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Sep 27, 2020 at 13:00 UTC(hamzaturkkol/iStock via Getty Images Plus)Will the future of currency be led by the U.S., China, Bitcoin, or some combination we can barely imagine today?For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica, iHeartRadio or RSS.This episode is sponsored…

On Thursday, short-term holders sent over $2 billion worth of bitcoin to exchanges at a loss, the most since the yen carry trade unwind on Aug. 5. In the past three days, short-term holders sent more than $6 billion worth of bitcoin to exchanges at a profit, locking in gains as the month drew to

BTC and other digital assets continue to be challenged by the market.Layer-1s and AI tokens have fared worse than bitcoin, leading to an increase in BTC's market dominanceBitcoin (BTC) has become more dominant in the crypto market thanks to impending halving and broader market risk aversion, despite the price correctionThe largest cryptocurrency by market value

The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May came in softer than expected, rising just 0.1% in May versus 0.4% in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economist forecasts had been for a rise of 0.2%.On a year-over-year basis, the CPI slowed to 4.0% in May versus 4.9% in April and forecasts for…

Dec 1, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 1, 2020 at 12:41 p.m. UTCLOW KEY: MicroStrategy, led by Michael Saylor (left), hired Brian Armstrong's Coinbase to help it buy large quantities of BTC without moving the market.(Getty Images/CoinDesk archives)Coinbase Brokered MicroStrategy’s $425M Bitcoin Purchase, Exchange SaysU.S. cryptocurrency platform Coinbase facilitated MicroStrategy’s $425 million bitcoin buy…

Apr 23, 2020 at 08:00 UTCPrivate investment firm Arctos Capital has acquired $1 million in assets from Blockware Mining LLC, but will lease them back to the company so it can continue operating as usual.Arctos Capital, the general partner of the Arctos Capital Cryptoasset Credit Fund, is a commercial lender that provides financing for mining…

Arthur Hayes and Akshat Vaidya are looking to beat bitcoin and ether’s returns, but they are going to take their time doing it.Hayes, the former CEO of crypto exchange BitMex, and Vaidya, BitMex’s former head of corporate development, founded Maelstrom Capital, where Vaidya serves as head of investments. In an interview with CoinDesk, Hayes and…

For Chinese investors, including Justin Sun, FOMO has surpassed fear of losing money.Tron founder and BitTorrent CEO Justin Sun(CoinDesk archives)Jan 29, 2021 at 7:53 p.m. UTCAfter GME, Dogecoin and Bitcoin, Chinese Traders Are Betting What Will Pump NextRallies in GameStock (NYSE: GME) shares as well as dogecoin (DOGE) and bitcoin (BTC) are piquing the betting…

Telegram to share ad revenue with users starting March, founder Pavel Durov said on his official broadcast channel.Channel owners will receive 50% of ad revenue, with payments settled on TON blockchain.Privacy-focused messaging giant Telegram will start sharing advertisement revenue with channel owners starting in March, founder Pavel Durov said in a broadcast message on his