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Austria's Central Bank Explores Real-World Use for Blockchain and Crypto
Austria's Central Bank Explores Real-World Use for Blockchain and Crypto
CoinDesk's Christine Lee speaks with Oesterreichische Nationalbank Treasurer Johannes Duong about crypto adoption in Austria at the 2023 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzer...
Austria's Central Bank Explores Real-World Use for Blockchain and Crypto

Bitcoin Jumps Above $19K: What's Next?
Bitcoin Jumps Above $19K: What's Next?
Data from Glassnode reveals the daily dollar value of short bets in the bitcoin futures market liquidated since August. On Thursday, centralized exchanges liquidated short pos...
Bitcoin Jumps Above $19K: What's Next?

Bitcoin Has Already Risen 14% In 2023
Bitcoin Has Already Risen 14% In 2023
Bitcoin is now up about 14% this year after falling 63% in 2022. This comes as U.S. inflation data showed consumer price index (CPI) slipped 0.1% in December and rose 6.5 perc...
Bitcoin Has Already Risen 14% In 2023

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Narrows to 8-Week Low
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Narrows to 8-Week Low
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust's early 2023 rally outpaced that of its underlying bitcoin holdings, significantly narrowing its discount to the net asset value. The closed-end trust...
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Narrows to 8-Week Low

Bitcoin Breaks Above $17K, Hits Three-Week High
Bitcoin Breaks Above $17K, Hits Three-Week High
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $17,300, hitting a three-week high as traders in both crypto and traditional markets see the slowdown in U.S. services businesses as a sign tha...
Bitcoin Breaks Above $17K, Hits Three-Week High

Why Crypto Is Here To Stay
Why Crypto Is Here To Stay
CoinDesk Indices research shows that per unit of risk, bitcoin and ether performed significantly better than bonds and had similar results to equities in 2022. "All About Bitc...
Why Crypto Is Here To Stay

Bitcoin Remains Resilient Above $16K Despite FTX Fallout
Bitcoin Remains Resilient Above $16K Despite FTX Fallout
Bitcoin (BTC) is drifting slightly lower Wednesday, but not by much, as investors continue their year-end hibernation. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has...
Bitcoin Remains Resilient Above $16K Despite FTX Fallout

Bitcoin's Computing Power Recovers After Falling Roughly 40%
Bitcoin's Computing Power Recovers After Falling Roughly 40%
The bitcoin mining hashrate, a measure of computing power on the blockchain, dropped about 100 exahash per second (EH/s), or 40%, to 156 EH/s, between Dec. 21 and Dec. 24, as...
Bitcoin's Computing Power Recovers After Falling Roughly 40%

Rotation Within CoinDesk Market Index Sectors Bears Similarities to TradFi Trend
Rotation Within CoinDesk Market Index Sectors Bears Similarities to TradFi Trend
Money is searching for quality in both traditional and digital assets, as investors appear to favor safety above all right now. CoinDesk Indices (CDI) data shows the Currency...
Rotation Within CoinDesk Market Index Sectors Bears Similarities to TradFi Trend

Bitcoin Correlations Reveal Dollar Still Rules
Bitcoin Correlations Reveal Dollar Still Rules
Bitcoin (BTC)'s reliable inverse relationship to the U.S. dollar index holding strong for the better part of 2022, but turning positive between Nov. 9 and Nov. 27, largely rel...
Bitcoin Correlations Reveal Dollar Still Rules