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How Bitcoin Is Being Adopted Faster Than the Internet in the 2000s

In today’s Chart of the Day segment, Christine Lee pays homage to Bitcoin on-chain analyst Will Woo by presenting a chart he published last year illustrating bitcoin's adoption rate outpacing that of the internet in the early 2000s. Plus, a look into BTC’s short-term trading range amid negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. 

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stuck Below $40K, Altcoins See Less Selling Pressure

BTC is down 6% over the past 24 hours, compared with a 3% decline in ETH and a 20% rally in STX.

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OKCoin and Stacks Pledge $165M to Support Bitcoin-Related Projects

Cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin has pledged $165 million for an initiative called “Bitcoin Odyssey” which will work in conjunction with the Stacks Accelerator and Stacks Foundation to promote bitcoin-adjacent projects on the Stacks network. “The Hash” discusses the significance of bringing new aspects like smart contract functionality to the bitcoin blockchain since it is the most widely used decentralized network. 

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Inflation Reaches 40-Year High of 7.9%, Can Bitcoin Help Consumers?

"The Hash" discusses what U.S. inflation rates at 7.9%, a level not seen in over 40 years, means for consumers in their necessary expenses and if bitcoin presents a solution to these concerns. Plus, a conversation on other assets like gold as an inflation hedge and rising oil prices following the Russia-Ukraine war. 

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Visions Federal Credit Union Launches Bitcoin Services Through NYDIG Partnership

Joining “First Mover” to explain their ambition to increase bitcoin accessibility for Americans is NYDIG Chief Innovation Officer Patrick Sells and Visions Federal Credit Union Chief Digital Officer Tom Novak.

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Markets

Bitcoin Returns to Range Below $40K; Support at $35K-$37K

Pullbacks could stabilize into the Asia trading day.

Bitcoin four-hour chart shows support/resistance, with RSI on bottom. (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)

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Is Bitcoin Legal in the United States?

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are regulated by an assortment of rules both at the federal and state level.

U.S. Capitol Building (uschools/Getty Images)

Learn

What Is Cloud Mining?

Cloud mining is a hands-off way of earning cryptocurrency by renting computing power from third-party sources.

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Markets

US Inflation Rises to 7.9% in February, Fresh 4-Decade High

Bitcoin, seen by some investors as a hedge against rising prices or dollar devaluation, was little changed after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, which closely matched economists' expectations.

Inflation worries are front and center from cryptocurrencies to traditional markets. (Art Institute of Chicago, modified by CoinDesk)

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Okcoin, Stacks Launch $165M Pledge to Support Bitcoin-Related Projects

The Bitcoin Odyssey is a year-long pledge taken by VC firms to deploy money into solutions that accelerate the adoption of bitcoin.

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