Crypto Long & Short: Dogecoin, Market Manipulation and the Downside of a Coinbase IPO
Noelle Acheson explains how the dogecoin rise exemplifies the creative destruction underway in markets, and what a potential Coinbase listing could mean for the development of crypto.
‘Ferocious Rally’: Weiss Ratings Bullish on Bitcoin, Price to Hit $70K Next Year
[Ferocious Rally: Weiss Ratings Bullish on Bitcoin, Price to Hit $70K Next Year]Weiss Ratings has outlined key reasons why investors should be bullish about bitcoin, seeing a “ferocious rally” with the price of the cryptocurrency expected to hit $70,000 next year.
Tether Freezes Millions of Dollars USDT in 40 Addresses Amid Regulatory Pressure
[Tether Freezes Millions of Dollars USDT in 40 Addresses Amid Regulatory Pressure]Stablecoin issuer Tether has blacklisted 40 Ethereum addresses holding millions of dollars of the tether cryptocurrency, 24 of which were banned this year.
US Dept of Homeland Security Buys Analytics Software From Coinbase
[US Dept of Homeland Security Buys Analytics Software From Coinbase]Coinbase is selling its blockchain analytics software to the U.S.
Does COVID-19 Have the World Rethinking Dollar Supremacy?
A reading of a piece by a Yale professor and former head of Morgan Stanley Asia arguing the dollar’s status is changing rapidly.
$424 Million and Numismatic Value: There’s Only 20,000 Casascius Physical Bitcoins Left Unspent
[$424 Million and Numismatic Value: Theres Only 20,000 Casascius Physical Bitcoins Left Unspent]For many years now physical bitcoins have been a very popular trend, but one specific type called the Casascius physical bitcoin collection has intrigued people for years.
Listen: What a Bitcoin Researcher Says About Lightning
Chaincode Labs researcher Clara Shikhelman has been studying mathematics in university since she was 14 years old.
Hyper-Stablecoinization: From Eurodollars to Crypto-Dollars
Crypto-dollarization is the world's next best hope to meet its insatiable demand for U.S.
20,000 Helbizcoin Investors Accuse Company of Trying to Destroy Evidence, Seek Court Injunction
[20,000 Helbizcoin Investors Accuse Company of Trying to Destroy Evidence, Seek Court Injunction]A group representing about 20,000 investors in Helbiz Inc has filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the company.
Zimbabwe’s Battle To Control Currency Inadvertently Boosts Bitcoin Profile
Zimbabwe’s deteriorating economic situation is forcing authorities to sign off on some desperate and controversial decisions.
Christophe Cieters: Monopoly Money
[Christophe Cieters: Monopoly Money]As money developed and people opted to place it in secured storage, banks started issuing banknotes which represented a client’s deposit at the bank and the promise to redeem each note for the amount of gold it represented at a 100% reserve rate.
Chinese Authorities Confiscate $15 Million in Cryptocurrencies, Arrest 10 Scammers
[Chinese Authorities Confiscate $15 Million in Cryptocurrencies, Arrest 10 Scammers]Chinese authorities have seized cryptocurrencies worth about $15 million while bringing down a scam involving fake Huobi tokens.
‘Fiat and Money Printing’ Street Mural Earns $500 in Bitcoin Donations in Five Days
[Fiat and Money Printing Street Mural Earns $500 in Bitcoin Donations in Five Days]A Parisian street artist is receiving hundreds of dollars every day in bitcoin donations from his painting that speaks about “fiat and money printing.” Pascal Boyart’s latest mural, “Confessions of a Red Jester”, is a modern interpretation of the 1862 painting “Stańczyk” by Polish romanticist painter Jan Matejko.
Bitcoin Script and Onchain Contracts: Two High-Level Programming Languages for Bitcoin Cash
Last May, the software developer and creator of revoke.cash, Rosco Kalis, released Cashscript version 0.4 that included a number of optimizations.
The Mixed Signals Economy: The Breakdown Weekly Recap
Jobless claims are down, coronavirus cases are up and the markets simply don’t know what to do.
Sale of the Century: The Inside Story of Ethereum’s 2014 Premine
"Now anyone could be an investor in one of the most cutting-edge technology companies out there.
Attempted 51% Attack on Bitcoin Gold Was Thwarted, Developers Say
A 51 percent attack on Bitcoin Gold was unsuccessful.
Telegram’s Defeat Isn’t ‘Binding’ in Kik Case, Judge Tells SEC
Kik's proverbial day in court may take a lot longer than Telegram's, if the judge’s response to the SEC during a hearing this week is any indication.
Market Wrap: Traders Buy the Dip and Bitcoin Holds at $9,200
Bitcoin sticks to the $9,200 price range after some light selling early in the day.
You Can’t Fight Outrage Culture With More Outrage, Feat. Michael Krieger
For a decade, Liberty Blitzkrieg has been an essential alternative financial and cultural voice.
Bitcoin App Bottlepay Is Back From the Dead With a New Lightning App
Bottlepay remodeled its whole product to comply with EU regulations.
Bitcoin Reaches Record High Correlation to S&P 500
Analysts expect bitcoin’s positive correlation to traditional markets to continue and strengthen.
Money Reimagined: COVID-19’s Crash Course in Exponential Math
Money requires a network effect, helped by the self-reinforcing idea that “everyone’s using it because everyone’s using it.”
Bitcoin Wallet Electrum Now Supports Lightning, Watchtowers and Submarine Swaps
In its latest major release, Electrum now supports a number of innovations that could make using Lightning more secure and less bumpy for users.
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase’s Untraditional Investor Day and the Ethereum-EOS Arms Race in Latin America
Coinbase will host its first investor day while a protocol arms race unfolds in Latin America.
Bitcoin News Roundup for July 10, 2020
With the price of BTC headed down and the Fed's largest balance sheet decline in 11 years, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your bitcoin news roundup!
Cardano Creator Compares Criticism of Project to ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
Infighting is hurting crypto, IOHK's Charles Hoskinson says, but he won't "apologize for kicking people in the teeth" on Twitter if someone is attacking Cardano or its community.
First Mover: Kyber Token’s Eightfold Increase Reveals Bet on Future Market-Share Growth
Prices for decentralized exchange Kyber's KNC token have jumped eightfold in 2020, outshining the performance of Binance's BNB coin.
Blockchain Tech Can Verify Credentials, but Beware Credentialism
Blockchain-based credentials can make getting back to work and school easier post-COVID-19.
The Federal Reserve’s Declining Balance Sheet Is Bearish for Bitcoin. Or Is It?
The Fed’s balance sheet just dropped the most in 11 years, but despite popular opinion that is not necessarily bad news for bitcoin.