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First Mover: Bitcoin Acts Like a Tech Stock and Ethereum Classic Traders Shrug Off 51% Attacks

Market onlookers are scrabbling for a new narrative as some argue last week's tech rout might explain bitcoin's latest price drop.

Par Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole9 sept. 2020

The Nasdaq is the primary venue for U.S.-listed tech stocks (Shutterstock)

Juridique

Crypto Long & Short: What Changes at the Fed and the SEC Mean for Crypto

Chairman Powell’s speech on Thursday highlighted how much the Fed’s role is changing, and that's an opportunity for the crypto industry.

Par Noelle Acheson30 août 2020

The Fed's announcement this week might have seemed "meh," but it points to the agency's changing role, and that has big implications for crypto. (Brooks Kraft/Getty Images)

Marchés

First Mover: Wacky Bitcoin-to-DeFi Crypto Markets Might Be New Home of Capitalism

Cryptocurrency markets from bitcoin to DeFi might be full of rampant speculation, but they also might be keeping the fires of capitalism lit.

Par Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Muyao Shen21 août 2020

New digital markets might be the place where capitalism is getting revived. ("Portraits at the Stock Exchange" by Edgar Degas/Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk.)

Marchés

First Mover: As Wall Street Goes Topsy-Turvy, Crypto Traders Are Bullish as Ever

Crypto traders are enjoying their own version of the market’s madness, from bitcoin’s bull run to the collapse of YAM to Dave Portnoy.

Par Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian Sinclair14 août 2020

Illustration from "The World Turned Upside Down." (Alamy/Photomosh)

Marchés

Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy's $250M Bitcoin Bet, India Booms, Banks Open to Custody

MicroStrategy bets $250 million on Bitcoin's safe haven thesis. Indian crypto is booming. And David Marcus has a new role at Facebook.

Par Benjamin Schiller11 août 2020

Marchés

Blockchain Bites: Inside Cosmos, Bitcoin at $200B, DeFi Surges

Traders are expecting bitcoin to go higher. DeFi is surging in web traffic. And Cosmos is alive and well, despite internal feuding.

Par Benjamin Schiller10 août 2020

Marchés

Crypto Long & Short: 51% Attacks and Open-Source Value

Ethereum Classic's recent 51% attacks highlight the value of large open-source networks such as Bitcoin and Eth – it’s about more than hashrate.

Par Noelle Acheson9 août 2020

Marchés

Crypto Long & Short: Does Decentralization Create Value or Destroy It?

This week, bitcoin rallied past $11,000 and value in DeFi climbed toward $4 billion. But what's the point of crypto if regular markets are just as volatile?

Par Galen Moore2 août 2020

Marchés

First Mover: The Dollar Drop May Have Helped Push Bitcoin Past $11K

As the U.S. dollar's value slides, prices are suddenly rising for just about everything priced in dollars.

Par Bradley Keoun, Daniel Cawrey, Omkar Godbole28 juil. 2020

Marchés

Crypto Long & Short: Why the Twitter Hack Was Good for Bitcoin (and It’s Not the Media Attention)

Yes, the Twitter hack was basically a giant bitcoin scam. But the fallout is showing the world the strengths of cryptocurrency and decentralization.

Par Noelle Acheson19 juil. 2020

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