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Crypto Long & Short: Could Scalable Payments for Bitcoin Undermine Its Value?

A stream of crypto payments services coming to market give new life to the debate around whether bitcoin can be both a store of value and a payments token.

Markets  ·  7 February 2021
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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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Money Reimagined: Enterprise Blockchain Isn’t Dead

Corporations find blockchain technology challenging to use. But it's much too early to write off enterprise applications wholesale.

Business  ·  5 February 2021
Bitcoin

First Mover: It’s ‘Dorsey’s Node’ as Bitcoin Marches Higher, DOGE Chokes

Bitcoin breaks out, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sets up a bitcoin node and Bank of England warns on negative rates. Meanwhile, it's DeFi that's mooning.

Markets  ·  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

First Mover: Ethereum, DOGE on Own Journeys as Inflation Bets Fuel Bitcoin

Altcoins like Chainlink get big boost from DeFi growth on Ethereum, while inflation bets boost bitcoin and dogecoin gets (Elon Musk) moonshot.

Markets  ·  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
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bulls Are Back as Ether Hits All-Time High, Bitcoiners Hoard

GameStop comedown shows appeal of social media-fueled trading. Dogecoin chatter in Reddit reveals cryptocurrency analogue.

Markets  ·  3 February 2021
Ethereum

Valid Points: CoinDesk’s Ethereum 2.0 Validator Is Officially Staked

Ethereum developers met Tuesday to compare research on the eventual merge of Eth 1.x and Eth 2.0.

Tech  ·  3 February 2021
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Crypto Long & Short: GameStop, Dogecoin y un nuevo paradigma de mercado

Estrategias de inversión de crowdsourcing descentralizadas a través de las redes sociales, e influencers como Elon Musk, han creado nuevos riesgos en Wall Street.

Markets  ·  2 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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State of Crypto: How Will the Government React to GameStop?

Also: Ripple filed its response to the SEC and a FinCEN official discusses the controversial counterparty rule in public for the first time.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 February 2021
Bitcoin

First Mover: Federal Reserve Soup Now Includes Bitcoin, DeFi, Silver, GameStop

Market news from crypto to Wall Street is all over the place.

Markets  ·  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
Bitcoin

First Mover: Silver Is the New GameStop as Musk’s #Bitcoin Stalls

As bitcoin trades in a range, traders are studying the "Grayscale premium" and watching traditional markets for clues to the next market move.

Markets  ·  1 February 2021