cryptocurrencies


Policy

Japanese Crypto Issuers Won't Pay Taxes on Unrealized Gains, Govt. Clarifies

Token issuers in the country were taxed for unrealized gains from holding on their own tokens.

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Markets

Crypto Global Bid and Ask Metric Plunged 20% Over Weekend, Points to Paper Thin Liquidity

Hyblock Capital's global bid and ask indicator plunged 20% during Saturday's altcoin crash, indicating a sharp deterioration in the crypto market liquidity.

Las criptomonedas registraron baja liquidez. (Olga Thelavart/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Dominance Surges, Accounting For Nearly Half of The $1T Crypto Market, Amid Altcoin Selloff

Bitcoin's dominance rate neared the 50% mark early Saturday as altcoin crash triggered a flight to safety.

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Markets

Crypto Traders Need to Pay Attention to Chinese Yuan

The PBOC's potential intervention to stem yuan volatility could accelerate gains in the dollar index and add to crypto market's woes, one observer said.

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Opinion

Fan Tokens: A Bet on Your Favorite Soccer Team?

Does the performance of soccer team tokens align with on-the-pitch performance? Max Good, from CoinDesk Indices’ team, breaks down the match stats.

Reiss Nelson, of Arsenal, celebrates scoring a goal in the English Premier League (James Williamson/Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Markets Analysis: Crypto Volatility Declines Despite Regulatory, Inflationary Concerns

Since Feb. 24, ATR, a measure of market volatility, for BTC and ETH has fallen 16% and 11%, respectively.

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Markets

2023 Will Be Year of Crypto Token Price Divergence: Bank of America

The bank expects tokens that power smart contract-enabled blockchain platforms will outperform meme coins and governance tokens.

Bank of America (Taylor Simpson/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Markets Analysis: Stablecoins Trend Lower Despite Bitcoin’s Recent Performance

A shift in the supply of stablecoins could foreshadow crypto’s next move.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Analysis: Bitcoin Falls for the Week Amid Inflation, Rate Hike Fears

Ether and most other major cryptos also sank as investors mulled the prospect of prolonged monetary hawkishness.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Analysis: Bitcoin, Ether Trade Sideways as Jobs Data Remains Robust

Crypto markets chug along as a stubbornly tight labor market suggests that inflation will remain troublesome.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)