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If there is one cause for consensus in crypto after a disastrous 2022 it's that centralized crypto lending carries a particular cause for concern. The rehypothecation of customer assets allowed crypto firms to grow rapidly until they collapsed under the weight of these risks.Rehypothecation is the technical terms used when financial platforms reinvest their depositors'…

Nov 9, 2020 at 21:12 UTCUpdated Nov 9, 2020 at 21:27 UTCWhy Bitcoin Needs PhilosophyIt’s unsurprising when computer scientists research Bitcoin. Bitcoin is software, after all. And because Bitcoin uses incentives to shape human behavior, it also makes sense that economists study it, too. As a novel and provably scarce asset that can be transmitted…

Featured SpeakerJenny JohnsonPresident and CEOFranklin TempletonJenny will discuss developing crypto-linked investment products in a bear market, the mood among her clients and her lon...Lyllah Ledesma is a CoinDesk Markets reporter currently based in Europe. She holds bitcoin, ether and small amounts of other crypto assets.Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team.Featured SpeakerJenny…

Sep 3, 2020 at 13:07 UTCUpdated Sep 3, 2020 at 13:11 UTC(Evannovostro/Shutterstock)Jump Trading, the publicity-shy market maker for Robinhood, Bitfinex, and BitMEX has made a significant investment into decentralized exchange (DEX) Serum. Serum announced Thursday it had received a significant investment from Jump Trading and inked a liquidity partnership with them.Per a release shared with…

Dec 29, 2020 at 12:20 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 29, 2020 at 12:36 p.m. UTCSpanish City Lebrija Launches Local Virtual Currency ‘Elio’ as Form of StimulusThe city council of Lebrija has created a virtual currency ‘Elio’ that can only be used for payments made to small and medium businesses, according to a report by Diario de…

Bitcoin prices dropped nearly 4% in the last 24 hours, moving from $72,500 to just above $69,000, with the overall crypto market cap decreasing by 5.5%. The Fear and Greed Index indicated "extreme greed" on Thursday, potentially signaling a market top. By Friday, the index showed "greed," suggesting further price corrections might occur. Nearly 90%

China overnight joined in what's now a near global monetary easing campaign by the major economies. Bitcoin took aim at rising past $65,000 for the first time since early August. A breakout above the $65,000 level is likely necessary to confirm a bull move, said one analyst. The price of bitcoin (BTC) took aim at

Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) remained little changed over the past 24 hours amid tepid price catalysts and fading volumes in both spot and futures markets.The price of bitcoin appeared set to retake the $27,000 level early Wednesday, but the rally was turned back alongside a renewed slide in the U.S. stock market.FxPro markets analyst

Bitcoin started a downtrend soon when USDT exchange outflows surpassed $1 billion earlier this year, "suggesting investors may be adopting a risk-off stance," IntoTheBlock said. The current price action "feels eerily similar" to last year's when bitcoin traded sideways for two months after a large capitulation in August, one analyst noted. Cryptocurrency prices sharply rebounded