoin Horders and a16z’s New Fund
15.4.2020
China is taking charge in the digitization of the world economy, while Maker faces a $28M class action lawsuit. Get the latest bite-sized news
First Mover: Gold Is Crushing Bitcoin, But Inflation May Bring the Cryptocurrency a Boost
15.4.2020
Coin Metrics says bitcoin's correlation with gold has increased in recent weeks
Blockchain Bites: The Global Lockdown, Privacy Preserving Cryptography and Bitmain’s Cash Rebates
14.4.2020
Crypto may protect privacy as governments turn to contact tracing apps, while hackers are selling your Zoom account information for pennies on the dollar
First Mover: Bitcoin Market Goes Into ‘Backwardation’ Despite Fed’s Trillions
14.4.2020
Bitcoin futures are trading below the spot price, suggesting expectations of a drop. But there are signs of buying potential, too. Where will the market go next?
Blockchain Bites: ‘Immunity Passports,’ a Darknet Pharmacist and How Bitcoin Miners Prepare for the Halving
13.4.2020
Cryptography can solve privacy concerns stirred up by COVID-19; Bitfinex moves more than one billion dollars worth of bitcoin for less than a dollar
Crypto Long & Short: DeFi and Traditional Finance Are Forming an Unlikely Friendship
13.4.2020
Many believe DeFi is the future of finance, unleashing efficiencies and creating a more transparent framework. Others find the idea terrifying
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Market Cap Eclipses Citigroup’s as Yellen Calls for Big-Bank Dividend Cuts
13.4.2020
Bitcoin's price drop since Friday has pushed it back into the red for 2020, but it's still outperforming big bank stocks
Money Reimagined: As Tech, Politics and COVID-19 Collide, a Global Reset Looms
10.4.2020
How technology, geopolitics and the coronavirus crisis are transforming how we share and store value
First Mover: As Fed Assets Top $6T, BitMEX Has Some Inflation-Busting Advice
10.4.2020
The Federal Reserve has opened its lender-of-last-resort spigot and, with unemployment spiking, inflation is on the way. What are your options?
Blockchain Bites: Canaan and Galaxy Digital Report Losses, Fold Joins Visa and Indian Exchange Volume Skyrockets
9.4.2020
Today, Canaan and Galaxy Digital reported quarterly losses, Huobi announced a legally compliant way to reenter the U.S. market, and Binance denies stealing $1 million from one of its users
First Mover: Bitcoin Cash’s Halving Was Dull – Bitcoin’s May Be Much the Same
9.4.2020
Maybe don't get too excited about the bitcoin halving after what we saw yesterday
Bitcoin Cash ‘Halved,’ DeFi Gets a Boost, and Bisq Halts Trading
8.4.2020
Miners are exiting the Bitcoin Cash blockchain while Tezos looks to add a bridge to bitcoin's liquidity. Here's the story
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Back in the Black for 2020
7.4.2020
Volatility is returning in a positive way, prices are going up, and enthusiasm is returning to digital-asset markets
Blockchain Bites: Major Crypto Players Sued, Steem Froze Accounts and More
6.4.2020
A boutique law firm is leading a bevy of charges against the biggest names in crypto while MakerDAO plans its obsolescence
Introducing CoinDesk’s All-New Newsletters
6.4.2020
CoinDesk’s newsletters are getting a big upgrade. There’s no better way to stay up to date on bitcoin, crypto and the transformation of the global financial system
Trillions in Coronavirus Stimulus Brings Out the Bitcoin Bulls
6.4.2020
It's a common refrain: The U.S. dollar will be debased by the trillions in coronavirus aid. That should strengthen the case for bitcoin... theoretically