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The 19-day streak of net inflows for U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended on Monday with a combined $65 million in net outflows.Grayscale’s GBTC led the outflows with $40 million, continuing its trend as the worst-performing ETF by outflows since going live in January.A record 19-day streak of net inflows in U.S.-listed spot bitcoin

INT'L WATERS: A reliable way for DPRK to circumvent sanctions involves ship-to-ship transfers with cryptocurrency payments. (Credit: Shutterstock)‘Ship-to-Ship’ Trade and Other Secrets of North Korea’s Illicit $1.5B Crypto StashExperts looking at how North Korea continues to import and export goods despite numerous sanctions agree the country’s $1.5 billion cryptocurrency war chest is used to fund…

Jun 16, 2020 at 17:02 UTCBitcoin mining facility (Greenidge Generation)Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Makes Biggest Jump in 29 MonthsBitcoin has just posted its biggest mining difficulty increase in nearly 2.5 years. At around 17:00 UTC on Tuesday, the network adjusted its difficulty level – a measure of how hard it is for miners to compete for block…

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Jan 5, 2021 at 8:13 p.m. UTCEthereum: The Last Bastion for YieldIn the legacy financial world, yield has dried up. Yields on U.S. Treasury bonds have never been lower. The 10-year Treasury bond now offers you a less than 0.9% return. At around 2.1%-2.3%, AAA corporate bonds aren’t doing a whole lot better.Knowing this, while…

markets View Bitcoin is looking north, with the hourly chart reporting a golden cross. Key resistance at $8,820 could be put to test over the next few days. On the downside. $7,800 is the level to beat for the bears. A widely tracked short-term bitcoin price indicator has turned bullish, strengthening the case for a…

Aug 11, 2020 at 11:46 UTCUpdated Aug 11, 2020 at 11:50 UTCNot so stable? (yanik88/Shutterstock)First Mover: After Falling 65% This Year in Bitcoin Terms, Do ‘Stablecoins’ Need a Rebranding?Imagine a future where bitcoin has taken over from the U.S. dollar as the world’s de facto reserve currency. Assuming bitcoin’s notorious price volatility continued to that…

Aug 5, 2020 at 19:17 UTCUpdated Aug 5, 2020 at 19:22 UTCTwo Reasons Crypto’s Bull Market Is ComingAnil Lulla is the co-founder and COO of Delphi Digital, a research firm dedicated to advancing the development of the crypto market.  In the past few months at least four crypto hedge funds have shuttered. Yet, there’s never…

Dec 24, 2020 at 12:04 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 24, 2020 at 12:41 p.m. UTCPayPal Talks to Buy Crypto Firm BitGo Have Ended, Other Targets Eyed: ReportTalks regarding a possible acquisition by PayPal of bitcoin custodian BitGo have fallen through, Fortune reported, citing multiple sources.PayPal was exploring the possible purchase of cryptocurrency companies including BitGo, according…