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Jocelyn Yang is a markets reporter at CoinDesk. She is a recent graduate of Emerson College's journalism program. Bitcoin (BTC) continued its slightly downward consolidation on Tuesday, slipping just below $27,000 as investors kept close attention on the debt ceiling negotiations in Washington.The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was recently trading at $26,950, down roughly…

In that scenario, Lutz said, “we go back to quantitative easing [and] more money supply which drives inflation” and, in turn, “drives crypto prices to the extent that you use your crypto, bitcoin in particular, as an inflation hedge.” He said that’s what has occurred over the past two weeks.

news Accredited investors can soon indulge their hoop dreams. In partnership with crypto firm Paxos, NBA guard Spencer Dinwiddie is looking to raise $13.5 million by tokenizing the first year of his three-year, $34.5 million contract. Dubbed the DREAM Fan Shares platform, investors in the securities offering will earn interest through Dinwiddie’s bi-monthly paycheck. The…

Aug 10, 2020 at 10:37 UTCUpdated Aug 10, 2020 at 10:40 UTCAustralia's national rugby team (Andrew Tallon/Wikimedia Commons)A member of the Australian cabinet has said a new government-backed initiative, which uses blockchain, can help grow the national economy and create new jobs. This comes as Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) announced Monday it was piloting…

Lido, the Ethereum staking stalwart, has recently been grappling with the frenzy around "restaking," a new trend that threatens to erode the staking platform's grip on decentralized finance (DeFi).Lido is controlled by the Lido DAO, a consortium of LDO token-holders who vote on protocol strategy and key upgrades.A new initiative from the DAO will see

markets View Bitcoin activated twin bullish cues with a 28 percent gain in April: a falling channel breakout on the monthly chart and a close above the 21-month exponential moving average (EMA). Prices have again bounced from the historically strong 30-day moving average support, currently at $5,184. This, coupled with the bullish developments on the…

Jan 6, 2021 at 12:59 a.m. UTCUpdated Jan 6, 2021 at 1:04 a.m. UTCBitGo Launches Wrapped Bitcoin, Ether on Tron BlockchainBitGo’s Ethereum-based tokenized bitcoin project, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), has expanded to its second blockchain, Tron. The crypto custodian has also launched Wrapped Ether (WETH) on Tron as well. BitGo clients are already minting WBTC and…

It's been well reported that the allure of crypto has proven too much to resist for the family of former President Donald Trump, even in the midst of a major national campaign with fewer than two months to the election. CoinDesk reporters managed to get their hands on the secret "white paper" that lays out

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