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Iran Moves to Restrict Crypto Exchanges Under ‘Currency Smuggling’ Laws

Legislation proposed this week would make it increasingly difficult, and risky, for cryptocurrency exchanges to sell bitcoin in Iran.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 May 2020
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Bitcoin’s Impending Golden Cross May Bolster Bulls: Analysts

Bitcoin's price uptrend could gather pace following the confirmation of the golden crossover in the next few days.

Markets  ·  19 May 2020
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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stuck in High $9K Range as Stocks Soar on Powell Comments

Bitcoin treaded water in the high $9,000 range Monday as stocks rallied and traders wondered when the cryptocurrency would break five digits again.

Markets  ·  18 May 2020
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Bug Forces Shutdown of Bitcoin-Backed Ethereum Token tBTC

Thesis has put a pause on deposits into tBTC, its new platform meant to get bitcoin into Ethereum's decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

News  ·  18 May 2020
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Bitcoin Battles for $10K as Gold Prints Over 7-Year High

Bitcoin's upward move looks to have stalled amid gold's rally to 7.5-year highs. But analysts think it's only a matter of time before bitcoin begins drawing stronger haven demand.

Markets  ·  18 May 2020
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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips as Stock Markets Close Lower on the Week

Bitcoin attempted to recover from a price dip on Friday as global stock indexes end the week lower.

Markets  ·  15 May 2020
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Bitcoin Options Trading at CME Surged to New Highs in Halving Week

Investor interest in bitcoin options listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange peaked to record highs in the days after Monday's halving event.

Markets  ·  15 May 2020
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Market Wrap: Bitcoin’s Price Up 12% Since the Halving

Bitcoin has seen double-digit gains in price since the halving. Institutional investors doing more trading in crypto options on CME is a sign of continued interest.

Markets  ·  14 May 2020
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Bitcoin’s Price Has Bounced but Miners May Still Be Switching Off Post-Halving

While bitcoin is fast reversing its pre-halving price drop, hash-rate data suggests miners are still leaving the network.

Markets  ·  14 May 2020
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Market Wrap: Some Miners Face an Uncertain Future Despite Rising Bitcoin Price

A slowly rising bitcoin price might not help some miners run profitable operations now that the halving is in the past.

Markets  ·  13 May 2020
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Bitcoin Steady Near $9K as Trump Touts ‘Gift’ of Negative Interest Rates

Bitcoin is hovering close to $9,000 amid rising speculation the U.S. could ultimately adopt negative interest rates.

Markets  ·  13 May 2020
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Market Wrap: Bitcoin’s Price Is Rising Despite a Dull Halving

Based on the rise of daily active bitcoin addresses, the highest number since 2018, interest could continue now that the halving is complete.

Markets  ·  12 May 2020
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Third Halving Turns Out to Be Non-Event for Bitcoin’s Price

Bitcoin's price volatility has declined following the network's third mining reward halving event on Monday.

Markets  ·  12 May 2020
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Market Wrap: Where Does Bitcoin Go After the Halving?

With the highly anticipated bitcoin halving reducing new mining supply, what are crypto traders thinking about upcoming market behavior?

Markets  ·  11 May 2020
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Zcash Alliance Aims to Bring Privacy Tech to Bitcoin, Cosmos and Ethereum

Zcash-inspired privacy tools are coming to Bitcoin's Lightning Network and many other blockchain ecosystems, creating a shared cryptocurrency privacy layer.

Tech  ·  11 May 2020