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Who Bought $1.6B in Bitcoin Wednesday, and Why?

It’s an eerie coincidence that a trade of this size happened on exchanges with ties to Chinese customers during a week beset by that country’s capital market woes.

The skyline of Shanghai, China. (Li Yang/Unsplash)

Markets

Stacking Sats? Small Bitcoin Holders on the Rise, Data Suggests

New data support the idea that small bitcoin investors are multiplying rapidly. Anecdotal evidence suggests much of that growth is happening in the U.S.

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Markets

Bitcoin’s Halving Is Irrelevant for Some Large Traders

Bitcoin’s third halving is less than two weeks away. Some traders are less than bullish ahead of the event.

Se prevé que el próximo halving de bitcoin sea en abril. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Crypto Markets Can Never Close, and That's a Good Thing

Should markets temporarily close even temporarily to calm investor panic? Noelle Acheson says no while crypto markets can’t. Both are good things.

PLACE YOUR ORDERS: Investors in crypto assets, especially those who believe in the true purpose of markets, must take some comfort from the knowledge there is no way their intentions could be thwarted by a centralized decision. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

New Twitter Investor May Remove Bitcoin Advocate Jack Dorsey as CEO

An activist investor owned by billionaire Paul Singer reportedly has plans to shake up the management at Twitter after taking a big stake in the firm.

Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018

Markets

Retail Investors Aren't Interested in Crypto Derivatives, Says eToro Executive

eToro isn't too worried about a potential U.K. ban on crypto derivatives, its U.K. managing director told CoinDesk.

Iqbal Gandham (center), eToro's UK managing director. (Image courtesy of eToro)

Policy

Court Documents Reveal More Possible Investors in Telegram’s $1.7B ICO

Big names that may have invested in Telegram’s token sale are surfacing in court documents as the company fights a case brought by the SEC.

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Markets

Pension Funds Double Crypto Asset Exposure in Morgan Creek's Fund to 1%

The two Fairfax County, Virginia, pension funds invested only 0.5 percent in crypto and blockchain last year.

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Markets

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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