Bitcoin


Markets

Analyst 'Cautiously Bullish' on Bitcoin but Says Equity Sell-Off Still a Threat

Bitcoin (BTC) has crossed into the bullish territory, but may remain vulnerable to another sell-off in stocks.

c chart

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Passes $10.7K; Ethereum Gas Usage Hits Record September Highs

Bitcoin's price hit its highest level in over 10 days while gas on Ethereum is in record use.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Tech

RGB Continues Its Work to Bring Better Smart Contracts to Bitcoin

The RGB protocol, now in beta, is working to outfit Bitcoin with the capabilities that have made Ethereum the go-to blockchain for issuing tokenized assets.

(Tyler Lastovich/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Jump to $10.7K Ends 10-Day Sideways Trend

Bitcoin advanced on Monday, ending a 10-day-long price consolidation, as the U.S. dollar weakened against gold and fiat currencies.

Bitcoin prices, Sept. 14, 2020.

Markets

First Mover: As Central Banks Print $1.4B an Hour, Bitcoiners Bet on Federal Reserve 'Capture'

Though no fresh stimulus is expected this week from the Fed, bitcoiners betting on money printing could just wait for the next sell-off in U.S stocks.

It might just take a big stock-market sell-off for the Federal Reserve to accelerate the pace of money printing. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Against the Odds, Some Bitcoin Traders Are Betting on a $36K Price by Year's End

The Deribit exchange has seen a spike in investors buying the $36,000 December call option despite the market placing low odds on a new record high this year.

skew_top_btc_options_oi_change__prev_day-2

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: How Bitcoin Correlations Drive the Narrative

Noelle Acheson dives into the role of correlation in bitcoin’s narrative and what investor activism coming to crypto could mean for the industry.

(Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stuck at $10.3K; Uniswap Value Locked Gyrates

The bitcoin market lacks momentum Friday but Uniswap's value locked is on a roller-coaster ride.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

First Mover: Ethereum Gets Unplanned Stress Test as DeFi Fever Grows

The Ethereum blockchain's soaring gas prices don't seem to have deterred customers as DeFi usage grows and tests what the market can bear.

DeFi is pushing up usage and fees on Ethereum, and the blockchain network so far is passing the stress test. (Flickr Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $10K but Strong Bounce Proves Elusive

Bitcoin is trapped in the narrow range of $10,000 to $10,500, but on-chain metrics hint at a rally revival ahead.

Bitcoin prices since Monday (CoinDesk BPI)