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Square Reports Over $1B in Quarterly Bitcoin Revenue for First Time: Q3 Earnings

"Cash App generated $1.63 billion of bitcoin revenue and $32 million of bitcoin gross profit during the third quarter of 2020."

Business  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Hits $15,000: Here Comes the FOMO

Twitter interprets today’s massive price action, as bitcoin smashes through $15,000, its highest price since 2017’s record-breaking run.

People  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Close to Zero, Maintains Asset Purchases

The statement is in keeping with economists' expectations for the U.S. central bank to take no new monetary policy actions.

Markets  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin at $15K, $1B Silk Road Bust

Bitcoin’s price keeps climbing amid election uncertainty. A Russia power provider looks to crypto mining. Coinbase eyes Japan.

News  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Breaks $15K as Investor Numbers Peak

Bitcoin's rally is still going as investors continue to accumulate the cryptocurrency, ignoring overbought signals on technical indicators.

Markets  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Likes Biden (and Fed’s Powell) as Price Approaches $15K

The Federal Reserve, established as lender of last resort to banks, looks to be stimulus provider of last resort with U.S. government divided.

Markets  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Jumps Above $14.5K, Taking 2020 Gains to Over 100%

Bitcoin's price jumped to a 33-month high of $14,558 soon before press time, taking the year-to-date gains to 101%.

Markets  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

Wasabi Wallet 2.0 Will Offer Automatic CoinJoins by Default to Boost Privacy

One of the main Wasabi Wallet 2.0 improvements is not just to the CoinJoin design through WabiSabi, but also its usability. We could see it debut in about nine months.

Tech  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

Blockstream Is Working on Simpler, More Private Multi-Sig Bitcoin Transactions

Made possible by Taproot, MuSig2 is designed to make multi-signature Bitcoin transactions less complex without sacrificing privacy.

Tech  ·  4 November 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Jumps to $14.2K; Ethereum Gas Usage Grows 113% YTD

Bitcoin’s price bounced Wednesday as Ethereum transaction fee data shows a DeFi downturn.

Markets  ·  4 November 2020
Bitcoin

$14.1K: Bitcoin Breaks New 2020 High With US Election Still Undecided

Bitcoin has broken fresh 2020 highs as uncertainty remains in the U.S. presidential election.

Markets  ·  4 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Just Another Day for Bitcoin as US Election Slides Into Discord, Division

Prediction markets show Trump losing, though bitcoin bulls didn't get Democratic "blue wave" that might have brought speedy stimulus package.

Markets  ·  4 November 2020
Bitcoin

Nearly $1B in Bitcoin Moves From Wallet Linked to Silk Road

A wallet possibly belonging to early dark net market Silk Road moved almost $1 billion worth of bitcoin early on Wednesday.

News  ·  4 November 2020
CoinFlash

Bitcoin Dips as Trump Threatens to Stop Vote Counting

Bitcoin fell after President Trump alleged "fraud” in the presidential election and pledged to stop vote counting.

Markets  ·  4 November 2020
Bitcoin

Commentary: CoinDesk Covers the 2020 US Election and Crypto Impact

CoinDesk is covering Election 2020 live, with real-time analysis of its impact on the crypto space.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 November 2020