Bitcoin


Opinion

Bitcoin Miners Must Optimize to Survive

The bitcoin mining industry will likely consolidate following the halving as miners with access to more capital continue to expand their operations and improve their infrastructure, software and business contracts, Core Scientific CEO Adam Sullivan writes.

A photo of four mining rigs

Tech

OG Bitcoin L2 Stacks Is Getting a Major Overhaul

The Nakamoto update will decouple block production from Bitcoin itself, solving the problem of network congestion Stacks has had since it launched its mainnet in 2021.

(CoinDesk TV)

Markets

Exploding Gold Sales at Pawnshops Offers Lesson for Bitcoin Bulls

As always, rising prices bring forth boosted supply.

All but one of the recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) charge a lower fee than the largest gold ETF, making them a cheaper investment into a gold-like asset. (Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC Below $62.5K While Altcoins Wipe Gains

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 16, 2024.

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Markets

Bitcoin Could Surge to $120K on 'Doomsday Rally,' Trader Says

Geopolitical factors could see investors allocate funds to alternative assets such as bitcoin, some analysts say.

Bitcoin could hit a new record high in two months. (Kurt Cotoaga/Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin ETFs Are Driving a Spot Multiplier Effect, Canaccord Says

Many investors find the underlying cryptocurrency more attractive than ETFs given the ability to hedge and to generate yield on HODLs, the report said.

Computer, money. (TheDigitalWay/Pixabay)

Markets

Analyst Who Called Bitcoin's Pre-Halving Rally to $70K Turns Bearish

Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, has de-risked his portfolio in the wake of rising Treasury yields.

A bear waving. (Hans-Jurgen Mager/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Dips Below $62.5K as CoinDesk's BTC Trend Indicator Turns Neutral

CoinDesk Indices' Bitcoin Trend Indicator has been indicating a strong uptrend since last fall.

(CoinDesk Indices)

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Finance

There Are Many Bitcoin Critics Left in Finance, Despite BlackRock's Newfound Love

At a recent gathering of investors in Miami, skepticism remained high even after finance titan BlackRock's shift toward touting the original cryptocurrency.

Investment pros gathered here in Miami, and many trashed bitcoin. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Hong Kong Boards the ETF Express

The jurisdiction is the latest to approve exchange-traded funds for bitcoin, giving a boost to BTC.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

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