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Bitcoin in Race for Adoption Before Central Banks Launch Digital Currencies: Australia's Macquarie

With a runway of a year or more before the Federal Reserve and other major central banks can launch digital currencies, bitcoin and other private cryptocurrencies could gain a foothold in electronic commerce.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Claws Back to $36.4K While 25% of Ether Options Will Expire in March

Less action in the bitcoin market Wednesday means traders are sitting out while ether options are piling up for a first-quarter expiration.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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These DeFi Tokens Have Double-Digit Gains as Bitcoin's Growth Tapers

DeFi tokens are attracting investors as bitcoin's rally fades and new protocols are updated.

Prices for Maker (MKR), Dec. 13, 2020 to Jan. 13, 2021.

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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Trades Sideways as US Inflation Is Muted

The line of sight on U.S. inflation is anything but clear after the Labor Department reports the CPI's smallest yearly gain since 2015. So what does it mean for bitcoin?

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La carrera de Colombia por convertirse en un mercado líder de criptomonedas en la región

Durante el año 2020, Colombia experimentó un gran incremento del uso de criptomonedas como reserva de valor y con fines transaccionales.

Bogota, Colombia

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'No Middle Ground': Inside Colombia's Race to Become A Major Regional Crypto Market

In 2020, Colombia saw a major boost in crypto use, both as a store of wealth and as a means of transaction.

Bogota, Colombia

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Ledger Adds Bitcoin Bounty and New Data Security After Hack

Rogue actors at e-commerce partner Shopify exposed 20,000 new Ledger customer records, including emails, names, postal addresses and phone numbers.

Ledger wallet

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First Mover: Don't Like $34K Bitcoin? Stellar, Litecoin Yet to Conquer Old Highs

Though bitcoin's rally has lost some steam, many traders are still in a bullish mood – and shifting to alternative cryptocurrencies known as "altcoins" whose prices have yet to clear all-time highs from years past. 

This one or that one? Retail cryptocurrency buyers are reportedly on the hunt for alternatives to bitcoin.

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Analysts Are Gloomy About Bitcoin's Short-Term Price Outlook Right Now

Some are now forecasting an extension of Monday's 20% price drop as more bitcoin moves onto exchanges and institutional demand cools.

Bitcoin prices over the last 24 hours

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Goldman Sachs Exec Says More Institutional Investment Would Calm Bitcoin Volatility

The global head of commodities research believes the amount of institutional money in bitcoin needs to grow to mature the asset.

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