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Nov 29, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC(Vladimir Kazakov/iStock via Getty Images Plus)How Bitcoin Gets to $100,000Another look at the bitcoin valuation models that could possibly lead to a six-figure bitcoin valuation over the course of the next year.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify,…

A woodsy, digital-native coliving project is trying to rethink the modern city – with just a touch of crypto governance.The project, Cabin, escalated that effort Tuesday with plans for the first “network city,” a global alliance of self-governing neighborhoods accessible to “citizens'' who hold NFTs. Project backers say living in these neighborhoods will be cheaper,…

Analysts cautioned that a stronger dollar could play spoilsport to any new push higher.Bitcoin price chart for the last 24 hours.(CoinDesk 20)Feb 2, 2021 at 12:42 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 2, 2021 at 12:43 p.m. UTCBullish Bitcoin Fundamentals Point to Renewed Price Rally AheadBitcoin’s on-chain metrics are painting a bullish picture after weeks of consolidation.The top…

Apr 28, 2020 at 17:43 UTCUpdated Apr 28, 2020 at 18:08 UTC(Credit: AevanStock / Shutterstock)With Kik and Telegram Cases, the SEC Tries to Kill the SAFTPreston Byrne, a columnist for CoinDesk's Opinion section, is a partner in Anderson Kill's Technology, Media and Distributed Systems Group. He advises software, internet and fintech companies. His biweekly column,…

Ether continues to struggle for a breakout above key resistance even as bitcoin, the crypto market leader, looks north after record daily close.The native token of Ethereum’s blockchain is yet to take out the falling trendline drawn from May and September highs. Bitcoin cleared similar resistance two weeks ago and ended Tuesday above $64,000 –…

Sep 24, 2020 at 15:06 UTCUpdated Sep 24, 2020 at 15:36 UTCTron founder Justin Sun (Brady Dale/CoinDesk archives)Tron, the blockchain launched in 2017 by former Ripple devotee Justin Sun, has entered a strategic alliance with custody specialists BitGo.The partnership will bring BitGo’s wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) into the Tron ecosystem as a TRC-20 token. (The token…

Sep 14, 2020 at 19:25 UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2020 at 19:26 UTC(Tyler Lastovich/Unsplash)RGB Continues Its Work to Bring Better Smart Contracts to BitcoinThe Takeaway Under development by the LNP/BP Standards Association, the RGB protocol entered beta in June.The second layer network promises to bring smart contracts and tokenized assets to Bitcoin with a Lightning Network-esque…

Ethereum, the second-biggest blockchain after Bitcoin, activated its much-anticipated "Dencun" upgrade, a move to spur growth on so-called layer-2 networks like Arbitrum and Polygon, by reducing their data fees.The Dencun upgrade, technically a hard fork in blockchain terminology, was triggered at 13:55 UTC (9:55 a.m. ET), and finalized at 14:10 UTC.A key element of the