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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Trudges Past $11.7K as DeFi Lending Rates Gyrate

Bitcoin’s price is trending up. Meanwhile, interest rates for lending crypto in DeFi are still unpredictable.

Markets  ·  5 August 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Rises 3% as Gold Trades Above $2K for First Time

Bitcoin is again acting like a macro asset, drawing bids amid record rally in gold and broad-based U.S. dollar sell-off.

Markets  ·  5 August 2020
CoinFlash

Dark-Web Vendor and Pharmacist Charged With Trafficking Drugs Worth $270M in Bitcoin

The two men allegedly shipped opioids into the U.S. and sold them on the dark web for millions in bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 August 2020
CoinFlash

Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Buy Chemical Weapons With Bitcoin

The chemicals, though never delivered, would have been potent enough to kill 300 people, prosecutors say.

News  ·  4 August 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Flat at $11.2K; DeFi Has Highest Volume Month Ever

A weak bitcoin market is not stopping Ethereum-powered DeFi growth.

Markets  ·  4 August 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Futures Interest Soars as Bond Yields Fall to Record Lows: Industry Exec

Surging open interest in crypto derivatives suggests investors are seeking alpha in other investments, like bitcoin, said the co-founder of an index fund provider.

Markets  ·  4 August 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rebounds to $11,400 After Flash Crash as Ether Closes In on $400

Bitcoin is gaining back what it lost and ether’s upward run seems undeterred as the crypto market recovers from a flash crash on Sunday.

Markets  ·  3 August 2020
CoinFlash

Travel Management Firm CWT Pays Out $4.5M in Bitcoin After Ransomware Attack

The U.S. firm paid out a ransom of 414 bitcoin after its corporate files were locked up by the Ragnar Locker malware.

News  ·  3 August 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Investors Unshaken by Sunday’s Flash Crash, Data Suggests

Bitcoin investors look to have shrugged off Sunday’s sudden $1,400 price crash.

Markets  ·  3 August 2020
Bitcoin

Flash Crash: Bitcoin Price Slides by $1.4K in Minutes

Bitcoin's sudden price drop triggers a long squeeze across major exchanges.

Markets  ·  2 August 2020
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Bitcoin Ends July at Highest Monthly Close Since 2017 Peak

Bitcoin closed July at $11,351, according to Messari.

Markets  ·  1 August 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes to $11,450, DeFi Value Locked Now at $4B

The crypto market continues its bullish run and investors are plowing crypto into DeFi.

Markets  ·  31 July 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Option Market Is Now Skewed Bullish

Bitcoin’s price jumped to fresh 11-month highs on Friday with the options market betting on a sustained bull move.

Markets  ·  31 July 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin on Track for Highest July Price Gain in 8 Years

Bitcoin appears on track to register its best July price performance for eight years and confirm a major bullish breakout in the process.

Markets  ·  31 July 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Clings to $11,000 as Ether Futures Top $1B

Bitcoin is holding onto price gains this week as the number of ether derivatives increases.

Markets  ·  30 July 2020