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Markets

Strange Days: S&P 500 Volatility Enters Bitcoin Territory

In a role reversal befitting these topsy-turvy times, Wall Street has recently seen more turbulence than the average for the top cryptocurrency.

Ivan Aivazovsky, "Shipwreck on Stormy Seas" (Credit: Sotheby's/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Bitcoin Price Decline Prompts US Mining Firm to Shut Down 'Indefinitely'

Digital Farms is halting operations due to low bitcoin prices, its owner says.

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Markets

Investors Regained Confidence in Bitcoin Amid Price Recovery, Data Suggests

Bitcoin may not be out of the woods yet, but prospects of another sudden price crash now look to have diminished.

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Policy

UK Counties Warn of Bitcoin Scams Using Coronavirus as a Hook

U.K residents are being warned against scammers claiming to offer information on locals infected with coronavirus for payments in bitcoin.

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Finance

Geopolitical Crisis May Benefit Oil, Gold and CBDCs, Not Bitcoin

Demand for gold is skyrocketing and the clamor for scarce assets in a remote-first world was precisely where bitcoin was supposed to shine. But it's complicated.

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Policy

Craig Wright Challenges Court Order Criticizing His Evidence in $4B Kleiman Case

Wright objected after a judge dismissed his attorney-client privilege over weak evidence.

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Markets

Bitcoin in Rangebound Trading as Equity Markets Fail to See Stimulus Boost

The bitcoin market is looking pensive as global equities fail to respond positively to the U.S. Senate's approval of a massive coronavirus stimulus package.

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Markets

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Posts Second-Biggest Percentage Drop in Its History

Competition among Bitcoin miners has eased as the recent price drop thinned the herd, fresh data shows.

Source: Coin Metrics; difficulty recorded at last block mined at the beginning of each 2-wk period; data as of March 26, 2020

Markets

US Stimulus Plan Is Steadying Global Markets While Crypto Takes a Dip

The $2 trillion stimulus deal in the U.S. wasn’t enough to keep many cryptocurrencies from taking a dip Wednesday.

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Markets

Bitcoin Rejected Near $7K Despite US Fiscal Agreement on $2T Stimulus Package

Bitcoin has dropped back from levels near $7,000 despite the rapidly increasing scope of fiscal stimulus efforts in the US and across the globe.

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