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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Fails to Reach $16.5K; Wrapped BTC Hits $2 Billion

Bitcoin’s price is climbing for the third straight day as more of the cryptocurrency is locked into the Ethereum network.

Markets  ·  13 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Why the Fed Cares About Remote Working – And What It Means for Bitcoin

The potential economic impact of a shift to widespread remote working is a matter of risk management: Authorities should be mapping out scenarios.

Markets  ·  13 November 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $16.2K; Uniswap Crosses $3B Locked

Bitcoin’s price is making gains for the second day in a row as investors park more crypto in decentralized exchange Uniswap.

Markets  ·  12 November 2020
Bitcoin

ECB’s Lagarde Has ‘Hunch’ Digital Euro Will Launch in 2-4 Years

ECB President Christine Lagarde says the impetus for a central bank digital currency could come from the need to facilitate cross-border finance.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 November 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Options Market Shows Strongest Bullish Mood on Record

Bitcoin's options market is in the midst of its strongest bullish sentiment on record as the cryptocurrency rallies to three-year highs.

Markets  ·  12 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Breaches $16K as (Committed) Holders Diss Dalio’s Diss

Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio says bitcoin could be due for a reckoning. It didn't bother bitcoin: Prices rallied and holders are holding on.

News  ·  12 November 2020
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98% of Bitcoin’s ‘Unspent Outputs’ Are Worth More Than When Made

The percentage of bitcoin unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs) in profit recently topped 98%, the highest level since December 2017.

Markets  ·  12 November 2020
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Bitcoin Price Breaks Above $16K for First Time in 3 Years

Bitcoin's price breaks above $16,000, reaching an almost three-year high.

Markets  ·  12 November 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Fails to Break $15.9K; Over 50K ETH Staked on Eth 2.0 Contract

Bitcoin’s price closed in on $16,000 before losing steam while over $20 million in ether is already staked for the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade.

Markets  ·  11 November 2020
Bitcoin

Venezuela’s Bitcoin Story Puts It in a Category of One

Venezuela’s peer-to-peer bitcoin activity has been extraordinary, whether measured as an absolute or relative to GDP, according to CoinDesk Research data.

Business  ·  11 November 2020
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Bridgewater’s Dalio Sees Governments Banning Bitcoin Should It Become ‘Material’

The founder of the world's largest hedge fund said he sees three main problems with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Markets  ·  11 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Pause, Ethereum Snafu, 1,000% Returns Put Focus on Exchange Tokens

Binance Coin and exchange tokens are popping as bitcoin's rally shows signs of temporary exhaustion and Ethereum gets snared in blockchain split.

Markets  ·  11 November 2020
Bitcoin

Number of Bitcoin ATMs Up 85% This Year as Coronavirus Drives Adoption

The number of bitcoin ATMs across the globe has surged amid a coronavirus-induced shift toward contactless payments.

News  ·  11 November 2020
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Bitcoin Likely to Consolidate Before December Rise Toward $20K, Say Analysts

The bitcoin market is likely to take a breather before continuing its rise toward $20,000 the end of the year, analysts told CoinDesk.

Markets  ·  11 November 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Flat at $15.3K; Crypto Locked in DeFi at All-Time High

Bitcoin’s price takes a break while DeFi value locked is at record levels.

Markets  ·  10 November 2020