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Policy

Central Banks vs. Private Currencies: ‘The Future of Money’ With Economist Eswar Prasad

Economist Eswar Prasad’s latest book is an ambitious overview of the changing nature of money.

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Markets

Crypto Funds See Inflows, Despite Slower Overall Volumes

Solana, which suffered a network outage that lasted nearly 20 hours last week, saw inflows of $4.8 million.

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China's Evergrande Debt Crisis Posing Risk to Global Markets and Crypto

Mathew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at ETF and mutual fund manager at VanEck, discusses the potential factors driving crypto markets lower as bitcoin slips below $45,000. Plus, his take on Chinese developer Evergrande's debt crisis as it poses a potential global systematic risk to tether and the broader crypto markets and the state of bitcoin law in El Salvador following his visit there.

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Markets

S&P 500 Chart Signals More Trouble for Bitcoin, Risk Assets

S&P 500 Index futures slip below long-held support, signaling more pain ahead for risk assets.

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Markets

Bitcoin in Pullback Mode, Support at $40K-$42K

Initial support is seen at $40K-$42K, which could stabilize the pullback.

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Markets

Bitcoin Slips Below $45K as S&P 500 Futures Drop, Stablecoin Regulation Fears Resurface

September dips paved the way for larger bull runs in 2013 and 2017.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Traders Take Profits Amid Regulatory Crackdowns

Derivative markets are displaying signs of uncertainty, and concerns about regulation are rising.

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Videos

Bitcoin Transactions Less Viable as Transaction Fees Spike

New data on bitcoin transactions over the past 20 months reveals bitcoin transaction fees are, at times, relatively cheap. Still, when the bitcoin mempool becomes congested, transaction fees can spike substantially, making casual transactions less viable at the base layer. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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What’s the Deal With Bitcoin's Lightning Network?

The dream of using bitcoin for electronic cash payments has not died out. CoinDesk's George Kaloudis discusses the latest update to the Lightning Network, explaining the difference between nodes and channels. CoinDesk's Damanick Dantes also discusses his markets analysis of bitcoin's price action this past week as the cryptocurrency consolidates, sharing insights into institutional interest. Plus, their take on El Salvador's Bitcoin Law.

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