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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Retreats From All-Time High; Ether Outperforms

Bitcoin (BTC) continued lower on Friday after reaching an all-time price high earlier this week. Traders expect pullbacks to remain limited, and some are eyeing ether (ETH), which has outperformed bitcoin this week.

Markets  ·  22 October 2021

Reddit Readying an NFT Platform

Business  ·  22 October 2021

Balaji Srinivasan: Bitcoin and the Search for Truth

The 50th edition of the Money Reimagined podcast features one of crypto’s most original thinkers

Others  ·  22 October 2021

Bitcoin at Your Bank: NYDIG Names First 2 Firms to Roll Out BTC Buys

Five Star Bank and UNIFY Financial Credit Union will be the first to offer bitcoin services through NYDIG’s partnership with Q2.

Business  ·  22 October 2021

Gensler for a Day: Regulating DeFi With Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov

Fireblocks is helping connect institutions to DeFi, giving its CEO unique insights into the regulatory path forward.

Business  ·  22 October 2021

Valkyrie’s ETF Debut Soured by Falling Bitcoin Market

The new ETF follows the launch earlier this week of the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy Fund (BITO), giving stock investors a way to bet on bitcoin after years of waiting by the crypto industry.

Markets  ·  22 October 2021

Bitcoin Bull Market Has Plenty of Steam Left, Indicators Suggest

While the bitcoin market valuations are not cheap, they are not overstretched either.

Markets  ·  22 October 2021

Facebook, Square, PayPal and Others Told to Hand Over Payments Info to Consumer Finance Watchdog

Six tech giants, including Facebook, Square and PayPal, have been ordered to hand over information relating to payments to the U.S. consumer finance watchdog.

Others  ·  21 October 2021

GameFi Opens New Paths for Financial Inclusion

Widespread blockchain technology and cryptocurrency adoption are rapidly advancing blockchain-based gaming. GameFi is the term for the combination of DeFi and gaming, where gamers can earn financial incentives through playing games. By improving their characters and moving up levels, gamers can create value, which, because it’s stored on a blockchain, is owned by them and not by the game developer.

Others  ·  21 October 2021

Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 21, 2021

With bitcoin paving the way for an altcoin breakout and a look at what makes NFTs so revolutionary, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

Others  ·  21 October 2021