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Fed Policy Win Could Harm Bitcoin’s Wall Street Narrative

The January rebound in equities and knockout employment report may have undermined a few buy-bitcoin narratives, but the real value proposition behind bitcoin lies far beyond Wall Street in emerging markets, where bitcoin is in strong demand.

By Michael J. Casey

Feb 3, 2023 at 7:28 p.m. UTC

Feb 3, 2023

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Galaxy’s Novogratz and Bakkt’s Michael Differ on Bitcoin’s Case as Digital Gold

Each spoke separately Wednesday during the Barclays Crypto and Blockchain Summit.

By Michael Bellusci

Mar 30, 2022 at 6:55 p.m. UTC

Mar 30, 2022

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Apple Stock Outpaces Bitcoin

A chart by Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal shows Apple stock outperformed bitcoin in year-over-year returns. In this Chart of the Day report, Galen Moore reflects on whether both investments rest on the strength of a single offering — bitcoin as digital gold, and its iPhone sales in the case of Apple.

By CoinDesk Staff

Jan 4, 2022 at 9:46 p.m. UTC

Jan 4, 2022

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Why Bitcoin Is More Like a $100 Bill Than Gold

Data and headlines on bitcoin's use in commerce point to an attribute that sets it apart from the yellow metal.

By Galen Moore

Mar 12, 2021 at 9:31 p.m. UTC

Mar 12, 2021

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How 2,000 Years of Monetary History Led Us to Bitcoin, Feat. Nik Bhatia

A conversation with the author of the new book “Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies.”

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Feb 18, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Feb 18, 2021

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Digital Gold: How Should Financial Advisors Be Thinking About Bitcoin?

Is bitcoin digital gold? In this episode of "On Purpose, With Tyrone Ross," we dig into bitcoin narratives as financial advisors see them and explore the concept of bitcoin as a store of value.

By CoinDesk

Feb 6, 2021 at 5:20 p.m. UTC

Feb 6, 2021

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