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Finance

Coinbase Junk Bonds Further Downgraded by S&P on Weak Profitability, Regulatory Risks

The agency lowered Coinbase’s credit rating from BB to BB-, a further step away from investment grade.

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Markets

Case for Bitcoin Weakens as Global Stockpile of Sub-Zero Bond Yields Vanishes

Back in late 2020, analysts regularly cited the towering stockpile of negative-yielding debt as a source of bullish momentum for bitcoin.

Total negative-yielding bonds outstanding (Source: Bloomberg, Bianco Research)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Did Better Than You Think in 2022

CoinDesk research shows that per unit of risk, bitcoin and ether performed significantly better than bonds and had similar results to equities in 2022.

Rendimiento de cinco activos en 2022. (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Bitcoin Gains 2%, Stocks Drop as Bank of Japan Allows Benchmark Bond Yields to Rise

The BOJ unexpectedly lifted the cap on the 10-year Japanese government bond yields to 0.5% from 0.25%, ending the prolonged period of near-zero yields.

Cityscape Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase, MicroStrategy Bonds Tank as FTX Collapse Dents Institutional Confidence in Crypto

High bond yields are reflective of sharply higher interest rates as well as genuine skepticism about the long-term viability of crypto amongst institutional investors, one investor said.

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Markets

Surging Popularity of Ethereum Staking Keeps Lid on Yields

Over 14 million ether, worth more than $2 billion, are currently deposited on the Ethereum blockchain, data shows. But as the staked pool gets larger, it also lowers the yield.

Yield sign (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Undervalued by On-Chain Metric, Might Remain That Way: Technical Take

Bitcoin is trading at a historic discount, while battling macro hurdles, CoinDesk Markets analyst Glenn Williams Jr. writes.

Bitcoin faces macro hurdles. (Josh Boak/Unsplash)

Policy

Israel's Government and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Preparing to Issue Digital State Bond

The Israeli government and TASE are partnering with Fireblocks and VMWare to perform live testing of a new blockchain-based platform

(Eduardo Castro/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin: es poco probable que registre una recuperación notable tras el short squeeze del jueves

Los rendimientos del Tesoro de Estados Unidos continúan siendo elevados luego de la publicación de los datos del CPI, algo que ofrecería una prueba de realidad para los activos de riesgo, incluyendo las criptomonedas.

Crypto trading platform Talos announced three new hires to senior roles. (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)