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Markets

Bitcoin Creeps Toward $40K as Surging Oil Prices Create Bear Market Worry

The largest cryptocurrency's upward move came as stocks fell due to concerns over mounting inflationary pressures.

Bitcoin price chart over past week. (CoinDesk)

Opinion

It’s Complicated: The Relationship Between Crypto and NFTs

Is there any correlation between the NFT and crypto markets? Bybit’s lead tech writer looks at some of the theories.

NFTs (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Hive to Buy Intel Mining Chip That Can Raise Hashrate by 95%

The crypto miner also signed a new 100MW power deal with Compute North in Texas.

BUSY: A recent surge in mining power may have overcome the difficulty rate. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Investors See Bitcoin as Inflation Hedge, Nickel Digital's Survey Shows

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for March 7, 2022.

(CoinDesk archive)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Singapore's Lightbulb Capital Balances the 3 Parts of ESG Investing. Will the DeFi World Care?; Bitcoin, Ether Fall

The crypto world has focused more heavily on environmental issues than the social and governance aspects of different projects; major cryptos were in the red on Sunday as the Russian invasion intensified.

Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Why Did Bitcoin Surge So Much Against the Ruble?

Oligarchs dodging sanctions? Doubtful. Regular Russians trying to preserve their wealth? Maybe. There’s also a third, less exciting possibility.

(Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Videos

Global Markets Roiled as Russia Invades Ukraine

Anna Baydakova, CoinDesk Moscow-based investigative reporter, joins “First Mover” to provide firsthand insights into Russian invasion in Ukraine. Baydakova explains the frustration among the Russian population and the destruction of historic ties between the two countries. Plus, a conversation on bitcoin adoption during times of crisis.

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Videos

Bitcoin Price Key Support Levels Next Week, Eastern Europeans Shift to Crypto

In today’s Week in Review discussion, CoinDesk Managing Editor for Markets gives his analysis on where bitcoin price could be headed next week. Plus, Managing Editor for Tech Christie Harkin weighs in on the topic of weaponized finance amidst the war between Russia and Ukraine. 

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Crypto’s Increasing Prevalence in the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

CoinDesk’s Week in Review panel dissects some of the top stories of the week, following a momentous turning point in geopolitics as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine displaces thousands and shifts markets across the globe.

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