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Broader adoption of cryptocurrencies is a "double-edged sword." (Shutterstock)
Markets
Markets
Goldman: Bitcoin, Altcoins to Become More Correlated With Traditional Financial Market Variables
The bank’s analysts said digital assets won’t be immune to macroeconomic forces such as monetary tightening.
Broader adoption of cryptocurrencies is a "double-edged sword." (Shutterstock)
By Will Canny
Jan 28, 2022 at 11:36 a.m. UTC
Jan 28, 2022
MarketsAnalysisBitcoinAltcoinsGoldman Sachs
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14: Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq market site April 14, 2021 in New York City. Coinbase Global Inc. is the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, debuting today through a rare direct listing. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
Finance
Coinbase
Coinbase Shares Are Very Unattractive Heading Into First Half, Mizuho Securities Says
The bank sees “significant downside to consensus revenue expectations.”
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14: Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq market site April 14, 2021 in New York City. Coinbase Global Inc. is the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, debuting today through a rare direct listing. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
By Will Canny
Jan 26, 2022 at 12:34 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2022
CoinbaseAnalysisStocks
Dollar bill. (Shutterstock)
Policy
Cbdc
Bank of America Says US CBDC Would Preserve Dollar’s Status as World’s Reserve Currency
CBDC’s are an inevitable evolution of today’s electronic currencies, the bank’s analysts said.
Dollar bill. (Shutterstock)
By Will Canny
Jan 24, 2022 at 4:20 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2022
CBDCAnalysisUS
(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)
Finance
Nfts
Jefferies Sees the NFT Market Reaching More Than $80B in Value by 2025
The bank raised its market-cap forecast to over $35 billion for 2022 and expects double-digit percentage growth for the next five years.
(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)
By Will Canny
Jan 20, 2022 at 4:06 p.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2022
NFTsMarket CapAnalysis
Solana (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)
Finance
Ethereum
JPMorgan Says Ethereum Is Losing NFT Market Share to Solana
The bank cites Ethereum's high transaction fees and congestion.
Solana (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)
By Will Canny
Jan 19, 2022 at 12:07 p.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2022
EthereumSolanaAnalysisNFTsJP Morgan
Rugs (Eric Prouzet/Unsplash)
Markets
Markets
DeFi ‘Rug Pull’ Scams Pulled In $2.8B This Year: Chainalysis
‘Rug pulls’ accounted for 37% of all scam revenue this year compared to just 1% in 2020.
Rugs (Eric Prouzet/Unsplash)
By Shaurya Malwa
Dec 17, 2021 at 9:48 p.m. UTC
Dec 17, 2021
MarketsScamsAnalysis
Nansen co-founders Alex Svanevik and Evgeny Medvedev. (Nansen)
Finance
Defi
On-Chain Data Hub Nansen Eyes Aggressive Growth With $75M Raise
Accel, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund and other VCs are backing an emerging player in making blockchain data make sense. CEO Alex Svanevik explains Nansen’s scaled-up visio...
Nansen co-founders Alex Svanevik and Evgeny Medvedev. (Nansen)
By Andrew Thurman
Dec 16, 2021 at 1:57 p.m. UTC
Dec 16, 2021
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Shiba inu-themed cryptocurrencies are suddenly looking a little tired. (Creative Commons/Flickr/Yuya Tamai, modified by CoinDesk)
Markets
Shib
Shiba Inu Coin Faces ‘Reversion’ Worthy of Parabolic Rise, Analyst Says
Bloomberg’s Mike McGlone sees SHIB token frenzy as a sign of “excess” in cryptocurrency markets and predicts a “reversion worthy of its parabolic rise.”
Shiba inu-themed cryptocurrencies are suddenly looking a little tired. (Creative Commons/Flickr/Yuya Tamai, modified by CoinDesk)
By Tanzeel Akhtar
Nov 17, 2021 at 8:24 p.m. UTC
Nov 17, 2021
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Goldman Sachs
Markets
Goldman sachs
Goldman Sachs Analyst Says Crypto Is an Alternative to Copper, Not Gold
The analyst noted both bitcoin and copper behave as “risk-on” inflation hedges, while gold is viewed as a haven.
Goldman Sachs
By Tanzeel Akhtar
Jun 2, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 2, 2021
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Seoul, South Korea
Policy
South korea
S. Korea’s Crypto Rules Might Only Help the ‘Big 4’ Exchanges
South Korea may not be planning to ban cryptocurrencies, but its regulatory regime may only favor the biggest incumbents.
Seoul, South Korea
By Felix Im
Apr 1, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2021
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