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The Timeline for Central Bank Digital Currencies Is Accelerating

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 12, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT

The Timeline for Central Bank Digital Currencies Is Accelerating

Dan Tapiero: Crypto Is the First Truly Global Macro Investment Opportunity of All Time

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 11, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT

Dan Tapiero: Crypto Is the First Truly Global Macro Investment Opportunity of All Time

Why Former US Regulators Are Moving Into Crypto

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 10, 2021, 3:02 p.m. EDT

Why Former US Regulators Are Moving Into Crypto

Ukraine Legalizes Bitcoin

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 9, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

Ukraine Legalizes Bitcoin

The SEC Threatens to Sue Coinbase but Coinbase Is Fighting Back

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 8, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

The SEC Threatens to Sue Coinbase but Coinbase Is Fighting Back

It’s Bitcoin Day in El Salvador

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 7, 2021, 2:00 p.m. EDT

It’s Bitcoin Day in El Salvador

Encore: ‘Bitcoin at $1M Is a Global Government’

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 6, 2021, 8:00 a.m. EDT

Encore: ‘Bitcoin at $1M Is a Global Government’

WTF Is a ‘Metaverse’?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 5, 2021, 8:00 a.m. EDT

WTF Is a ‘Metaverse’?

Dungeons and Degens: Why Everyone Is Talking About Loot

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 4, 2021, 9:55 a.m. EDT

Dungeons and Degens: Why Everyone Is Talking About Loot

The Breakdown’s Official Bitcoin and Crypto Fall Preview

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 3, 2021, 2:00 p.m. EDT

The Breakdown’s Official Bitcoin and Crypto Fall Preview

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Altcoins outpace bitcoin as celestia jumps 16%, Warsh silent on interest-rate plans

Celestia jumped 16%, injective rose 7.7% and layerzero added 7.3% while bitcoin held little changed near $82,100 and Fed Chair Warsh gave no sign on interest rates.

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Scammer gets scammed in Ledger spy-chip exploit, loses almost $5 million in bitcoin

Chainalysis says a fraudster who tricked people through fake online jobs became one of the biggest victims of the compromised hardware wallets.

Updated 1 hour ago

Live updates: Bitcoin back above $82,000, ZEC jumps 11% as ETF outflows continue

Crypto bounced a day after bitcoin’s brief drop under $80,000, but investors kept pulling money from ether, SOL and ZEC funds.

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U.S. judge rejects Gemini’s appeal to void $5 million settlement despite CFTC backing

The crypto exchange already paid up, but a court order and restrictions from its 2025 settlement will not be lifted even though the CFTC said the case should have never been presented.

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