Analysis


Regulación

COPA vs Wright: What's at Stake as the Trial to Determine Satoshi's Identity Wraps Up

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance and Craig Wright will present their closing arguments this week in a case debating whether Wright is indeed Satoshi Nakamoto.

Craig Wright arrives at a London High Court for the COPA trial on March 1, 2024. (Camomile Shumba/ CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Solana DeFi's KMNO Airdrop Sparked Outrage. Kamino Responded With Changes

The Solana DeFi protocol will give extra KMNO to its "longest" users.

Solana banner in Austin, Texas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Mercados

This Bitcoin Rally Seems Different in Several Ways, But One Thing Stays the Same

As in previous bull runs, bitcoin's latest surge coincides with a burst of tech optimism on Wall Street. So traders might want to keep a close eye on a potential decline in the Nasdaq-to-S&P 500 ratio.

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Mercados

Bitcoin's Price Rally May Add to Inflation. Here's Why

The so-called wealth effect from unrealized crypto-market gains, which is estimated to be stronger than stocks, could boost consumer spending and inject demand-pull inflation into the U.S. economy.

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Tecnología

U.S. Government Crypto Wallets Transfer Nearly $1B of Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hacker

Wallets containing bitcoin seized by the U.S. government in the notorious Bitfinex hack – later leading to guilty pleas for Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan – have suddenly become active.

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty with wife Heather Morgan in the plundering of Bitfinex, is now testifying against the mixer he used. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

Mercados

Stablecoin Market Cap Hits $140B, Highest Since 2022 Amid USDC Resurgence, Tether Growth

Stablecoin supply is a "thermometer" for money flows entering the crypto market, one analyst noted.

Stablecoin market capitalization (K33 Research)

Mercados

Bitcoin Indicator Suggests Potential for Leverage Washout

A ratio related to bitcoin futures and the volatility of options has more than doubled this year, signaling outsized levels of leverage and speculation.

Graph superimposed over a markets monitor

Mercados

S&P Global Just Made Ethereum's Centralization Risk a TradFi Concern

Institutional interest in digital assets means that crypto terms such as 'Nakamoto Coefficient' are now mainstream issues.

Digitally rendered Ethereum logo (Unsplash)

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Mercados

Ether’s Triangle Breakout Could Push It to New All-Time High of $5.2K: Kraken OTC

Ether rose above $3,000 earlier this week, the highest level since April 2022.

(Stefan Schurr/Shutterstock)

Mercados

Gold Funds See Big Outflows Alongside Rush of Money Into Bitcoin ETFs

Whether the divergence means a migration from gold to bitcoin is a separate question.

Money is exiting gold ETFs to start the year.(Tarik Haiga/Unsplash)