Monthly Archives: November 2020

Nov 25, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC(lisafx/iStock via Getty Images Plus)The Most Bullish Bitcoin Arguments for Your Thanksgiving TableThis year, come prepared to explain the asset that has everyone from famous financiers to political dissidents talking about a money revolution.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple…

Nov 25, 2020 at 7:57 p.m. UTCGreat Wall of China(Shutterstock)Blockchain Infrastructure Firm BSN Adds Polkadot, Oasis, Bityuan to NetworkChinese blockchain infrastructure provider Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN) has integrated cross-chain protocol Polkadot, cloud computing startup Oasis and China-based public chain project Bityuan into its network.  The additions are part of BSN’s effort to bring a variety of…

Nov 25, 2020 at 7:54 p.m. UTCIs it time to say goodbye to OKEx?(Pixabay)Despite New Incentives to Stay, Some of OKEx’s Chinese Users Are Determined to LeaveThe unexpected five-week-long suspension of OKEx’s crypto withdrawal service has left many of its users, largely based in China, disappointed and determined to leave or reduce holdings on the…

Nov 25, 2020 at 7:41 p.m. UTC(Ewing Galloway/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)Some Are Calling All-Time Highs for Bitcoin. Here’s Why CoinDesk Hasn’t YetIn a fragmented global market, price quotes are all over the place. That’s why CoinDesk created the Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). The current debate over what exactly is the all-time-high price of the leading…

Nov 25, 2020 at 6:15 p.m. UTCGOBBLE GOBBLE: This holiday, let's give thanks to the relentlessly curious friends and family who are interested in bitcoin.(CoinDesk archives)How to Answer Your Family’s Bitcoin Questions This ThanksgivingCould bitcoin replace turkey as the object of everyone’s attention this Thanksgiving? It happened three years ago. The last time bitcoin went gangbusters,…

Nov 25, 2020 at 5:40 p.m. UTCGreenidge Generation's bitcoin mining facility. (Greenidge Generation)Long in China’s Shadow, the US Is Becoming a Bitcoin Mining Power AgainWhen it comes to the energy- and capital-intensive process of mining cryptocurrency, people tend to think of China, where about 65% of global hash power is located.But like many other closely…