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What the Stock Market's 'Robinhood Rally' Means for Bitcoin
The largest 50-day rally in stock market history and even shares of bankrupt companies are up more than 100%. What is going on?
Why Miner Maker Ebang's US IPO Raises More Questions Than Answers
Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Ebang wants to raise $100 million through a U.S. IPO. But that could be a risky investment, CoinDesk Research's Matt Yamamoto reports.
Chinese Police Freezing OTC Traders' Bank Accounts Over 'Tainted' Crypto Transactions
Thousands of cryptocurrency over-the-counter merchants and their clients may have been affected as police in China freeze bank accounts over tainted crypto and fiat assets.
The Biggest Realignment in the US-China Relationship Since Nixon, Feat. Graham Webster
How one of the world’s most important geopolitical relationships came to be what it is in 2020.
'We Need 30 Different Words for Censorship,' Feat. Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The rallying cry of the totalitarian is "He farted first", but if both systems have produced similar outcomes, is there much of a difference? Today's wide-ranging discussion features Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan, Adam B. Levine and Andreas M. Antonopoulos
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 27, 2020
While the yuan weakens against the U.S. dollar, Coinbase makes an acquisition to grow its institutional trading infrastructure. It's another episode of CoinDesk's the Markets Daily podcast.
Tencent Is Pouring $70B Into New Tech Including Blockchain
The web giant is earmarking funding for emerging technologies as it seeks to grow after the COVID-19 epidemic.
Chinese Government Advisers Propose Regional Stablecoin for 4 Asian Countries
The stablecoin would help facilitate trade among four Asian countries, which is key to economic recovery in the region after coronavirus, proponents said.
Michael Sung on the Future of China’s Digital Yuan
Michael Sung, a professor at Shanghai’s Fudan University, spoke to CoinDesk’s Michael Casey at the World Economic Forum 2020. The topic? The intertwined growth of digital currency and blockchain projects in China.
Internal Struggle at Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Escalates to Physical Confrontation
After Micree Ketuan Zhan, the exiled co-founder of Bitmain, moved to reinstate his position after another partial legal victory over his former employer, tensions reportedly escalated into a physical brawl.
