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Blockchain Bites: The Weird and Wonderful in Crypto This Week

Also: Ether is jumping off, taking DeFi tokens with it.

News  ·  5 February 2021
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Blockchain Bites: The Rise of the Bitcoin Investment Fund

A flurry of crypto investment funds were announced, as NYDIG predicts it will see $25 billion in bitcoin under management by year's end.

News  ·  4 February 2021
Bitcoin

Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy’s Macro Strategy for Bitcoin Treasuries

Bitcoin is being hoovered up faster than it's mined, as Guggenheim predicts increased institutional inflows and Ruffer takes profits.

News  ·  3 February 2021
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Blockchain Bites: IBM Blockchain Bleeds, Exchange Tokens Pump, ETH Hits New High

A new report from Outlier Ventures provides a map of blockchain development activity. Ethereum, Cosmos and Bitcoin lead the pack.

News  ·  2 February 2021
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Blockchain Bites: The ‘Silver Lining’ for Bitcoin

XRP and silver went viral – showing mind-meld market mechanics are still in play – though both hit limits.

Business  ·  1 February 2021
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Blockchain Bites: DOGE, Musk, Robinhood, GameStop and Crypto’s ‘Populist’ Revolution

A renewed the pitch to create open access and decentralized standards is much bigger than what's happening to a few stocks.

News  ·  29 January 2021
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Blockchain Bites: DOGE Chases After GameStop, Guggenheim Doubts $30K Bitcoin

Following a tweet from “WSB Chairman" inquiring about the meme cryptocurrency, dogecoin prices went haywire.

News  ·  28 January 2021
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Blockchain Bites: Scaramucci on GameStop and Bitcoin; Why Flamingo DAO Dropped $762K on an NFT

Anthony Scaramucci sees recent GameStop price action as proving Bitcoin's larger thesis of decentralizing and democratizing finance.

News  ·  27 January 2021
Bitcoin

Blockchain Bites: Universities Are Gaining Bitcoin Exposure as Institutional ETH Appetite Grows

Meanwhile, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said crypto qua crypto fails as currency qua currency, though dissidents like Alexey Navalny might disagree.

News  ·  26 January 2021
Ethereum

Blockchain Bites: ETH Pumps, Coins Leave Exchanges

With ether whales and small holders rising, some analysts are speculating about a potential ETH supply crunch.

News  ·  25 January 2021
Bitcoin

Blockchain Bites: Clearing the Record on Yellen’s Crypto Concerns and the Bitcoin Double-Spend Fracas

The efficient market hypothesis butts up against bitcoin's volatile day while Bitcoiners show solidarity in hosting the white paper.

News  ·  22 January 2021
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Blockchain Bites: Crypto in the Red, BlackRock Green Lights Bitcoin Futures

The world's largest asset manager will allow two of its funds to get into bitcoin futures, as Guggenheim speculates a market pullback in the near term.

News  ·  21 January 2021
Bitcoin

Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Bubble, Toil and Trouble

Also: "Market professionals" think assets are overheating while Janet Yellen voices her concern about bitcoin.

News  ·  20 January 2021
Bitcoin

Blockchain Bites: ‘Crowded’ Crypto Traders, Ether All-Time High, the Bitcoin Battery Proposal

Bitcoin's environmental impact has become top focus for some critics as traders go "long BTC" and Dunamu reveals a “fear and greed” index.

News  ·  19 January 2021
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Blockchain Bites: Goldman Sachs Investigates Crypto Custody, Solving the Blockchain ‘Trilemma’

Also: Coinbase plans infrastructure updates to prevent outages during periods of volatility.

News  ·  18 January 2021