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Bitcoin's Price Has Bounced but Miners May Still Be Switching Off Post-Halving

While bitcoin is fast reversing its pre-halving price drop, hash-rate data suggests miners are still leaving the network.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Some Miners Face an Uncertain Future Despite Rising Bitcoin Price

A slowly rising bitcoin price might not help some miners run profitable operations now that the halving is in the past.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Bitcoin Steady Near $9K as Trump Touts 'Gift' of Negative Interest Rates

Bitcoin is hovering close to $9,000 amid rising speculation the U.S. could ultimately adopt negative interest rates.

U.S. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to accept the "gift" of negative interest rates. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin's Price Is Rising Despite a Dull Halving

Based on the rise of daily active bitcoin addresses, the highest number since 2018, interest could continue now that the halving is complete.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Third Halving Turns Out to Be Non-Event for Bitcoin's Price

Bitcoin's price volatility has declined following the network's third mining reward halving event on Monday.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Where Does Bitcoin Go After the Halving?

With the highly anticipated bitcoin halving reducing new mining supply, what are crypto traders thinking about upcoming market behavior?

Credit: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Tech

Zcash Alliance Aims to Bring Privacy Tech to Bitcoin, Cosmos and Ethereum

Zcash-inspired privacy tools are coming to Bitcoin's Lightning Network and many other blockchain ecosystems, creating a shared cryptocurrency privacy layer.

Electric Coin Company CTO Nathan Wilcox speaks at Zcon1 in 2019. (Credit: Electric Coin Company)

Finance

Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Phan Invest in Lolli’s $3M Seed Round

Lolli, the bitcoin rewards shopping app, attracted celebrity investors in a $3 million round led by the early-stage arm of Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.

Michelle Phan

Markets

Bitcoin's 8% Drop Triggers Largest Liquidation on BitMEX in 2 Months

BitMEX liquidated over $250 million-worth of bitcoin long-short positions after spot prices fell sharply Sunday.

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Markets

Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin Markets Are Growing Up. Bitcoin Mining Is, Too

There is a notable shift in the style and profile of bitcoin miners, towards more sophisticated structures and financial engineering.

Stack of bitcoin miners