With ether whales and small holders rising, some analysts speculate about a ETH supply crunch.
First Mover: Bitcoin Flushes ‘Weak Hands’ as Ethereum Hits New All-Time High
Last week’s rout in bitcoin market looks like “weak hands” selling out – since bidders appeared to materialize whenever prices fell to $30K.
Crypto Long & Short: No, Bitcoin Was Not a Response to the Financial Crisis
In spite of the timing, bitcoin wasn’t created as a result of the 2008 crisis – and this misunderstanding matters.
Blockchain Bites: Clearing the Record on Yellen’s Crypto Concerns and the Bitcoin Double-Spend Fracas
The efficient market hypothesis butts up against bitcoin’s volatile day while Bitcoiners show solidarity in hosting the white paper.
Money Reimagined: Letter to President Biden
President Biden needs to reform the global financial system and avoid a 1930s-style depression. Digital currencies can help.
First Mover: Bitcoin Newbies Get Volatility Lesson as Old Pros Lament FUD
A mixture of bearish price-chart patterns and ill-understood news items combined to cause bitcoin’s biggest price plunge since March, in a demonstration to market newcomers of the cryptocurrency’s notorious volatility.
Bitcoin Worries ‘Fading’ as Crypto Goes Mainstream, S&P Says
S&P sees “a lot of similarities” between bitcoin and gold, and says concerns about theft of cryptocurrency have diminished with greater mainstream acceptance.
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.
First Mover: As Bitcoin Flips Bearish, Neither Biden Nor BlackRock Brightens Mood
There’s a lot of long-term bulls in the bitcoin market. But in the short-term? Pretty much everyone has suddenly turned bearish.
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Bubble, Toil and Trouble
Also: “Market professionals” think assets are overheating while Yellen voices concern over bitcoin.
First Mover: What’s Next for Ethereum After Cryptocurrency Hits All-Time High
The Ethereum blockchain ecosystem is growing fast with decentralized finance, or DeFi, and some traders say the cryptocurrency ether could notch further gains after hitting a new all-time high price.
Valid Points: Why Ethereum 2.0 Shifts How Investors Value ETH
The use case of ether has shifted with the launch of Ethereum 2.0. Here’s why that matters.
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.
State of Crypto: What the Crypto World Should Watch for in the Biden Era
The incoming president has already announced he would tap pro-crypto, pro-regulation Gary Gensler to lead the SEC, but a number of other names and issues remain outstanding.
First Mover: Ether Steals Limelight With New All-Time High Price as Bitcoiners HODL
Crypto traders shift focus to ether as second-largest cryptocurrency surges to new record price, but bitcoiners aren’t going anywhere.
Blockchain Bites: Goldman Sachs Investigates Crypto Custody, Solving the Blockchain ‘Trilemma’
Also: Coinbase plans infrastructure updates to prevent outages during periods of volatility.
Crypto Long & Short: No, Bitcoin Is Not in a Bubble
Commentators and analysts who say bitcoin is in a “bubble” show they don’t understand what the term means.
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?
Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Warning for Central Banks
Bitcoin’s rising price reflects declining faith in the existing financial system. Will central bankers like Christine Lagarde take notice?
First Mover: Biden’s $1.9T Plan Shows ‘Blue Wave’ Bitcoiners Saw Coming
The Federal Reserve might need to print money to help finance Biden’s coronavirus relief proposal, to keep Treasury-bond interest rates from climbing.