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Bitcoin Is 2019's Best-Performing Asset, Even After Recent Price Downturn

Despite a recent pullback, bitcoin’s price has more than doubled in 2019, dwarfing investors' year-to-date returns from stocks, bonds or commodities.

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What Google's 'Quantum Supremacy' Means for the Future of Cryptocurrency

Quantum computing could break bitcoin. Here's how researchers from government and academia are trying to future-proof blockchain technology.

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Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Lines up Buyers for 'Initial Digital Offering'

Swiss stock exchange SIX's SDX blockchain platform has organized a consortium of institutions to back its "initial digital offering" set for mid-2020.

SIX Swiss Exchange is based in Zurich.

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Asian Institutions Are Finally Warming to Crypto Hedge Funds

Asian institutional investors are increasingly showing interest in allocating a small portion of their portfolios to crypto hedge funds.

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How Leverage Can Help With Bitcoin’s Price Discovery

Leveraged and margin trading can help boost demand for an asset, increasing liquidity within a given market.

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This North Syrian School Is a Baby Step Toward a Blockchain Society

Students in Rojava, a semi-autonomous enclave of Syria, are making up for years of lost education by studying computer code and blockchain technology.

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Bitcoin Lightning Network Specs Pass First 'Formal' Security Test

A pair of researchers have released the results of a formal verification of the lightning network, saying it's "as secure as bitcoin."

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Crypto and the Latency Arms Race: Crypto Exchanges and the HFT Crowd

B2C2's Max Boonen discusses the convergence of high-frequency trading and the crypto market in the second of a three-part series.

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These iAngels Are Bringing New Heavyweights Into Bitcoin Investing

The three women behind Israeli investment platform iAngels are promoting crypto adoption by connecting with traditional investors.

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What Bitcoin’s Valuation Says About Its Volatility

Noelle Acheson argues that bitcoin’s volatility is intrinsic and is unlikely to diminish with increased liquidity – and that’s not a bad thing.

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