Bitcoin News Roundup for June 22, 2020
With gold up and the price of bitcoin treading water, today we're talking academic piracy and Cambodia's blockchain plot to escape the dollar.

With gold up and the price of bitcoin treading water, today we're talking academic piracy and Cambodia's blockchain plot to escape the dollar.
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Bitcoin Sees Small Gain as Gold Rallies to One-Month High
Bitcoin is reporting moderate gains on Monday as gold, a safe haven asset, rallies amid renewed coronavirus concerns.
Blackballed by PayPal, Scientific-Paper Pirate Takes Bitcoin Donations
Bitcoin has been used by outlaws of all sorts, but this time the outlaw is a young scientist from Kazakhstan breaking through the paywalls of academic journals.
Crypto Long & Short: What Changed My Mind About Bitcoin Narratives
Is bitcoin having a good year or not? As an industry, we need to work on honing our understanding of the many narratives, and how they can influence value.
Cambodia Plots Dollar-Free Future With Blockchain-Based Payments: White Paper
Cambodia's central bankers are riding their hopes of de-dollarization on a national payments blockchain: Project Bakong.
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Rising Japanese rates and a stronger yen threaten carry trades and could pressure crypto markets despite easing U.S. policy.
What to know:
- According to the Nikkei, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to increase interest rates to 75bps, the highest level in 30 years.
- Rising Japanese funding costs, alongside falling U.S rates, could force leveraged funds to reduce carry trade exposure, increasing downside risk for bitcoin.











