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Vitalik Buterin makes list of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2021
Prince Harry, singer-songwriter Billie Eilish, Olympian Simone Biles, and the Ethereum co-founder all made the cut. Time magazine has named Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin one of the most influential people this year across those in…
The Relationship Between US Government Debt and Bitcoin, Explained
The kind of inflation outbreak that might prove bitcoin’s power as a hedge asset isn’t coming in the near term, according to some economists. “Right now, low interest rates tell us there’s no evidence that we’re borrowing too much…
BlackRock Gives 2 Funds Go-Ahead to Invest in Bitcoin Futures
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with $7.81 trillion under management, appears to have granted at least two of its funds the ability to invest in bitcoin futures.Prospectus documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Bubble, Toil and Trouble
Bitcoin shed a couple thousand dollars in overnight trading, while larger wallet addresses appear to be consolidating their holdings. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen said crypto is a “particular concern” and Web 3.0…
Dear Crypto Derivatives Industry, Let’s Not Repeat 2008
$1 quadrillion. The derivatives market is considered the biggest market in the world on a notional basis, eclipsing even the ballooning world debt market by four times. However, on a gross market value basis, the derivatives market is…
Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 20, 2021
With the price of BTC down and a new report out on the decrease in criminal crypto activity, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest news roundup.Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here.This episode is sponsored by…
Ether’s Rise to Record Highs May Propel Cryptocurrency to $10.5K: Fundstrat Global
Even after setting a new record high of $1,439 on Monday, the rally for Ethereum’s ether cryptocurrency may have only just begun, according to Fundstrat Global Advisors strategist David Grider.Basing his prediction partly on use cases for…
Salesforce, Lime Execs Join Board of Polkadot-Inspired Cere Network
Enterprise blockchain upstart Cere Network has added former Salesforce COO Rajani Ramanathan and current Lime Chairman Brad Bao to its board, Cere announced Wednesday. San Francisco-based Cere is taking a fresh approach to the…
Privacy Coin Firo in Midst of ‘Hash War’ With 51% Attacker
Firo (formerly known as Zcoin) has experienced a 51% attack and is now in the throes of a hash war. Firo recommends that users not make transactions at this time, and that it is working with exchanges and pools to mitigate the…
Ether (ETH) sets a new all-time high price above $1,440
Ethereum (ETH) set a new all-time high price a few hours ago after surpassing the $1,440 mark in an impressive run
Ether has set a new all-time high (ATH) price for the first time in three years. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market…