Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 19, 2020

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With bitcoin pulling back from its bull run and the emergence of YAM-inspired “Spaghetti Money,” CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.

Today's stories:

Bitcoin's Bull Run is Slowing – Pullback Now Expected

Some analysts are now predicting further price corrections after bitcoin fell back below the $12,000 milestone on Tuesday.

Money Legos Turn 'Exuberant' as Chainlink Stripped of 'DeFi'

This year's growth in the cryptocurrency subsector DeFi has been so remarkable that some analysts are now calling the phenomenon "exuberant."

UK Regulator Grants License to Digital Security Exchange Archax

The U.K. watchdog has granted several licenses to Archax that will allow it to become a "one-stop shop" for the digital security space.

Binance-Owned WazirX Announces DeFi Project With Matic

The exchange has opted for Matic instead of Ethereum’s network, which is currently dominating the DeFi space because of "high gas costs."

$200m Staked in YAM-Inspired DeFi Protocol in Under 12 Hours

The DeFi craze continues as investors stake $200 million in a new yield farming protocol that's not even 12 hours old yet.

HOST

Adam B. Levine

Adam B. Levine joined CoinDesk in 2019 as the editor of its new audio and podcasts division. Previously, Adam founded the long-running Let's Talk Bitcoin! talk show with co-hosts Stephanie Murphy and Andreas M. Antonopoulos.

Finding early success with the show, Adam transformed the podcast's homepage into a full newsdesk and publishing platform, founding the LTB Network in January of 2014 to help broaden the conversation with new and different perspectives. In the Spring of that year, he would go on to launch the first and largest tokenized rewards program for creators and their audience. In what many have called an early influential version of "Steemit"; LTBCOIN, which was awarded to both content creators and members of the audience for participation was distributed until the LTBN was acquired by BTC, Inc. in January of 2017.

With the network launched and growing, in late 2014 Adam turned his attention to the practical challenges of administering the tokenized program and founded Tokenly, Inc. There, he led the development of early tokenized vending machines with Swapbot, tokenized identity solution Tokenpass, e-commerce with TokenMarkets.com and media with Token.fm. Adam owns some BTC, ETH and small positions in a number of other tokens.