Analysis


Politiche

Florida’s DeSantis Waging Toothless Campaign Against Digital Dollars, Lawyers Say

The political movement to use state commerce rules to stop central bank digital currencies is based in legal nonsense that has no power to ban anything, experts contend.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ' departure from the presidential campaign field likely means less crypto talk in the 2024 election. (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)

Politiche

Even Licensed Firms Say Opening Bank Accounts Is Hard in Hong Kong

Hong Kong has said it wants to be a crypto hub but its banks are rejecting account opening applications.

Hong Kong (Unsplash)

Mercati

Bitcoin Volatility and Trading Volume Continue to Decline

The compression in BTC’s trading range implies that market participants are playing things safely for the moment.

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Mercati

Crypto Markets Look to Recapture Momentum Following Down Week

Trading volume increases for both bitcoin and ether, but trails their 20-day moving averages. CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Trend Indicator signals neutral again.

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Mercati

Bitcoin Prices Retrace as Traders With Varying Time Horizons Jockey for Position

Longer term holders remain resilient. Bitcoin super whales warrant attention, as they have recently reduced positions.

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Finanza

Bitcoin’s High Fees Brought Back Bull Market-Level Mining Revenue, But Not for Long

The transaction fees debacle might have provided a short-lived revenue bump for the miners but gives a glimpse of the future for the industry.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Mercati

Bitcoin Roller Coaster Ride Wednesday Underlines Its Vulnerability but Also Its Resilience

Bitcoin and ether rose on mildly favorable inflation data, sank amid rumors of a U.S. government sell-off of BTC and then climbed again as investors shrugged off the tumult.

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Tecnologie

Urbit, a Network Older and Weirder Than Bitcoin, Finally Turns Toward Growth

The peer-to-peer network started in 2002 says it's taking on "MEGACORP," much in the same vein as many blockchain networks. A bit more fun are the "secret code names" that users are assigned.

Josh Lehman, executive director, Urbit Foundation, spoke at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas, in April. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Politiche

Crypto Industry Asks UK to Think Globally as Government Closes Consultation on Proposed Rules

The U.K. opened its plans for regulating the crypto sector for public comment back in February.

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Mercati

Bitcoin, Ether Slide for 4th Consecutive Day, While Altcoin Trading Volume Spikes

While the two largest cryptocurrencies trade near recent levels of support, lesser known altcoins trade at twice their average volume.

BTC and ETH prices continued to slide. (Karsten Winegeart/Unsplash)