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Blockchain Bites: Filecoin Strike, Bitcoin Fees Fall, Coinbase Censorship
19.10.2020
Five Filecoin miners have gone on strike. Bitcoin miners are seeing depressed earnings. And Binance is closing its Jersey branch
First Mover: ‘Blue Wave’ in U.S. Senate Could Mean Flood of Stimulus for Bitcoin
19.10.2020
As U.S. President Donald Trump fades in election polls, Wall Street analysts are sketching out the market implications of legislative races
Crypto Long & Short: The OKEx Drama Exposes a Weakness in Crypto Market Infrastructure
18.10.2020
The OKEx drama shows just how immature crypto markets are compared to traditional ones, but it also highlights their overall resilience
Blockchain Bites: OKEx Freezes Withdrawals, DeFi Audits Queue, Nigeria Urges Crypto Adoption
16.10.2020
OKEx has frozen withdrawals, audit firms are experiencing a backlog of DeFi projects and the Trump administration is examining DLT for national defense
Money Reimagined: How Ethereum 2.0’s ‘Lock Up’ Will Drive DeFi Innovation
16.10.2020
As Ethereum's 2.0 upgrade locks up serious ether volume, we're likely to see financial ideas that unlock value without undermining mission
First Mover: OKEx Private Key Snafu Sends Bitcoin Lower as China DeFi Rises
16.10.2020
OKEx withdrawal suspension sends bitcoin lower, China becomes hotbed of DeFi development, Filecoin first-day trading leaves market cap above $800M
Blockchain Bites: Filecoin’s Mainnet, M&A’s Upswing, Tarbert’s Environmental Concerns
15.10.2020
Crypto M&A deals are on pace to surpass last year, CFTC Chairman Tarbert is "impressed" with Ethereum and Filecoin flies
First Mover: As Ethereum Enthusiasm Builds, ‘Bear Case’ Could Still See Prices Double
15.10.2020
There's a lot of money to be made in and around maturing Ethereum-centric markets, where a "bear market" means prices double
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum Power Users, Composability Questions, Staking Solutions
14.10.2020
This special edition of Blockchain Bites covers everything you need to know from invest: ethereum economy and the news from elsewhere in the cryptoverse
Blockchain Bites: Your Guide to Invest Ethereum Economy
14.10.2020
The fully virtual CoinDesk invest: ethereum economy goes live today. Here's everything you need to know about the event
First Mover: Privacy Is Litecoin’s Ace in the Hole as JPMorgan Touts Bitcoin
14.10.2020
After lagging behind bitcoin for the past couple years, Litecoin founder Charlie Lee is looking to privacy features as his ace in the hole
Blockchain Bites: G20’s CBDC Rules, Ethereum 2.0’s Tests, Blockchain’s $1.7T Boost
13.10.2020
PricewaterhouseCoopers thinks blockchain will add $1.7 trillion to the global economy while the G20 mulls CBDCs
First Mover: Stimulus Winning as Biden Surges in Polls and Bitcoin Eyes $12K
13.10.2020
Bitcoin nears $12K after six-day winning streak, as analysts predict economy will need trillions of dollars of stimulus
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin on Ethereum – The Whos, Whats and Whys
12.10.2020
Elon Musk disupted claims of a Gigafactory Bitcoin ATM, BitMEX hired a head of compliance and there's nearly $1.5 billion worth of Ethereum-tokenized bitcoin
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Best Week Since July Shows Limited Toll of U.K. Retail Crypto Futures Ban
12.10.2020
Bitcoin holds above $11K after biggest weekly gain since July, despite FCA ban on retail crypto futures trading and inventory drawdowns by miners
Crypto Long & Short: A U.K. Ban on Crypto Derivatives Will Hurt, Not Protect Investors
11.10.2020
The FCA’s retail investor crypto derivatives ban is a misuse of regulatory authority, argues Noelle Acheson. What’s more, its main justification is one of crypto assets’ strongest features
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Crosses $11K While DOJ Takes Aim at Crypto
9.10.2020
Bitcoin crossed the $11,000 threshold, central banks enumerate "core principles" for a CBDC, Coinbase sees 60 employees walk
Money Reimagined: Fixing the Internet’s Big Flaw
9.10.2020
In an age when data leads to economic domination, shifting control is a really impactful way to empower individuals
First Mover: Bitcoin Hits $11K as Square Exposes $2.3T Corporate Money Pot
9.10.2020
Square's $50M bitcoin purchase has analysts doing back-of-the-envelope math on the possibility of rising allocations from corporate treasurers
Blockchain Bites: Square’s $50M BTC Investment, MetaMask’s 1M Users, BitMEX’s New CEO
8.10.2020
Square became the latest publicly traded firm to pile cash reserves into bitcoin while members of BitMEX's founding team resign