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Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy's $250M Bitcoin Bet, India Booms, Banks Open to Custody
MicroStrategy bets $250 million on Bitcoin's safe haven thesis. Indian crypto is booming. And David Marcus has a new role at Facebook.
Blockchain Bites: Inside Cosmos, Bitcoin at $200B, DeFi Surges
Traders are expecting bitcoin to go higher. DeFi is surging in web traffic. And Cosmos is alive and well, despite internal feuding.
Crypto Long & Short: 51% Attacks and Open-Source Value
Ethereum Classic's recent 51% attacks highlight the value of large open-source networks such as Bitcoin and Eth – it’s about more than hashrate.
Crypto Long & Short: Does Decentralization Create Value or Destroy It?
This week, bitcoin rallied past $11,000 and value in DeFi climbed toward $4 billion. But what's the point of crypto if regular markets are just as volatile?
First Mover: The Dollar Drop May Have Helped Push Bitcoin Past $11K
As the U.S. dollar's value slides, prices are suddenly rising for just about everything priced in dollars.
Crypto Long & Short: Why the Twitter Hack Was Good for Bitcoin (and It’s Not the Media Attention)
Yes, the Twitter hack was basically a giant bitcoin scam. But the fallout is showing the world the strengths of cryptocurrency and decentralization.
First Mover: Why Bitcoin Traders Couldn't Give a Sat About the Twitter Hack
Bitcoin barely moved on this week’s Twitter hack. Here's what analysts said about why the attack had so little effect on prices.
First Mover: Twelve-Fold Gains for Aave's LEND Token Might Be More Than DeFi Hype
Collateral deposits in Aave are up nearly $160 million over the past six months, suggesting actual usage rather than speculation.
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Crypto Long & Short: Dogecoin, Market Manipulation and the Downside of a Coinbase IPO
Noelle Acheson explains how the dogecoin rise exemplifies the creative destruction underway in markets, and what a potential Coinbase listing could mean for the development of crypto.
First Mover: Even Bank of America Acknowledges China Winning Digital-Currency Race
BoA researchers anticipate China's digital yuan might make a dent in the greenback’s global hegemony.
