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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Stablecoins: A Potential Counter to De-Dollarization
Demand for dollars in the global economy is increasingly flowing into permissionless stablecoins, even as domestic policies and foreign efforts like a BRICS-issued currency co...
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By Yiannis Giokas
Aug 3, 2023 at 1:44 p.m. UTC
Aug 3, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
What Does the Debt Limit Showdown Mean for Bitcoin?
A U.S. debt default could catapult the cryptocurrency onto the international stage.
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By David Z. Morris
May 17, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2023
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin Slides Below $27K as Investors Eye Debt Ceiling Negotiations
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned the U.S. could breach its debt limit by June 1, potentially setting off a recession in the event of default.
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By Jocelyn Yang
May 16, 2023 at 9:21 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2023
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin Posts Biggest Weekly Loss in 5 Months as Dollar Liquidity Declines, Debt Ceiling Fears Return
The cost of insuring against a potential U.S. government default in the next 12 months soared to record highs last week.
Bitcoin's weekly price chart (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)
By Omkar Godbole
Apr 24, 2023 at 8:26 a.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2023
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Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and co-Chairman Bill Spence (Stronghold Digital Mining)
Finance
Bitcoin mining
Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Raises Year-End Hashrate Guidance to 4 EH/s
Fourth-quarter revenue of $23.4 million was driven mainly by selling energy to the power grid rather than crypto mining.
Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and co-Chairman Bill Spence (Stronghold Digital Mining)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Mar 29, 2023 at 3:27 p.m. UTC
Mar 29, 2023
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Tokenization
Securities Platform DEFYCA to Release Tokenized Private Debt Protocol on Avalanche
DEFYCA’s launch highlights the growing trend of bringing tokenized versions of traditional markets like debt to blockchain-based protocols.
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By Krisztian Sandor
Mar 9, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 9, 2023
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Bitcoin mining
Bitcoin Miner BitNile Pulls 6,500 Rigs From Former Compute North Site
The company signed a hosting deal in August with now-bankrupt Compute North for a site that is now managed by USBTC.
Wolf Hollow power plant in Texas (Compute North)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Feb 10, 2023 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Feb 10, 2023
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Bitfarms' mining facility in Washington state (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
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Bitfarms
Bankrupt Crypto Lender BlockFi Takes Two-Thirds Loss to Settle Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms' Debt
The miner had recently warned it might stop paying off the debt to bankrupt BlockFi.
Bitfarms' mining facility in Washington state (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Feb 9, 2023 at 12:58 p.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2023
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DebtDAO to Burn 18M FTX User Debt Tokens Following Demand Frenzy
More than 18 million tokens to be burned after the demand for the recovery tokens saw prices surge to as much as $113.
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By Shaurya Malwa
Feb 7, 2023 at 9:44 a.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2023
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