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Crypto Long & Short: Why Some Investors Get Bitcoin So Wrong, and What That Says About Its Strengths

Bitcoin may be rooted in blockchain technology, but it's evolved into something much more than code. That's why it's not easy to replicate.

By Noelle Acheson

Dec 6, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. UTC

Dec 6, 2020

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A Bitcoin Shortage? PayPal and Cash App Buying More Than 100% of New Supply

When demand from these two sources alone exceeds the entire supply of newly minted bitcoins, expect serious supply pressure to follow.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Nov 23, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Nov 23, 2020

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Bitcoin Shortage? Pantera Thinks Market Rally Driven by PayPal Buys

PayPal’s recent leap into the crypto market is helping to drive the current bitcoin rally, according to Pantera Capital.

By Daniel Kuhn

Nov 22, 2020 at 5:59 p.m. UTC

Nov 22, 2020

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Bitcoin’s Rally Could Be Caused by a Supply Crunch in China

Chinese miners are struggling to sell their crypto in ways that would quickly get them much-needed cash in the face of a government crackdown on local exchanges.

By Omkar Godbole

Nov 18, 2020 at 7:24 p.m. UTC

Nov 18, 2020

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Coin Metrics Offers More Rigorous Measure of Crypto Market Supply

Coin Metrics offers a standardized way of measuring the size and depth of digital asset markets with free float supply methodology.

By Zack Voell

Jun 30, 2020 at 12:10 p.m. UTC

Jun 30, 2020

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Miners Are Selling More of Their Bitcoin. That May Actually Be Bullish

The conventional wisdom could be challenged because miners mainly operate on cash, meaning they need to liquidate their holdings almost daily to fund the cost of mining.

By Omkar Godbole

Jun 3, 2020 at 5:39 p.m. UTC

Jun 3, 2020

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With 18 Million Bitcoins Mined, How Hard Is That 21 Million Limit?

The 18 millionth bitcoin is about to be mined. Though the remaining 3 million will take 120 years to mint, some question the certainty of the original hard cap.

By Christine Kim

Oct 18, 2019 at 9:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 18, 2019

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