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Upbit Submits Compliance Report, China’s E-CNY Trials Broaden

South Korea’s Upbit first to submit a compliance report to the Financial Intelligence Unit Crypto market on a roll as Bitcoin breaks US 50 000 mark and China’s e CNY trials continue to broaden We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of The Daily [...]

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Aug 23, 2021 at 2:05 p.m. UTC

Aug 23, 2021

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Bitcoin Breaks $48K for First Time Since May

Bitcoin is up 6 over the last 24 hours and has broken the 48 000 mark for the first time since May All About Bitcoin’s Week in Review panel discusses this watershed moment Bitcoin’s Lightning Network passing new milestones the potential impact of the global Blockstream Satellite network on mining and Japan’s Liquid Global exchange [...]

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Aug 20, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 20, 2021

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Bitcoin Breaks $48K, But Why Is the Number of Active BTC Addresses Remaining Stagnant Since Spring 2020?

Bitcoin’s price is at its highest level in a month. Yet, it hasn’t been met by a significant increase in active bitcoin addresses, which remain more or less around levels from the spring of 2020. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Aug 20, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 20, 2021

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Second-Largest US Mortgage Lender UWM Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments

United Wholesale Mortgage UWM America’s second largest mortgage lender reportedly plans to accept cryptocurrency payments later this year in an apparent first for the U S mortgage industry The Hash team discusses the pros and cons of paying down a mortgage with crypto and the possible use cases of bitcoin as collateral for mortgages and [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 20, 2021 at 6:41 p.m. UTC

Aug 20, 2021

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Top NBA Draft Pick Cade Cunningham Signs Sponsorship Deal With BlockFi

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Top NBA Draft Pick Cade Cunningham Signs Sponsorship Deal With BlockFi

Former Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham signed a multi year sponsorship deal with crypto lending firm Block Fi that will see the up and coming Pistons point guard receive his signing bonus in bitcoin The Hash squad discusses the industry implications for the ongoing trend of top drafted athletes forging early career within the digital [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 20, 2021 at 6:41 p.m. UTC

Aug 20, 2021

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Messari CEO Ryan Selkis on Bitcoin, Stablecoins and Crypto Regulation

Bitcoin is down about 1.3% over the past 24 hours. The next support is seen at the $42,000 breakout level, which could stabilize the pullback. Messari Founder and CEO Ryan Selkis discusses his positive analysis and outlook for bitcoin, explaining why he’s a “perma-bull.”

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 19, 2021 at 4:05 p.m. UTC

Aug 19, 2021

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Is Bitcoin’s Pullback Temporary?

Bitcoin is pulling back after a near 13% rally month to date, but is it just temporary? Alexandre Lores, an analyst at Quantum Economics, discusses why he doesn’t think bitcoin is due for lower lows and remains “bullish on the near term.” Plus, his take on the potential catalyst behind the recent price surge.

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 18, 2021 at 7:59 p.m. UTC

Aug 18, 2021

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Bitcoin Lightning Network Growth Passes New Milestones

The Lightning Network, a layer 2 payments solution built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain that enables secure, private and near-instantaneous transactions at little to no cost, has surpassed 25,000 active nodes for the first time. This indicates the network is growing stronger with more nodes and channels.

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Aug 18, 2021 at 7:59 p.m. UTC

Aug 18, 2021

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Lightning Network Nodes Surpass 25K for First Time Ever

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Lightning Network Nodes Surpass 25K for First Time Ever

Coin Desk’s Galen Moore discusses his assessment of skyrocketing activity on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network as it surpassed 25 000 active nodes for the first time The supply is up for sure but is the demand up Moore asked Plus his take on emerging markets taking on crypto as reported in Chainalysis 2021 global crypto adoption [...]

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Aug 18, 2021 at 7:59 p.m. UTC

Aug 18, 2021

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Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari on Crypto Market: ‘Thousands of Garbage Coins’

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Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari on Crypto Market: ‘Thousands of Garbage Coins’

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what to make of Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, criticizing bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general. “It’s just a signal of how much the central bank is paying attention to the industry,” De said.

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 18, 2021 at 2:50 p.m. UTC

Aug 18, 2021

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