Analysis


Markets

Bitcoin Is Still Strong, but Macro Factors Pose Risk, Crypto Analyst Says

Hardening government bond yields post a risk to risk assets, including cryptocurrencies, one crypto observer said.

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News Analysis

Trump Widens Lead Over With Biden (on Polymarket and PredictIt) After Courting Crypto Vote

Plus: how much longshot money was made betting on the SEC approving an Ethereum ETF?

Trump arrives at an NFT dinner in May 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC's Gensler Going Rogue in Solo Quest to Stop U.S. Crypto Legislation?

A new White House statement suggests not even the president who appointed the SEC chairman thinks the government can go on overseeing digital assets without new policy.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023 (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether ETF Speculation Could Weigh on SOL, Wider Altcoin Market

Traders will not want to be short ETH while going through an ETF approval, one observer said.

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News Analysis

Will RFK Jr. Debate Trump or Biden? Probably Not, Prediction Market Says

Plus: Which cat-themed memecoin will hit $1 billion first?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Gage Skidmore)

Markets

Institutions Still Skeptical of a Near-Term Bitcoin Price Rally, CME Options Data Show

The higher implied volatility for short-dated puts suggests investors are willing to pay a premium for downside protection, CF Benchmarks said.

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Policy

Crypto Community Voices Outrage at Tornado Cash Developer Verdict

Alexey Pertsev, a developer of Tornado Cash, was sentenced to 64 months in prison for money laundering.

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

As a Pension Embraces Bitcoin, Hope Grows for Cryptocurrency's Long-Term Prospects Even Among Conservative Pros

Wisconsin's state pension put $160 million into BlackRock and Grayscale's Bitcoin ETFs, showing even risk-averse investors are able to embrace crypto and possibly presaging a "slowly building wave of demand."

(Leland Bobbe/Getty)

Markets

Bitcoin Fee Crash Could Lead to Faster Miner Selling, Analysts Say

Bitcoin's mean transaction fee has reversed the post-halving Runes-led spike, squeezing miners' revenue.

Farm, miner. (rebcenter-moscow/Pixbay)

Markets

Bitcoin Market Activity Suggests Looming U.S. Inflation Data May Be Non-Event

The way bitcoin options are priced suggests Wednesday's CPI report, though pivotal, may do little to disturb the calm in the crypto market.

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