The efficient market hypothesis butts up against bitcoin’s volatile day while Bitcoiners show solidarity in hosting the white paper.
Blockchain Bites: Crypto in the Red, BlackRock Green Lights Bitcoin Futures
The world’s largest asset manager will allow two of its funds to get into bitcoin futures, as Guggenheim speculates a market pullback in the near term.
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Bubble, Toil and Trouble
Also: “Market professionals” think assets are overheating while Yellen voices concern over bitcoin.
Blockchain Bites: ‘Crowded’ Crypto Traders, Ether All-Time High, the Bitcoin Battery Proposal
Bitcoin’s environmental impact has become top focus for some critics as traders go “long BTC” and Dunamu reveals a “fear and greed” index.
Blockchain Bites: Goldman Sachs Investigates Crypto Custody, Solving the Blockchain ‘Trilemma’
Also: Coinbase plans infrastructure updates to prevent outages during periods of volatility.
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase Wants to Crowdsource Asset Listings; What’s Up With Tether’s Bank?
Deltec invested some clients’ funds in bitcoin, but not Tether’s, the bank confirms. So what exactly is backing tether?
Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Head Stepping Down, Anchorage to Become First National ‘Digital Asset Bank’
Brian Brooks finalized the controversial Fair Access to Banking rule in what could be his last act in office.
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?
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Rebounds, Addresses Above 2017 Peak, Sci-Hub Decentralizes
Content moderation decisions from Amazon, Shopify and Twitter following the Capitol riots in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 have put efforts to “decentralize” the web into sharp relief.
Blockchain Bites: Crypto Market Cap Drops Below $1T as Dollar Gains
Also: Bakkt will go public through a SPAC merger, JPMorgan weighs in on a bitcoin ETF and Dan Larimer is leaving EOS-incubator Block.one.
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Rich List, Coinbase’s Latest Acquisition
Also: Grayscale reports an a rise in participation from pensions while Ripple’s Garlinghouse reveals he attempted to settle charges with the SEC ahead of its XRP suit.
Blockchain Bites: Sustainability and Uncertainty as Crypto Crosses $1T Benchmark
Amid political chaos and global uncertainty, one bitcoin is now worth more than $39,000 as the value of all cryptos passes $1 trillion.
Kimchi Spreads, ‘Rat Poison,’ Shape Shifts: What You Need to Know in Crypto Today
Bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high above $35,000 while former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler lost her U.S. Senate seat.
Blockchain Bites: JPMorgan’s $146K BTC Target, Crypto Responds to US Treasury’s Proposed Wallet Rule
PLUS: The OCC’s green light for banks to use stablecoins, Brazil’s booming crypto sector and the bitcoin mining machine supply crunch.
Blockchain Bites: $10B in Bitcoin Futures, Price Wobbles and Liquidations
A correction in bitcoin’s price (from all-time highs) led to $1 billion in liquidated options positions. Ukraine announced a Stellar-based CBDC experiment and a much-awaited Ethereum layer 2 set a tentative launch date.
Blockchain Bites: Google Goes Down, Nexus CEO and US Treasury Get Hacked
Yearn continues to rapidly expand through acquisitions, leading some to call it the Amazon of DeFi. While a U.S. Treasury hack serves as a reminder of the amount of financial data in circulation.
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Whales Throwing Their Weight Around, Virgil Griffith’s Rights
There are more bitcoin “whales” than ever, and new data shows how they drive market movements.
Blockchain Bites: Paxos’ Banking Play, France’s KYC Terreur, FinCEN’s Personal Data Honeypot
U.S. lawmakers are asking the nation’s financial guardians to clarify crypto custodianship while France wages war on anonymity.
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Shorts In, MicroStrategy Stock Downgraded, Bitwise Index Trades
Bitcoin’s options market has flipped bearish for the short term while Citi analysts downgrade MicroStrategy’s stock.
Blockchain Bites: Square’s Green Bitcoin Pledge, $15B AUM in Crypto Funds
Crypto markets are trading sideways, while Spain’s second-largest bank is reportedly planning a leap into the digital asset industry.