Bonds

2022 Performance of five assets. (CoinDesk Indices)

CoinDesk research shows that per unit of risk, bitcoin and ether performed significantly better than bonds and had similar results to equities in 2022.

By Lyllah Ledesma

Dec 29, 2022 at 7:19 p.m. UTC

Dec 29, 2022

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Markets

Japan

Bitcoin Gains 2%, Stocks Drop as Bank of Japan Allows Benchmark Bond Yields to Rise

The BOJ unexpectedly lifted the cap on the 10-year Japanese government bond yields to 0.5% from 0.25%, ending the prolonged period of near-zero yields.

By Omkar Godbole

Dec 20, 2022 at 7:19 a.m. UTC

Dec 20, 2022

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Bond yields

Coinbase, MicroStrategy Bonds Tank as FTX Collapse Dents Institutional Confidence in Crypto

High bond yields are reflective of sharply higher interest rates as well as genuine skepticism about the long-term viability of crypto amongst institutional investors, one inv...

By Omkar Godbole

Nov 21, 2022 at 9:26 a.m. UTC

Nov 21, 2022

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As more stakers rush in and more ETH is deposited, the yield gets spread out more thinly. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Ether

Surging Popularity of Ethereum Staking Keeps Lid on Yields

Over 14 million ether, worth more than $2 billion, are currently deposited on the Ethereum blockchain, data shows. But as the staked pool gets larger, it also lowers the yield...

By Jocelyn Yang

Oct 31, 2022 at 12:48 a.m. UTC

Oct 31, 2022

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Undervalued by On-Chain Metric, Might Remain That Way: Technical Take

Bitcoin is trading at a historic discount, while battling macro hurdles, CoinDesk Markets analyst Glenn Williams Jr. writes.

By Glenn Williams

Oct 20, 2022 at 8:03 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2022

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Policy

Israel

Israel's Government and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Preparing to Issue Digital State Bond

The Israeli government and TASE are partnering with Fireblocks and VMWare to perform live testing of a new blockchain-based platform

By Jamie Crawley

Oct 19, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. UTC

Oct 19, 2022

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Unlikely to See Notable Recovery After Thursday's Short Squeeze: Traders

Treasury yields remain elevated after the U.S. CPI, offering a reality check to risky assets, including cryptocurrencies.

By Omkar Godbole

Oct 14, 2022 at 9:43 a.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2022

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin's Calm Amid Soaring Bond Market Volatility Points to 'HODLer'-Dominated Crypto Market

Bitcoin's 90-day realized volatility has dropped to the lowest since December 2020, defying long-standing criticism that cryptocurrencies are more volatile than traditional ma...

By Omkar Godbole

Oct 11, 2022 at 10:02 a.m. UTC

Oct 11, 2022

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