Annual Report
Bitcoin Suffering Worst First Week of the Year Since 2017
Bitcoin suffered its worst first week of the year since 2017 as it dipped to a three-month low. CoinDesk's Managing Editor of Markets Brad Keoun explains the macro factors behind the dip. On top of that, CoinDesk Research's 2021 Annual Review found bitcoin dominance compared to other cryptocurrencies was lower than it has been since 2017. CoinDesk's Managing Editor of Technology, Christie Harkin, points out that the idea of bitcoin winning and or losing is "not a healthy way to approaching it." Bitcoin's decreasing dominance shows a maturing of the space overall.
ETH Price More Strongly Linked to BTC Than Ever
A chart featured in the 2021 CoinDesk Annual Review illustrates the 90-day return for bitcoin, ether, and macro assets. In this Chart of the Day report, Galen Moore reflects on bitcoin’s relationship with broader financial markets and ether’s dependence on the BTC price.
CoinDesk Releases Annual Report Highlighting Key Trends in Crypto
CoinDesk Research Associate George Kaloudis joins the “First Mover” panel to discuss the 2021 CoinDesk Annual Report. Topics include the decline of bitcoin dominance, Ethereum gas fees triggering the rise of scaling-focused altcoins like Polygon and Solana, and how El Salvador’s legalization of bitcoin impacted the crypto market. Plus, a look into the future of bitcoin mining as Kazakhstan, the country that became second only to the US in bitcoin mining hashrate, is suffering the worst protests in 30 years and internet blackouts.
