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Will Government Entities Buy Into Bitcoin?

Rich Rosenblum, GSR Markets President says we may see local government entities buying into BTC in an attempt to make up for tax revenue shortfalls due to COVID-19.

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Why a Chinese New Year Sell-Off May Not Happen This Year

It's the year of the ox, and many traders and investors are holding their bitcoin in anticipation of a bullish market trend.

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UK Man Offers Council $72M if He Finds Discarded Bitcoin Trove at Landfill

The town of Newport in Wales could get a hefty reward if the treasure is found in the trash.

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Tech

Blockchain-Based Immunity Passports Don't Resolve Core Privacy Issues: Report

Proposals for immunity or vaccine passes have resurfaced with promising news about vaccines, but the web standards they’re based on contain flaws.

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Markets

The Biggest Macro Event Since March

According to the bright minds of FinTwit, the biggest event isn’t the U.S. presidential election but today’s Pfizer vaccine update.

Breakdown 11.9 Pfizer covid vaccine announcement

Markets

The World Is Never Getting Off Government Stimulus

The Breakdown weekly recap looks at bitcoin buying by Iran, JPM Coin and the latest round of lockdowns coming to Europe.

Breakdown 10.31

Markets

The ‘Everything Crash’ Is Coming? Markets Go Risk-Off as European Stocks See Worst Day in 5 Months

Stocks, oil, even gold are down on fears of resumed COVID-19 lockdowns, but bitcoin hodlers are keeping the faith.

Breakdown 10.28

Markets

Hedge Funds Failures, Bankruptcies and Pandemic Fatigue

As cases rise and the U.S. settles in for a fresh wave of COVID-19, the economic fallout from round one is still being felt, from hedge funds to bankruptcies and beyond.

Breakdown 10.26

Tech

Closing Time for Bitcoin’s Iconic Room 77 – 'And That’s OK,' Says Owner

Room 77 originally opened as a side project, until Bitcoin came and made it an icon. Now, the first bar to ever accept bitcoin is closing.

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Markets

Bitcoin, Stocks Fall as Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19

The cryptocurrency and Asian stock markets dumped early Friday after U.S. Pres. Donald Trump announced he and his wife had tested positive to COVID-19.

Donald J. Trump at a 2016 rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

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