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Exchanges

QuadrigaCX Crypto Exchange Users Still Can’t Get Their Money Out

QuadrigaCX users' concerns were compounded by the exchange's announcement that its CEO had died more than a month earlier.

Markets  ·  17 January 2019
BitGo

Genesis, BitGo Team Up to Ease Crypto Trading for Institutions

BitGo and Genesis Global Trading are targeting Wall Street institutions with a new high-speed crypto trading service.

Business  ·  16 January 2019
Markets

LedgerX Launches ‘Bitcoin Fear Index’ to Track Price Volatility

LedgerX is launching LXVX – a "Bitcoin Fear Index" similar to the VIX, a popular volatility benchmark in the stock market.

Business  ·  14 January 2019
Exchanges

Bittrex Launches OTC Trading Desk With 200 Cryptocurrencies

Bittrex is launching an OTC trading desk with support for nearly 200 cryptocurrencies, aiming to fill a demand among select customers.

Markets  ·  14 January 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Tumbles 10% as Crypto Markets Flash Red

The price of bitcoin fell more than 10 percent during Thursday's trading session as it erased much of its recent gains.

Markets  ·  10 January 2019
Bitcoin

Bullish Sentiment for Bitcoin Is at a 5-Month High

The difference between long and short positions placed on bitcoin is at its highest level since Aug. 5.

Markets  ·  9 January 2019
Bitcoin

The Case for a 2020 Bitcoin Bull Run

In this educational op-ed, Pugilist Ventures' founder Christopher Brookins explains his main takeaways from the recent crypto market decline.

Markets  ·  9 January 2019
Bitcoin

Ether Markets Are Mimicking Bitcoin’s 2015 Price Bottom

Ether's bitcoin market (ETH/BTC) is mimicking the structure of bitcoin's bear market bottom in 2015, leaving some to wonder if a long term bottom is being printed.

Markets  ·  8 January 2019
Markets

Ethereum Classic’s Price Stumbles Amid Suspected 51% Attack

The price of ethereum classic is pulling back as a result of a recently reported attack that resulted in a series of blockchain history rewrites.

Markets  ·  7 January 2019
Ethereum Classic

Coinbase Suspends Ethereum Classic After Blockchain History Rewrites

Ethereum classic's blockchain has been hit by a suspected 51 percent attack, leading to reorganizations of its transaction history.

Tech  ·  7 January 2019
Bitcoin

The Coming Bifurcation of Bitcoin

Two particularly important ideas related to bitcoin's future are likely going to conflict with each other. But that doesn't need to a problem.

Markets  ·  7 January 2019
Markets

The Map Is Not the Territory: Rethinking Crypto as an Asset Class

Crypto as an asset class? Investors would do well to learn it's not a one-size-fits all classification.

Markets  ·  4 January 2019
Exchanges

The Secret for a $1 Trillion Crypto Market? Keep Building

Sure, the crypto market boom of 2017 exposed the industry's lack of infrastructure. That just means the solution is clear – we must build it and keep building.

Markets  ·  2 January 2019
Exchanges

Stable Times at Circle: A Crypto Startup Counted Out Is Riding High

CoinDesk profiles Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of the Goldman Sachs-backed crypto startup Circle that had a banner year in 2018.

Markets  ·  31 December 2018
Regulation

A Psychic Visit with Nouriel Roubini: The Mother and Father of All Crypto Skeptics

CoinDesk profiles Nouriel Roubini, the NYU professor who won't buy the crypto hype – no matter what the price or the market says.

Business  ·  31 December 2018