Coin Metrics says bitcoin’s correlation with gold has increased in recent weeks.
Blockchain Bites: The Global Lockdown, Privacy Preserving Cryptography and Bitmain’s Cash Rebates
Crypto may protect privacy as governments turn to contact tracing apps, while hackers are selling your Zoom account information for pennies on the dollar.
First Mover: Bitcoin Market Goes Into ‘Backwardation’ Despite Fed’s Trillions
Bitcoin futures are trading below the spot price, suggesting expectations of a drop. But there are signs of buying potential, too. Where will the market go next?
Blockchain Bites: ‘Immunity Passports,’ a Darknet Pharmacist and How Bitcoin Miners Prepare for the Halving
Cryptography can solve privacy concerns stirred up by COVID-19; Bitfinex moves more than one billion dollars worth of bitcoin for less than a dollar.
Crypto Long & Short: DeFi and Traditional Finance Are Forming an Unlikely Friendship
Many believe DeFi is the future of finance, unleashing efficiencies and creating a more transparent framework. Others find the idea terrifying.
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Market Cap Eclipses Citigroup’s as Yellen Calls for Big-Bank Dividend Cuts
Bitcoin’s price drop since Friday has pushed it back into the red for 2020, but it’s still outperforming big bank stocks.
Money Reimagined: As Tech, Politics and COVID-19 Collide, a Global Reset Looms
How technology, geopolitics and the coronavirus crisis are transforming how we share and store value.
First Mover: As Fed Assets Top $6T, BitMEX Has Some Inflation-Busting Advice
The Federal Reserve has opened its lender-of-last-resort spigot and, with unemployment spiking, inflation is on the way. What are your options?
Blockchain Bites: Canaan and Galaxy Digital Report Losses, Fold Joins Visa and Indian Exchange Volume Skyrockets
Today, Canaan and Galaxy Digital reported quarterly losses, Huobi announced a legally compliant way to reenter the U.S. market, and Binance denies stealing $1 million from one of its users.
First Mover: Bitcoin Cash’s Halving Was Dull – Bitcoin’s May Be Much the Same
Maybe don’t get too excited about the bitcoin halving after what we saw yesterday.
Bitcoin Cash ‘Halved,’ DeFi Gets a Boost, and Bisq Halts Trading
Miners are exiting the Bitcoin Cash blockchain while Tezos looks to add a bridge to bitcoin’s liquidity. Here’s the story.
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Back in the Black for 2020
Volatility is returning in a positive way, prices are going up, and enthusiasm is returning to digital-asset markets.
Blockchain Bites: Major Crypto Players Sued, Steem Froze Accounts and More
A boutique law firm is leading a bevy of charges against the biggest names in crypto while MakerDAO plans its obsolescence.
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Trillions in Coronavirus Stimulus Brings Out the Bitcoin Bulls
It’s a common refrain: The U.S. dollar will be debased by the trillions in coronavirus aid. That should strengthen the case for bitcoin… theoretically.