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Markets

Asset Manager Wilshire Phoenix Files to Launch New Bitcoin Investment Trust

Wilshire Phoenix has filed to launch a bitcoin trust in hopes of making the cryptocurrency more accessible to investors.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Is Still Up 30% in 2020 After a Bumpy Week

The crypto market seems more closely tied to traditional markets now, but is handily beating stocks year-to-date.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for June 12, 2020

With the price of BTC dropping more than 6% overnight, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup.

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Markets

Why Bitcoin Suddenly Dropped 6% on Thursday

The week-long calm in the bitcoin market ended with a sudden $800 price drop on Thursday. Here's three likely reasons why.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Stocks' Carnage Drags Bitcoin Down to $9K

A somber economic outlook ahead is causing markets to dip, and bitcoin is a part of that sentiment as well.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for June 11, 2020

With BTC and global equity markets down more than 1% on the day, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup.

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Markets

Three Arrows Capital Now Holds More Than 6% of Grayscale's $3.6B Bitcoin Trust

Three Arrows Capital now holds about 6.26% of the shares in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, or more than 20,000 bitcoins' worth.

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Markets

Bitcoin Stuck Below $10K as Stocks Drop

With the Fed dashing hopes of a V-shaped recovery, it's uncertain whether bitcoin will become a store of value or begin to track stocks.

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Markets

Meet the Pro-Bitcoin, Anti-BitLicense Democrat Running for State Office

Patrick Nelson has been an advocate for bitcoin in his seven-year political career. He wants to see New York's BitLicense reformed and blockchain voting used in special cases.

Patrick Nelson is running for New York State Senate after making a name as a pro-bitcoin and anti-BitLicense local politician (Credit: Patrick Nelson)

Policy

Human Rights Foundation Funds Bitcoin Privacy Tools Despite 'Coin Mixing' Legal Stigma

The Human Rights Foundation took a strong stance on bitcoin privacy tech Wednesday by announcing its new Bitcoin Developer Fund.

Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation speaks at Consensus 2019.