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Ethereum
First Mover: Uniswap's Sudden $5B Token Valuation Cements Comeback From 'Vampire Mining' Attack
Uniswap's surprise token delivery has given the decentralized exchange a market value of more than $5 billion, instantly making it No. 1 in DeFi.
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By Bradley KeounMuyao ShenOmkar GodboleSebastian Sinclair
Sep 18, 2020 at 1:35 p.m. UTC
Sep 18, 2020
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dons reading glasses prior to Wednesday's press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)
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First Mover: Federal Reserve Does What It Wants to Do as Bitcoin Hits $11K
This week's Fed meeting ushered in a new regime for U.S. monetary policy, offering a reminder of just how frequently top officials change the rules.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dons reading glasses prior to Wednesday's press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)
By Bradley KeounPaddy BakerSebastian Sinclair
Sep 17, 2020 at 1:08 p.m. UTC
Sep 17, 2020
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Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao says the centralized exchange's BNB tokens might benefit from the decentralization trend.
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First Mover: Binance's CZ Doesn't Even Dispute That DeFi Might Be Inevitable
Big crypto exchanges like Binance, Huobi and OKEx are rushing out DeFi platforms to cash in on the fast-growing industry and stanch user defections.
Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao says the centralized exchange's BNB tokens might benefit from the decentralization trend.
By Bradley KeounMuyao ShenOmkar GodboleSebastian Sinclair
Sep 16, 2020 at 1:07 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2020
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Crypto investors inverting the gold-price scale is starting to seem like the sane thing to do. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)
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First Mover: Bitcoin Investors the Sane Ones as Federal Reserve Cheers Inflation, Price Nears $11K
Cryptocurrencies' 2020 gains are the truth gauge as markets react to the Federal Reserve's inflation goal, where Zimbabwe is the model of success.
Crypto investors inverting the gold-price scale is starting to seem like the sane thing to do. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)
By Bradley KeounOmkar GodboleSebastian Sinclair
Sep 15, 2020 at 12:56 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2020
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It might just take a big stock-market sell-off for the Federal Reserve to accelerate the pace of money printing. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
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First Mover: As Central Banks Print $1.4B an Hour, Bitcoiners Bet on Federal Reserve 'Capture'
Though no fresh stimulus is expected this week from the Fed, bitcoiners betting on money printing could just wait for the next sell-off in U.S stocks.
It might just take a big stock-market sell-off for the Federal Reserve to accelerate the pace of money printing. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Bradley KeounOmkar GodboleSebastian Sinclair
Sep 14, 2020 at 12:34 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2020
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DeFi is pushing up usage and fees on Ethereum, and the blockchain network so far is passing the stress test. (Flickr Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
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Ethereum
First Mover: Ethereum Gets Unplanned Stress Test as DeFi Fever Grows
The Ethereum blockchain's soaring gas prices don't seem to have deterred customers as DeFi usage grows and tests what the market can bear.
DeFi is pushing up usage and fees on Ethereum, and the blockchain network so far is passing the stress test. (Flickr Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
By Bradley Keoun
Sep 11, 2020 at 1:36 p.m. UTC
Sep 11, 2020
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First Mover: DeFi 'Vampire' SushiSwap Sucks $800M from Uniswap; BitMEX Basis Lags
SushiSwap, the "vampire mining" protocol, sucked more than $800 million from rival Uniswap in the latest DeFi mind-bender. PLUS: BitMEX futures distortions.
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By Bradley KeounOmkar GodboleSebastian Sinclair
Sep 10, 2020 at 12:58 p.m. UTC
Sep 10, 2020
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The Nasdaq is the primary venue for U.S.-listed tech stocks (Shutterstock)
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First Mover: Bitcoin Acts Like a Tech Stock and Ethereum Classic Traders Shrug Off 51% Attacks
Market onlookers are scrabbling for a new narrative as some argue last week's tech rout might explain bitcoin's latest price drop.
The Nasdaq is the primary venue for U.S.-listed tech stocks (Shutterstock)
By Bradley KeounOmkar Godbole
Sep 9, 2020 at 12:49 p.m. UTC
Sep 9, 2020
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The SushiSwap saga appears to have more plot twists ahead. (George M. Groutas/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
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First Mover: SushiSwap's Billion-Dollar 'Rug Pull' Is Thriller to Crypto Geeks
The "SUSHI rug pull" is a gripping drama in the fast-moving arena of decentralized finance, which apparently is still limited to crypto geeks.
The SushiSwap saga appears to have more plot twists ahead. (George M. Groutas/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
By Bradley KeounOmkar GodboleSebastian Sinclair
Sep 8, 2020 at 12:27 p.m. UTC
Sep 8, 2020
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There's now a credit-default swap contract on Tether, allowing traders to bet on the credit risk inherent in the dollar-linked stablecoin. (Thomas Rowlandson/Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)
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Ethereum
First Mover: Buying Bitcoin's Dip, Betting Against Tether and Weighing the Jobs Report
Crypto traders appeared to be buying the dip after Thursday's 11% plunge. ALSO: There's a contract for that: How to hedge Tether's credit risk.
There's now a credit-default swap contract on Tether, allowing traders to bet on the credit risk inherent in the dollar-linked stablecoin. (Thomas Rowlandson/Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)
By Bradley KeounWilliam FoxleyOmkar Godbole
Sep 4, 2020 at 1:24 p.m. UTC
Sep 4, 2020
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