Bitcoin

Regulators like Janet Yellen and industry leaders like Charlie Munger have made headlines in recent weeks for claiming criminals use bitcoin, but how common is crypto crime, really? Philip Gradwell, the chief economist at Chainalysis, a crypto analytics firm, says it’s rare.

6 may 2021

While Ether and Dogecoin are setting new records this week, bitcoin remains in the band between $50K and $60K. CoinDesk’s Director of Data and Indexes, Galen Moore, discusses markets news and a look at bitcoin compared to other cryptocurrencies across bull and bear cycles.

5 may 2021

Yesterday, bitcoin and the stock market fell following comments from U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about the possibility of raising interest rates. Later, Yellen walked back her remarks, and bitcoin, apparently responding, bounced. "All About Bitcoin's" host Christine Lee looks at the price fluctuations in the Chart of the Day.

5 may 2021

During a Wall Street Journal event Tuesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen clarified her previous comments on inflation, saying she’s “not predicting or recommending” rate hikes. BTC has bounced back nearly 7% in the past 24 hours.

5 may 2021

Digital asset firm NYDIG is partnering with FIS to enable hundreds of U.S. banks to offer customers the ability to buy, sell and hold bitcoin. Will this move finally bring bitcoin to the masses? “The Hash” panel’s Will Foxley calls it “some of the biggest news of the year.”

5 may 2021

The S&P Dow Jones Indices launched its first three cryptocurrency indexes to add more visibility to bitcoin and ether data for crypto-hungry Wall Street traders, but what do the new indexes measure, and what do they represent for the financial industry?

5 may 2021

Bloq Chairman and Vesper Co-founder Matthew Roszak talks about the “insane” DOGE rally, how it exemplifies the power of crypto networks, and what he sees as evidence of a “super healthy” crypto industry. Plus, breaking down Vesper’s collaboration with Chainlink to develop an oracle for DeFi’s most cited metric: Total Value Locked.

5 may 2021

The Speedy Trial activation of Taproot, an update to the Bitcoin network which aims to make it more scalable and private, will not get the support needed from miners. CoinDesk Director of Research Noelle Acheson discusses what happens next.

4 may 2021

For today’s Chart of the Day, “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the data from the bitcoin index newly launched by S&P Dow Jones.

4 may 2021

Quantum Economics Founder and CEO Mati Greenspan discusses the possible forces driving ETH’s record rally and reacts to talk of the potential, eventual "flippening." Plus, his near-term and long-term bitcoin analysis.

4 may 2021