Blockchain Bites

Blockchain Bites

Blockchain Bites: Coinbase’s Impressive Numbers

Ben SchillerFeb 25, 2021

Coinbase's S-1 proves that this really is an institution-led bitcoin rally. Plus: DeFi has big ideas for NFTs.

Blockchain Bites

MicroStrategy, Square Bought Bitcoin High, Then the Price Fell

Daniel KuhnFeb 24, 2021

Some think bitcoin is too volatile to be a popular treasury reserve asset. MicroStrategy and Square seem to be in it for the long haul.

Opinion

NFTs Aren’t Art? OK, Boomer

Brady DaleMar 1, 2021

Your grandpa probably didn't like rock. Your dad probably didn't like hip-hop. Dismissing NFT artworks out of hand reads roughly the same.

Blockchain Bites

What a Transparent Tether Means for Bitcoin

Daniel KuhnFeb 23, 2021

NYAG wrapped its investigation into Tether's internal finances, with the stablecoin issuer admitting no wrongdoing.

Blockchain Bites

Bitcoin Drops, DeFi Loans Liquidated, NFTs Sell

Daniel KuhnFeb 22, 2021

Bitcoin tumbled below $50,000, before bouncing back some. But not before some $25 million in DeFi loans were liquidated.

Blockchain Bites

Blockchain Bites

Bitcoin Is Worth $1T and OKCoin Delists BCH and BSV

Daniel Kuhn

Bitcoin, now worth more than most U.S. corporations, first reached "dollar parity" 10 years ago.

Blockchain Bites

The Bull Case for DeFi: Matthew Roszak

Daniel Kuhn

Capital "treadmills," yield and ETH at a lifetime high.

NFTs

Blockchain Bites: Why Buy an NFT?

Daniel Kuhn

Investors may be realizing the same deflationary market mechanisms that apply to bitcoin’s scarcity creates similar opportunities in NFTs.

Regulation

Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Volatility Hasn’t Shaken Out Institutions

Daniel Kuhn

Bitcoin set a new high above $50,000 after erratic trading earlier this week, though options markets are not anticipating a drawdown anytime soon.

Bitcoin Bubble

Blockchain Bites: Canada Approves Bitcoin ETF, Options Markets Not Pricing for $100K BTC

Daniel Kuhn

Also: Did the CFTC "pop" the 2017 bitcoin bubble?

Wall Street

Blockchain Bites: Mastercard, BNY Mellon Embrace Crypto; Amazon Floats ‘Digital Currency’ Project

Daniel Kuhn

Recently deceased porn mogul Larry Flynt once said, “Hypocrisy is a detriment to progress." His story may have something to offer crypto.

Regulations

Blockchain Bites: The US vs. Bitcoin?

Daniel Kuhn

A CNBC contributor said the U.S. government wouldn't stomach losing the dollar's supremacy to bitcoin. Others say "the ship has sailed" on an outright ban.