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Inflation

Money Reimagined: Fed Spending Is Good for Asset Prices Like Bitcoin, But Lousy For Main Street

The Fed is handing Wall Street an asset inflation payoff while Main Street stares down the barrel of deflation. But bitcoin may benefit.

By Michael J. Casey

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May 8, 2020 at 5:07 p.m. UTC

May 8, 2020

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Markets

First Mover: Search Interest in Bitcoin's Halving Reaches Fever Pitch as Price Hits $10K

With bitcoin's halving event almost upon us, Google Trends shows searches for "halving" or "bitcoin halving" are far higher than for the same event in 2016.

By Paddy BakerOmkar Godbole

Sponsored

May 8, 2020 at 11:49 a.m. UTC

May 8, 2020

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Business

Libra

Blockchain Bites: Introducing the CoinDesk 50 and a Roadmap to Consensus: Distributed

In the news: a new blockchain voting proposal, Cash App's bitcoin profits and why we're sooner having a halving.

By Daniel Kuhn

Sponsored

May 7, 2020 at 4:35 p.m. UTC

May 7, 2020

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Markets

Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin's 'Halving' Is Coming Even Sooner Than You Realize

More activity on the bitcoin blockchain means the blockheight, which triggers the halving event, is probably coming faster than anticipated.

By Bradley KeounOmkar Godbole

Sponsored

May 7, 2020 at 11:20 a.m. UTC

May 7, 2020

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Justin sun

Blockchain Bites: Coinbase and BlockFi Make Big Hires, Tron Said to Get Coronavirus Relief

It's all about labor. Tron claims to have received employment protection while Dutch officials tell crypto companies to comply or die.

By Daniel Kuhn

Sponsored

May 6, 2020 at 4:15 p.m. UTC

May 6, 2020

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Derivatives

First Mover: US Arms of Binance, FTX Push Into Margin Trading, but Likely Not at 100x

Binance.US and the soon-to-launch U.S. unit of FTX aim to offer cryptocurrency margin trading in the American market, but won't be able to provide leverage to the degree offered by overseas competitors.

By Zack VoellOmkar Godbole

Sponsored

May 6, 2020 at 11:40 a.m. UTC

May 6, 2020

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Telegram

Blockchain Bites: Hyperledger Makes Inroads, Bitcoin Gets 'Harder' and Buffett's Not 'Halving' It

Bitcoin's difficulty has increased ahead of the halving event as more retail investors pour in. Warren Buffett has yet to be enticed.

By Daniel Kuhn

Sponsored

May 5, 2020 at 5:25 p.m. UTC

May 5, 2020

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Price-news

First Mover: Amid Economic Meltdown, Bitcoin Is Winning as 'No Value' Buffett Eats Crow

Bitcoin is beating stocks this year, but it's also crushing the shares of Berkshire Hathaway, whose billionaire CEO said in February that the cryptocurrency had "no value."

By Bradley KeounOmkar Godbole

Sponsored

May 5, 2020 at 11:42 a.m. UTC

May 5, 2020

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Tether

Blockchain Bites: Bitfinex Sues, Miners Prepare, Congress Considers

The U.S. Senate is considering blockchain voting during the COVID-19 crisis, while crypto becomes a mainstay in the Middle East.

By Daniel Kuhn

Sponsored

May 4, 2020 at 5:15 p.m. UTC

May 4, 2020

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Bitcoin

First Mover: Capitalism’s Biggest Crisis Isn’t Driving People to Bitcoin – It’s the Volatility

The post-Bretton Woods system is on the ropes, but what's driving interest into bitcoin is price volatility and the upcoming halving event.

By Paddy BakerOmkar Godbole

Sponsored

May 4, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. UTC

May 4, 2020

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