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Money Reimagined: Crypto-Informed Ideas for the Future of Government

The latest column from CoinDesk's chief content officer features big ideas for rethinking government in the internet age.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Resistance Is Futile as Bitcoin Breaches $15K, Crypto Gets Greedy

As bitcoin surges, bullish analysts (and greedy traders) see few stopping points before prices challenge the all-time high near $20K.

Markets  ·  6 November 2020
Bitcoin

Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin at $15K, $1B Silk Road Bust

Bitcoin’s price keeps climbing amid election uncertainty. A Russia power provider looks to crypto mining. Coinbase eyes Japan.

News  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Likes Biden (and Fed’s Powell) as Price Approaches $15K

The Federal Reserve, established as lender of last resort to banks, looks to be stimulus provider of last resort with U.S. government divided.

Markets  ·  5 November 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Ethereum 2.0’s Deposit Contract Goes Live as ETH Miner Revenues Dwindle

Ethereum stakers can now begin depositing the 32 ether (ETH) required to stake on Eth 2.0.

News  ·  4 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Just Another Day for Bitcoin as US Election Slides Into Discord, Division

Prediction markets show Trump losing, though bitcoin bulls didn't get Democratic "blue wave" that might have brought speedy stimulus package.

Markets  ·  4 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: 11 Election Talking Points on Bitcoin as TRUMP Futures Point to Loss

From a look-back to bitcoin's price reaction in November 2016 to the ramifications of a "blue wave" (or red), here's how to play the election.

Markets  ·  3 November 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Digital Yuan’s 4M Transactions, Bitcoin’s 33-Month High, Uniswap’s Second Governance Vote

October saw the first time the total value locked in all DeFi protocols closed below the month’s starting value.

News  ·  2 November 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Retreats Before US Election After Dominating Crypto in October

Bitcoin had an unusually bullish October, with a 29% gain that led the monthly performance ranking of digital assets in the CoinDesk 20.

Markets  ·  2 November 2020
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Crypto Long & Short: Wyoming Is Crypto’s ‘Wild West,’ Which Is Exactly What We Need

An innovative region far from the center of financial power is taking meaningful steps towards reforming finance from the edges.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 November 2020
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Money Reimagined: Who Are the Real Monsters?

Next to the frightening creatures of the legacy financial system, bitcoin is the normal, wholesome outlier, like the niece from TV’s “The Munsters.”

Policy & regulation  ·  30 October 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s MoneyGram Pump, OKEx’s Bitcoin Cash Plan, Bitcoin’s Birthday

Tomorrow marks the 12th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper.

News  ·  30 October 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Heads for 24% October Gain as US Election Countdown Begins

Pantera's Dan Morehead looks at negative images of GDP charts and counts words in Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper to chronicle bitcoin's "movement."

Markets  ·  30 October 2020
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Blockchain Bites: Coinbase’s Card, Avanti’s Approval, FTX’s Fractional Stocks

Meanwhile, The Graph's $12 million raise is one in a line of many public token sales this year.

News  ·  29 October 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Falls as COVID-19 Surges, ECB’s Lagarde Steps Up, US GDP Hits 33%

The enthusiasm jolt from bitcoin's ascent toward $14K ran into realism, and options traders see low probabilities of a new price record this year.

Markets  ·  29 October 2020