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First Mover: 0x’s ZRX Token Surged 67% in May to Become Month’s Top Performer

0x's ZRX token was May’s best performing crypto asset, beating bitcoin by a big margin.

Markets  ·  1 June 2020
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First Mover: Bitcoin Rally Shows Traders Don’t Care That Goldman Hates Their Asset Class

Traders can also gloat over how much better bitcoin is performing in 2020 than Goldman Sachs shares.

Markets  ·  29 May 2020
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First Mover: Chainlink ‘Marines’ Are HODLing and Here’s Why You Should Care

Chainlink, the blockchain oracle provider, apparently has not only a devoted group of backers known as "LINK Marines" but a surprisingly committed crew of long-term investors. Here's why.

News  ·  28 May 2020
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First Mover: EOS Has Still to Prove Itself After Spiraling Down This Past Year

Nearly two years after EOS first launched, the so-called "ethereum killer" has been able to surmount some of the problems that have previously hamstrung it. But is that enough?

Markets  ·  27 May 2020
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First Mover: Bitcoin Could Get a Boost From Central Bank Digital Currencies

CBDCs might seem to be anathema to the mission statement of bitcoin, but they may prove to be a valuable on-ramp for new investors.

Markets  ·  26 May 2020
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First Mover: Bitcoin Rattled by Transfer of Satoshi Coins That Might Not Be Satoshi’s

Rumor spread bitcoin's mysterious founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, was moving early-mined bitcoin.

Markets  ·  21 May 2020
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First Mover: Bitcoin Just Got Easier to Mine, but for How Long?

Bitcoin's mining "difficulty" just fell 6%, giving small-scale miners a reprieve. But this is only a small dip before an even steeper ascent.

Markets  ·  20 May 2020
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First Mover: Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment Feels Like Post-Halving Easing Party

Bitcoin mining is set to get easier, as the network undergoes an expected difficulty adjustment on Tuesday – the first since last week's reward halving.

Markets  ·  19 May 2020
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First Mover: Bitcoin’s 2020 Rally Sends Message to Capitalists as Despair on Wall Street Grows

Bitcoin's recent price rally and industry optimism contrast with the downbeat tone in the U.S. stock market. Even Visa's CEO says digital currencies could be "additive to the payments ecosystem."

Markets  ·  18 May 2020
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First Mover: Bitcoin’s Hot Again and Crypto Miners Are Hoarding – Or Are They?

Bitcoin is rallying again, and some analysts are taking a closer look at data extracted from the underlying blockchain for signals on whether cryptocurrency miners are buying or selling. Or if they're HODLing.

Markets  ·  15 May 2020
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First Mover: As Fed Swats Down Negative Rates, Bitcoiners Wonder, ‘What If’

Even as Fed Chair Jerome Powell says negative interest rates are not on the cards, the remaining possibility might be rekindling traders' spirits – or at least refocusing attention on bitcoin as a hedge against inflation.

Markets  ·  14 May 2020
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First Mover: Derivatives May Have Blunted the Halving’s Volatility Spike

The anemic price action surrounding bitcoin's third halving has led to head-scratching over why the cryptocurrency didn't moon. One possibility: Derivatives are bringing more price discovery.

Markets  ·  13 May 2020
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First Mover: Dull Bitcoin Halving Salvaged by Satoshi Tribute in Block 629,999

A coded-in message on the blockchain harked back the the genesis of the original cryptocurrency.

Markets  ·  12 May 2020
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First Mover: As Bitcoin’s Halving Finally Arrives, a Price Retreat Deflates the Hype

The halving buzz may already be dying down as bitcoin's price pulls back just before the event.

Markets  ·  11 May 2020
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First Mover: Search Interest in Bitcoin’s Halving Reaches Fever Pitch as Price Hits $10K

With bitcoin's halving event almost upon us, Google Trends shows searches for "halving" or "bitcoin halving" are far higher than for the same event in 2016.

Markets  ·  8 May 2020