Bitcoin


Policy

Nigeria Is Developing Strategies for National Blockchain Adoption

Nigerian authorities are developing a roadmap for the adoption of blockchain technology in public administration and payments on a national scale.

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Markets

First Mover: As Ethereum Enthusiasm Builds, 'Bear Case' Could Still See Prices Double

There's a lot of money to be made in and around maturing Ethereum-centric markets, where a "bear market" means prices double.

Ethereum has emerged from its larval stage and cryptocurrency traders are bullish on the pupal.

Markets

World's Growing Stockpile of Negative-Yielding Debt a Positive for Bitcoin, Say Analysts

The search for profit is likely to intensify with amount of global debt offering negative yields more than doubling in the past seven months

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $11.2K; Uniswap Flows Dominate Ether

Bitcoin price is dipping a bit while ether flows display Uniswap’s prominent market position.

CoinDesk20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

A $10B Firm Makes Bitcoin Its Primary Treasury Asset

Stone Ridge Holdings Group announces $50 million in new funding for its digital asset subsidiary as well as significant BTC treasury holdings.

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Tech

Brainwallets: The Bitcoin Wallet You Probably Shouldn’t Use (Unless You Have To)

A “brainwallet” refers to a private key that is stored in the user’s memory in the form of a seed phrase or a passphrase.

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Markets

First Mover: Privacy Is Litecoin's Ace in the Hole as JPMorgan Touts Bitcoin

After lagging behind bitcoin for the past couple years, Litecoin founder Charlie Lee is looking to privacy features as his ace in the hole.

Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin

Markets

Bitcoin Steady Above $11,400 as Hashrate Reaches New High

Bitcoin's record hashrate indicates fundamentals are stronger than ever, according to Skew Markets.

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Markets

JPMorgan Calls Square's $50M Bitcoin Investment 'Strong Vote of Confidence' for the Cryptocurrency

Other payment companies will also likely follow in Square's footsteps or risk getting shut out of a growing segment, JPMorgan wrote.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $11,300; Ether Locked in DeFi Is Flat

Bitcoin’s price is slipping while the amount of ether parked in DeFi is stuck in neutral.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index