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Crypto Long & Short: How Bitcoin Correlations Drive the Narrative

Noelle Acheson dives into the role of correlation in bitcoin’s narrative and what investor activism coming to crypto could mean for the industry.

Markets  ·  13 September 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stuck at $10.3K; Uniswap Value Locked Gyrates

The bitcoin market lacks momentum Friday but Uniswap's value locked is on a roller-coaster ride.

Markets  ·  11 September 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Ethereum Gets Unplanned Stress Test as DeFi Fever Grows

The Ethereum blockchain's soaring gas prices don't seem to have deterred customers as DeFi usage grows and tests what the market can bear.

Markets  ·  11 September 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $10K but Strong Bounce Proves Elusive

Bitcoin is trapped in the narrow range of $10,000 to $10,500, but on-chain metrics hint at a rally revival ahead.

Markets  ·  11 September 2020
CoinFlash

Singapore Man Caned for Stealing $267K From Bitcoin Investor

The man was sentenced to three years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane for his part in the robbery and beating of a bitcoin buyer.

News  ·  11 September 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $10.4K; Ether Balances on Exchanges Fall to 7-Month Low

Bitcoin price trended upward before losing some steam while ether is moving off centralized exchanges.

Markets  ·  10 September 2020
Bitcoin

Privacy Startup Nym Will Pay You in Bitcoin to Run Its Mixnet

The start-up is maturing and enabling plugins that allow users to plug in wallets and applications to run their traffic through its mixnet.

Tech  ·  10 September 2020
Bitcoin

Binance’s New Platform Will Connect CeFi and DeFi With $100M Fund

The global cryptocurrency exchange giant is putting up $100 million to support DeFi projects on Binance Smart Chain (BSC).

Markets  ·  10 September 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: DeFi ‘Vampire’ SushiSwap Sucks $800M from Uniswap; BitMEX Basis Lags

SushiSwap, the "vampire mining" protocol, sucked more than $800 million from rival Uniswap in the latest DeFi mind-bender. PLUS: BitMEX futures distortions.

Markets  ·  10 September 2020
FTX

Structural Issues May Be Causing BitMEX’s Low Bitcoin ‘Cash and Carry’ Returns

BitMEX may be one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, but it offers the lowest return on bitcoin "cash and carry" trades.

Markets  ·  10 September 2020
Bitcoin

Pandemic Will Speed Bitcoin Adoption, Says DBS Bank Economist

When it comes to bitcoin, Singapore's DBS Bank sees a "pandemic-led acceleration of adoption."

Business  ·  10 September 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Makes Headway to $10.3K; Ether Volatility Highest Since May

Bitcoin is making some modest price gains while the ether roller coaster gathers more steam.

Markets  ·  9 September 2020
Bitcoin

‘High’ Severity Bug in Bitcoin Software Revealed 2 Years After Fix

A previously undisclosed bug in Bitcoin Core could have let attackers steal Lightning Network funds, delay transfers or split the network had it not been patched in 2018.

Tech  ·  9 September 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Acts Like a Tech Stock and Ethereum Classic Traders Shrug Off 51% Attacks

Market onlookers are scrabbling for a new narrative as some argue last week's tech rout might explain bitcoin's latest price drop.

Markets  ·  9 September 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Correlation With Gold Hits Record High

Bitcoin is now more closely tied to safe haven gold than ever.

Markets  ·  9 September 2020