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Bitcoin Price Rises 3% as Gold Trades Above $2K for First Time

Omkar GodboleAug 5, 2020

Bitcoin is again acting like a macro asset, drawing bids amid record rally in gold and broad-based U.S. dollar sell-off.

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Dark-Web Vendor and Pharmacist Charged With Trafficking Drugs Worth $270M in Bitcoin

Sebastian SinclairAug 5, 2020

The two men allegedly shipped opioids into the U.S. and sold them on the dark web for millions in bitcoin.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Trudges Past $11.7K as DeFi Lending Rates Gyrate

Daniel CawreyAug 5, 2020

Bitcoin’s price is trending up. Meanwhile, interest rates for lending crypto in DeFi are still unpredictable.

Dark Web

Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Buy Chemical Weapons With Bitcoin

Danny NelsonAug 4, 2020

The chemicals, though never delivered, would have been potent enough to kill 300 people, prosecutors say.

DeFi

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Flat at $11.2K; DeFi Has Highest Volume Month Ever

Daniel CawreyAug 4, 2020

A weak bitcoin market is not stopping Ethereum-powered DeFi growth.

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Podcasts

What People Who Aren’t Bullish on Bitcoin Still Like About It

Leigh Cuen

Working with open-source software changes the development process, according to this researcher who interviewed hundreds of technologists across projects.

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Derivatives

Bitcoin Futures Interest Soars as Bond Yields Fall to Record Lows: Industry Exec

Omkar Godbole

Surging open interest in crypto derivatives suggests investors are seeking alpha in other investments, like bitcoin, said the co-founder of an index fund provider.

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Price Crash

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rebounds to $11,400 After Flash Crash as Ether Closes In on $400

Daniel Cawrey

Bitcoin is gaining back what it lost and ether’s upward run seems undeterred as the crypto market recovers from a flash crash on Sunday.

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Ransomware

Travel Management Firm CWT Pays Out $4.5M in Bitcoin After Ransomware Attack

Sebastian Sinclair

The U.S. firm paid out a ransom of 414 bitcoin after its corporate files were locked up by the Ragnar Locker malware.

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Bitcoin Investors Unshaken by Sunday’s Flash Crash, Data Suggests

Omkar Godbole

Bitcoin investors look to have shrugged off Sunday’s sudden $1,400 price crash.

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Flash Crash: Bitcoin Price Slides by $1.4K in Minutes

Omkar Godbole

Bitcoin's sudden price drop triggers a long squeeze across major exchanges.

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Podcasts

Why This Sex Industry Executive Loves Bitcoin

Leigh Cuen

“We accept 20 different cryptocurrencies for token purchases. The most popular ones are bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin,” Lara said.

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Bitcoin Ends July at Highest Monthly Close Since 2017 Peak

Zack Voell

Bitcoin closed July at $11,351, according to Messari.

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DeFi

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes to $11,450, DeFi Value Locked Now at $4B

Daniel Cawrey

The crypto market continues its bullish run and investors are plowing crypto into DeFi.

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