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St. Louis Fed VP: A Private Crypto Could Solve the 'Triffin Dilemma'

An economist with the St. Louis Federal Reserve said that cryptocurrencies could solve a problem faced by global currency reserves like the dollar.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 2, 2018

Federal Reserve stamp on a $100 bill (Oleg Golovnev/Shutterstock)

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10:41 AM

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Miners are being squeezed as bitcoin’s $70,000 price fails to cover $87,000 production costs

Bitcoin is now approximately 20% below its estimated average production cost, historically a feature of a bear market.

10:15 AM

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Stifel predicts bitcoin crash to $38,000. Yes, you read it right.

Stifel analysts predict bitcoin could fall to $38,000 using an analogy of the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" to explain the bearish forecast.

8:52 AM

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Bitcoin climbs back above $71,000 as tech selloff pauses

Analysts say the move looks driven more by short covering than fresh buying, with spot demand soft and stablecoin balances on exchanges drifting lower.

7:24 AM

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Justin Sun says 'keep going' on Tron Inc's TRX buys as the token outperforms bitcoin

TRX has outperformed much of the crypto market this year, slipping only about 1.3% versus bitcoin's nearly 19% decline.

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