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Blockchain Bites: The Global Lockdown, Privacy Preserving Cryptography and Bitmain's Cash Rebates

Crypto may protect privacy as governments turn to contact tracing apps, while hackers are selling your Zoom account information for pennies on the dollar.

By Daniel Kuhn

Apr 14, 2020 at 5:25 p.m. UTC

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First Mover: Bitcoin Market Goes Into 'Backwardation' Despite Fed's Trillions

Bitcoin futures are trading below the spot price, suggesting expectations of a drop. But there are signs of buying potential, too. Where will the market go next?

By Bradley Keoun Omkar Godbole

Apr 14, 2020 at 11:39 a.m. UTC

Apr 14, 2020

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Blockchain Bites: 'Immunity Passports,' a Darknet Pharmacist and How Bitcoin Miners Prepare for the Halving

Cryptography can solve privacy concerns stirred up by COVID-19; Bitfinex moves more than one billion dollars worth of bitcoin for less than a dollar.

By Daniel Kuhn

Apr 13, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. UTC

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Crypto Long & Short: DeFi and Traditional Finance Are Forming an Unlikely Friendship

Many believe DeFi is the future of finance, unleashing efficiencies and creating a more transparent framework. Others find the idea terrifying.

By Noelle Acheson

Apr 13, 2020 at 4:25 p.m. UTC

Apr 13, 2020

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First Mover: Bitcoin's Market Cap Eclipses Citigroup's as Yellen Calls for Big-Bank Dividend Cuts

Bitcoin's price drop since Friday has pushed it back into the red for 2020, but it's still outperforming big bank stocks.

By Bradley Keoun Omkar Godbole

Apr 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. UTC

Apr 13, 2020

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Money Reimagined: As Tech, Politics and COVID-19 Collide, a Global Reset Looms

How technology, geopolitics and the coronavirus crisis are transforming how we share and store value.

By Michael J. Casey

Apr 10, 2020 at 3:22 p.m. UTC

Apr 10, 2020

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First Mover: As Fed Assets Top $6T, BitMEX Has Some Inflation-Busting Advice

The Federal Reserve has opened its lender-of-last-resort spigot and, with unemployment spiking, inflation is on the way. What are your options?

By Bradley Keoun Omkar Godbole

Apr 10, 2020 at 11:04 a.m. UTC

Apr 10, 2020

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Blockchain Bites: Canaan and Galaxy Digital Report Losses, Fold Joins Visa and Indian Exchange Volume Skyrockets

Today, Canaan and Galaxy Digital reported quarterly losses, Huobi announced a legally compliant way to reenter the U.S. market, and Binance denies stealing $1 million from one of its users.

By Daniel Kuhn

Apr 9, 2020 at 6:01 p.m. UTC

Apr 9, 2020

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