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Blockchain Bites: Ethereum's Inroads and Libra's Concessions
The Facebook-led cryptocurrency project has been scaled back while investors try to take advantage of market turbulence. Here's the story.
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First Mover: Coronavirus Trillions Get Bitcoiners Wondering if Halving Still Matters
The much talked about halving looks to have been replaced by the coronavirus easing measures as crypto investors' top concern.
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Blockchain Bites: DLT's Great Leap Forward, Bitcoin Hoarders and a16z's New Fund
China is taking charge in the digitization of the world economy, while Maker faces a $28M class action lawsuit. Get the latest bite-sized news.
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First Mover: Gold Is Crushing Bitcoin, but Inflation May Bring the Cryptocurrency a Boost
Coin Metrics says bitcoin's correlation with gold has increased in recent weeks.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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