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Blockchain Bites: Data Unions. Hard Forks. And One Citi Analyst’s Case for $300K BTC.

MIT researchers resoundingly reject blockchain-based voting. A Citibank MD thinks bitcoin could break out. And another DeFi protocol was hit with a flash loan attack.

News  ·  16 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Vaccine Won’t Come Fast Enough to Avoid More Stimulus

A rise in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths could dent consumer confidence and retailer revenue during the crucial holiday shopping season.

Markets  ·  16 November 2020
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: What We’re Getting Wrong About Druckenmiller and Bitcoin

Stanley Druckenmiller’s comments about bitcoin were blown out of proportion. They were positive for crypto, but not for the reasons most believe.

Markets  ·  15 November 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Bankrupted Cred’s Missing Millions, Bitcoin Miners’ Quarterly Losses and More

The top stories in bitcoin, crypto and more – all in one place.

News  ·  13 November 2020
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Money Reimagined: The US’ Kodak Moment

China's moves on digital currency have potential to rock the global economy. The U.S. risks getting left behind, like Kodak.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Why the Fed Cares About Remote Working – And What It Means for Bitcoin

The potential economic impact of a shift to widespread remote working is a matter of risk management: Authorities should be mapping out scenarios.

Markets  ·  13 November 2020
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Blockchain Bites: $16K BTC, $1B DAI, $13.6B TVL in DeFi

Bitcoin is riding fresh three-year highs as nearly all UTXOs are in profit, while MakerDAO's DAI becomes the latest crypto "unicorn" with a $1 billion market cap.

News  ·  12 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Breaches $16K as (Committed) Holders Diss Dalio’s Diss

Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio says bitcoin could be due for a reckoning. It didn't bother bitcoin: Prices rallied and holders are holding on.

News  ·  12 November 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Path to $20K, Ethereum’s ‘Unannounced’ Fork and Biden’s Crypto-Friendly Picks

ALSO: ShapeShift delists three privacy coins citing regulatory uncertainty and $3 billion in blockchain bonds come to market on Friday.

News  ·  11 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Pause, Ethereum Snafu, 1,000% Returns Put Focus on Exchange Tokens

Binance Coin and exchange tokens are popping as bitcoin's rally shows signs of temporary exhaustion and Ethereum gets snared in blockchain split.

Markets  ·  11 November 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Billionaire Bullish on Bitcoin, Updates on Fowler’s Crypto Capital Case and More

The Silvergate Exchange Network added another exchange member while Riot Blockchain recorded bumper Q3 revenues.

News  ·  10 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Needs No Vaccine as Druckenmiller Lays Down ‘Better Bet’

Price reaction to vaccine breakthrough renews dialogue over whether bitcoin trades like a risk-on asset, inflation hedge or neither.

Markets  ·  10 November 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Figure Files for Banking Charter, Cred for Bankruptcy

Also: Ripple is opening a new office in Dubai and President-elect Joe Biden mulls two crypto-friendly potential cabinet picks.

News  ·  9 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: What’s Next for Bitcoin as Wall Street Gets Vaccine Booster

Crypto markets could turn on a shift in economic policies as U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden's transition team starts to meet.

Markets  ·  9 November 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Buterin’s Stake, Google’s Bitcoin Searches, Square’s Bustling BTC Business

Cash App generated over $1 billion in bitcoin revenues for Square in Q3. Google search data shows little bitcoin "FOMO" amid the current market bull run.

News  ·  6 November 2020