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Vitalik vs. Dog Money: Recapping a Crazy Week in Crypto History

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMay 15, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT

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Why the DOJ, IRS Investigation Into Binance Could Be Good for Bitcoin

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMay 14, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

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Et tu, Elon? What’s Really Behind Tesla’s Bitcoin Betrayal

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMay 13, 2021, 3:55 p.m. EDT

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46M Americans Now Own Bitcoin as Inflation Rises to Highest Level in 13 Years

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMay 12, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

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Crypto to Replace Dollar as World’s Reserve Currency? Investing Legend Stanley Druckenmiller Thinks So

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMay 11, 2021, 12:20 p.m. EDT

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If Prices Keep Going Up, We Might Have to Start Calling It Inflation

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMay 10, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

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CBDCs Aren't About Money, They're About Power

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMay 9, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT

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'My 401(k) Is Now My 401(k9)': What Happens to Doge After Elon Hosts ‘SNL’?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMay 8, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT

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The Balkanization of Bitcoin: The Next Attack on BTC Is About Mining Provenance

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMay 7, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

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Are Banks Getting Nervous About Competition From DeFi?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreMay 6, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

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Traders will soon be able to bet on whether Coinbase, Robinhood and Marathon will hit their targets

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Circle targets 40 new markets as stablecoin demand grows globally

The stablecoin issuer’s CEO Jerermy Allaire told Reuters demand for digital dollars is growing across Asia, Africa and Latin America as banks and payment firms.

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Quantum Alliance forms amid warnings 6.4 million bitcoin face future quantum threat

Nine crypto companies launched the Quantum Alliance to jointly prepare for quantum attacks, but they disagree on when the threat will arrive and whether vulnerable BTC should be frozen.

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Tokenized Tesla surges as Elon Musk unveils SpaceX-powered flying Roadster prototype

Volume in Hyperliquid’s Tesla contract hit $47 million in one hour after Elon Musk’s flying Roadster demo, up from $2.8 million, with U.S. stocks closed.

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