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Bitcoin Price Crosses $3,000 Milestone to Set New All-Time High

The price of bitcoin has hit a new all-time high, rising above $3,000 for the first time on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index.

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3 Signs the Cryptocurrency Exchange Market Is Maturing

CoinDesk Research looks at the major shifts in the composition of bitcoin, ethereum and other exchange traded volume in Q1 and the weeks since.

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3,000% Gains in 2017: What's Next for Ether Prices?

Ether prices have surged this year, but where do leading analysts and market observers believe they will go next?

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ICO Investments Pass VC Funding in Blockchain Market First

CoinDesk data suggests that entrepreneurs in the blockchain industry are now raising more money via initial coin offerings than traditional VC rounds.

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Bitcoin Price Shoots Past $2,900 to Hit New All-Time High

The price of bitcoin has hit a new all-time high, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI).

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Three Thoughts on the 'Crypto Bubble'

A VC offers his insight on the price of bitcoin and ether. Even if speculators are running wild, he says, that may not mean the assets are overbought.

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A Counterargument to the Value Proposition of Ripple's XRP Token

With the price of Ripple's XRP rising, Factom's Piotr Piasecki offers a valuation based on the underlying protocol and the token's desired utility.

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A Dispassionate Defense of ICOs as an OK Thing

Everyone seems to have an opinion on cryptographic 'tokens' of late. But maybe we should save the moral outrage?

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A Discussion on Responsible Protocol Token Funding

Early token sale pioneer Tom Ding shares his thoughts on how projects can best use the ICO funding method.

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UK Asset Manager Integrates Exchange-Traded Bitcoin Product

The issuer of a bitcoin exchange-traded note (ETN) based in Sweden has announced a new integration with UK investment service Hargreaves Lansdown.

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