Maybe it’s just that winter is dragging on, but I find myself getting increasingly irritated with mainstream reports about Bitcoin that say it was a result of the financial crisis. It wasn’t, and that matters. First, let’s look at why…
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Bitcoin Core Lead Maintainer Steps Back, Encourages Decentralization
Bitcoin Core lead maintainer Wladimir van der Laan has decided to take “even more” of a “background role” for the sake of further decentralizing the project, according to a new blog post. Bitcoin Core is the key software underpinning the…
Multiple Tokens See Rally Amid Looming ‘Alt Season’
As prices for bitcoin and ether retreat from their recent highs, the strong performance of other cryptocurrencies indicate traders and investors may now be turning to alternative coins (altcoins) for potential high returns. Data compiled by CoinDesk Research shows that…
Why Is Bitcoin Going Up, and Will It Crash Soon? What’s Next as Price Doubles to $40K
Bitcoin’s prices reached all-time highs above $40,000 less than a month after breaking $20,000 for the first time. Since the start of the most recent rally, ostensibly begun in October, its value has increased fourfold. So for pros and newbies…
Crypto Long & Short: Looking Back on a Monumental Year
The first Crypto Long & Short of 2021 has a different format: Instead of the usual article, I’ve asked some leading industry analysts – from Kaiko, IntoTheBlock, skew.com and Arcane Crypto – to share their favorite charts with you. The…
Bitcoin Options on Deribit Now Go to $200K After Recent Surge
The folks over at Deribit apparently think the recent explosion in the price of bitcoin (BTC) from $20,000 to around $32,000 in just over a month, including a 10% rise in the last 24 hours, merits offering traders the ability…
Crypto Long & Short: The Christmas Poem Edition
In a departure from our usual Crypto Long & Short format, in honor of the holiday season, I’ve written a poem that reviews the year and reflects some of the progress made in our industry. It’s not rigorous analysis, but…
Sure, Bitcoin’s Price Is Cool, but Bitcoin’s Technology Is Hot
Bitcoin is back in the news. As a wave of institutional liquidity pours into Bitcoin’s markets, even some of its staunchest critics are finding it hard to dismiss the 12-year-old asset as its price surges to new all-time highs. At…
Coinbase CEO Pens Words of Caution to Crypto Newcomers
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong provided words of warning to new entrants of cryptocurrency amid bitcoin’s latest climb to fresh all-time highs. In a Medium blog post on Wednesday, the CEO of the leading cryptocurrency exchange said he and his company…
Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin’s Relationship With Gold Is More Complicated Than It Looks
Earlier this week, JPMorgan published a global markets strategy note that points out that money has flowed out of gold and into bitcoin since October, and predicts that this trend will continue over the medium to longer term. The easy…
