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Find the latest news on Bitcoin, a decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency founded by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto.
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'Stop Drinking the Elites' Kool-Aid': Bukele Slams Critics and Defends El Salvador's Bitcoin Law
In an article for Bitcoin Magazine, he rejected criticisms that elevating BTC to the same status as the U.S. dollar was a "dumb move" or a "gamble."
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Podcast: Pound Crumbles, Bitcoin v Stocks, Celsius CEO Quits, Do Kwon Saga — Weekly News Roundup
It's the weekend edition of CoinMarketRecap! Connor Sephton and Molly Jane Zuckerman chew over some of the biggest crypto stories from the past seven days.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Is DeFi on Bitcoin the Next Hype Wave?
Today, the decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape is brimming with potential. Bitcoin’s DeFi ecosystem is still in its nascent stages of development.
By Daniel Phillips
2yr ago
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CoinMarketCap News, Sept 29: An Uncomfortable Truth for Bitcoiners
Even if things get much, much worse for the pound (and they might,) most Britons would still pick GBP over BTC. This is why.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Bitcoin 'Could Double in Price' if Regulated by the CFTC, Chairman Claims
Rostin Behnam said clear rules could help the crypto markets to grow — boosting institutional inflows.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Bitcoin Crashes Back Down to $19,000 — But What Will October Have in Store?
The world's biggest cryptocurrency had a short-lived rally to $20,300 — the first time it had headed above this psychologically significant milestone in a week.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Crypto News
Do Kwon Denies Attempting to Cash Out $67M in Bitcoin After Arrest Warrant Issued
The Luna Foundation Guard has issued its own denial — and says that no new wallets or Bitcoin transfers have been performed since May 2022.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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CoinMarketCap News, Sept 27: Bad Takes Everywhere as Bitcoiners Mock Pound
Also today, Do Kwon's latest tweets might rub Interpol up the wrong way — as he's declared he is making "zero effort" to hide his whereabouts.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Bitcoin Breaks from Stock Market with 8% Rally — Back Above $20,000 for First Time in a Week
Bitcoin has had an extremely close correlation to equities for most of this year, but there are signs that this strong bond is beginning to weaken.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Bitcoin Mining Council's Claim of 59% Green Energy Use is Wrong, New Report Warns
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance says 37.6% of the energy used by the Bitcoin blockchain comes from sustainable sources — significantly less.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Bitcoin Suffers Lowest Weekly Close Since December 2020 as Dollar Rallies
It follows a week of interest rate hikes and gloomy economic data, with analysts pointing to a "sell everything" climate that has also seen stocks take a battering.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Bitcoin Almost Had a Different Name — and Some on Crypto Twitter Think It's Pretty Nerdy
With the benefit of hindsight, a number of his Twitter followers said they think Bitcoin is a much more attractive name.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Crypto News
Podcast: Why Does the Fed's Interest Rate Hikes Affect Bitcoin? — Weekly News Roundup
It's the weekend edition of CoinMarketRecap! Connor Sephton and Molly Jane Zuckerman chew over some of the biggest crypto stories from the past seven days.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Crypto News
CoinMarketCap News, Sept 22: Since Bitcoin Launched, Interest Rates Have Never Been This High
Also, Molly Jane Zuckerman on the rise of buzzwords in crypto... and why they really need to stop.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Whiplash in Crypto Markets After Fed Increases Interest Rates By Another 0.75 Percentage Points
CoinMarketCap data shows the world's biggest cryptocurrency rallied to $19,500 in the minutes before the new interest rate was confirmed. Within 20 minutes, it then crashed to $18,975.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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CoinMarketCap News, Sept 21: Is MicroStrategy Up or Down on Its Bitcoin Bet... and Does It Matter?
Also today, the U.S. is considering a two-year ban on algorithmic stablecoins — how would it work?
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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MicroStrategy Buys 301 BTC for $6M, Already Down $300,000
Overall, it has spent $3.97 billion on building a crypto war chest of 130,000 BTC, but at the time of writing, it's worth $2.45 billion.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Crypto News
Podcast: The Merge, Hodlonaut v Wright, Do Kwon, Starbucks NFTs — Weekly News Roundup
It's the weekend edition of CoinMarketRecap! Connor Sephton and Molly Jane Zuckerman chew over some of the biggest crypto stories from the past seven days.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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