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news “Let’s untangle that a bit,” says Meltem Demirors, the chief strategy officer of CoinShares. “Bitcoin represents three different things.” In this episode of Bitcoin Macro, one of the most prolific voices in the space speaks with CoinDesk’s head of strategy, Nolan Bauerle, about bitcoin as software, as a “supranational global communication network” and as…

Coinbase filed for judgement in its ongoing case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging the regulator is stepping well outside its jurisdiction in suing the crypto exchange.The SEC sued Coinbase in June, alleging the exchange violated federal securities laws by operating as an unregistered broker, exchange and clearing agency for cryptocurrencies that were…

It's not surprising that analysts expect to see negative short-term price action if a bitcoin spot ETF is rejected by the SEC.Analysts, however, pointed out that bitcoin certainly doesn't hinge its existence on an ETF.While markets appear to have fully embraced the idea that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve a spot

Metaplanet's stock rose 90% after adding $6.56 million in bitcoin to its balance sheet in partnership with Sora Ventures and other crypto investors.The move aims to reduce yen exposure and offer Japanese investors crypto access with a preferential tax structure.Metaplanet (3350), a Web3 infrastructure provider, saw its Tokyo-listed stock rise almost 90% in two days

MARKETS Bitcoin’s (BTC) stalled recovery rally could kick off again if prices manage to beat new resistance above $4,600. The leading cryptocurrency by market valuation picked up a bid after hitting 14-month lows near $4,000 on Wednesday, possibly due to record oversold conditions reported by the 14-day relative strength index (RSI). The corrective rally, however,…

news Bitcoin mining difficulty – a measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards on the world’s first blockchain network – has posted its largest two-week increase in 12 months. According to BTC.com data, mining difficulty reached 9.06 trillion (T) at block height 584,640 around 9:17 UTC on July 9, surpassing the previous record…

Jan 17, 2020 at 00:54 UTCDeribit Takes On New Trading Tools to Capture ‘Exploding’ Options MarketAmid increasing activity within the crypto derivatives market, software maker Trading Technologies (TT) announced Wednesday it would provide trading tools to users of leading crypto exchange, Deribit. Included in the suite are advanced order types, charting and analytics as well…

WallStreetBets Reddit Group: What Is It?A decentralized Reddit forum called WallStreetBets is causing chaos on Wall Street.The group “r/Wallstreetbets” (aka WSB) is a longstanding subreddit channel where over 3.5 million Reddit users discuss highly speculative trading ideas and strategies. Described as “like 4chan found a Bloomberg Terminal,” the community has caused huge disruption to financial…

The Flappy Bird Foundation released a statement after a wave of criticism arguing that they are the true successors of the original game. News that Flappy Bird was being rebooted as a GameFi title caused its creator to come out of social media retirement to criticize the effort and GameFi. The announcement that the 2013