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Oct 12, 2020 at 12:38 UTCThe U.K.'s prohibition on retail trading of cryptocurrency futures looks too have limited impact and might be misconceived. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)First Mover: Bitcoin’s Best Week Since July Shows Limited Toll of U.K. Retail Crypto Futures BanNot everyone is happy with the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to ban individual investors from…

Jun 24, 2020 at 11:51 UTCUpdated Jun 24, 2020 at 11:56 UTCBitcoin outflows from miner wallets have spiked, with the majority of coins finding their way onto cryptocurrency exchanges. The net flow of coins into or out of miner addresses fell to -2,935 BTC on Tuesday to hit the lowest level since June 2019, according…

Oct 1, 2020 at 11:46 UTCUpdated Oct 1, 2020 at 11:47 UTCBitcoin prices for September 2020(CoinDesk BPI)Bitcoin Posts Biggest Monthly Price Loss Since MarchBitcoin faced selling pressure in September as the U.S. dollar rose against major currencies for the first time in six months. Bitcoin fell by over 7% over the period – the biggest…

Bitcoin (BTC) jumped above the $79,000 mark for the first time in history in an unusual weekend pump that liquidated $280 million in bearish crypto trades. BTC rose 4%, extending 7-day gains to over 16% on the back of a week that saw Republican Donald Trump elected the U.S. president and Federal Reserve cutting rates

news Ripple has partnered with a top Chinese university for a blockchain research program. The Institute for Fintech Research (THUIFR) at Tsinghua University in Beijing announced last week that the scholarship program would focus on global regulatory policies and blockchain development. Selected students will also get to participate in corporate visits and events. Ivy Gao, director…

opinion Jim Radecki is the Global Head of Business Development at Cumberland, a subsidiary of DRW Company. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review.  Earlier this year, the total value of all crypto assets reached an all-time high of over $800 billion, driven by a flood of retail customers looking to…

Sep 17, 2020 at 22:50 UTCUniswap’s Distribution Is Built on Something That Can’t Be Forked: Actual Users“I think that Uniswap is one of the premier DeFi [decentralized finance] protocols, and its token is as well,” Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO at Alameda Research, told CoinDesk via email. “It has been the largest decentralized trading venue for a…

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Sean Lane extended a mediation period between crypto lender Genesis and its creditors at a Monday bankruptcy hearing as tensions flared over the role Genesis’ parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) would play in the lender's restructuring.The mediation period, slated to end last month, will now conclude on June 16. Judge…

Bitcoin has risen over 40% this month, reaching a new record price of $66,879 on expectations that the recently listed ProShares exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to the cryptocurrency’s futures would bring more mainstream money into the market.Such a steep ascent often has investors assessing whether the party is coming to a close, especially when popular…