
Former Canadian prime minister names Bitcoin as possible reserve currency
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Bitcoin gets physical: Art or digital heresy? "Physical Bitcoins are a rarity, they’re sort of like Picasso and Van Gogh paintings were back in those days. Nobody realized how rare they were."
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SBF leads $50M funding round to bring DeFi to Maps.me's 140M users A travel and mapping application with 140 million users worldwide has raised $50 million to integrate decentralized finance protocols into its platform.
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Bitcoin open interest hits $8.8B as 45% of BTC options expire in 2 weeks The open interest on Bitcoin options has hit $8.8 billion but data show bulls are in favor after BTC’s rally to a new all-time high.
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Core contributors, investors debate Yearn token mint After a stormy weekend for DeFi's original yield vault, dust is settling and a path forward is being paved
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Former Canadian prime minister names Bitcoin as possible reserve currency Bitcoin could be part of a basket of reserve alternatives to the U.S. dollar, according to Stephen Harper.
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Hedge fund predicts $115K Bitcoin price and the fall of ‘speculative’ altcoins Analysts say Bitcoin and Ether’s growing dominance of the crypto market are signals that the current bull market is drastically different than the last one.
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Former Ripple CTO may have lost much more than $220M in Bitcoin Current CTO David Schwartz claims Stefan Thomas created hundreds of accounts with 1.0 BTC "because that was the fastest and easiest number to type" for his experiments.
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Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, LINK, UNI, XTZ, ATOM Bitcoin's brief period of consolidation has opened a path for select altcoins to rally higher.
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Strategist: Bitcoin more likely to be successful 'in the long run' than Ethereum Lyn Alden likens Ethereum to the Concorde aircraft: functional, but not "an economically sustainable project."
- Expert Take
DeFi’s death by a thousand cuts They said that 2020 was the year of DeFi. Perhaps 2021 should be the year of DeFi’s sensible regulation.
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Guggenheim CIO: ‘Speculative frenzy’ to die down, but $400k target still on While some traders have gotten mixed signals, Guggenheim's Scott Minerd is taking the long view.
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Secure Bitcoin self-custody: Balancing safety and ease of use With Bitcoin’s price clocking $40,000 recently, safe and secure measures for storing the valuable digital asset are once again on the agenda.
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Decred co-founder explains the possible effects of a CBDC takeover How would mass-scale CBDC issuance impact the crypto space?
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Why DeFi plus asset tokenization will take crypto to new heights Blending real-world assets and DeFi is going to shake this whole market to its core.
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Synthetic dreams: Wrapped crypto assets gain traction amid surging market Synthetic crypto assets offer vast potential to shake up the crypto and traditional financial markets, but what’s behind the current growth?
- Altcoin Watch
DeFi bull run: Why Aave and SUSHI are surging despite Bitcoin price uncertainty Aave, SushiSwap, and other major DeFi bluechips are rallying hard despite Bitcoin's consolidation.
- Market Analysis
$500M in crypto futures liquidated as Bitcoin dips below $34K: What happens next? The cryptocurrency market saw over $500 million worth of positions liquidated in the last 24 hours as Bitcoin slid below $34,000.
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Institutional investors won't take Bitcoin mainstream — You will Real-world applications and users, not institutional investors, will challenge the failing fiat currencies and increase Bitcoin adoption around the world.
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Algorithmic asset experiments continue to entice traders & developers On the frontiers of algorithmic assets, trading isn’t the only activity that will raise your heartrate
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Traders say Bitcoin price ‘needed pullback’ to maintain bullish momentum Analysts say Bitcoin price needed to “slow down” in order to maintain the bullish momentum needed for the next leg up.
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BTC crash, DOT crushes XRP, man risks losing $262M: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 10–16 The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link!
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JPMorgan Chase execs weigh in on stablecoin regulation, crypto competition While the OCC's new stablecoin guidance doesn't have an impact on JPM Coin, it could lead to crypto payments if there's demand
- Altcoin Watch
Ethereum competitor Near Protocol (NEAR) gains 106% as DeFi heats up In the past month Near Protocol (NEAR) rallied 106% as the DeFi market captured the attention of new investors.
- Expert Take
Another court applies the Howey investment contract analysis to crypto The ruling on the motion to dismiss in the SEC v. NAC case indicates that the SEC still has crypto sales in its crosshairs in 2021.
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Multiple DeFi mainstays crack top 20 in long-awaited ‘Great Repricing’ For DeFi believers, vindication has been every bit as profitable as it’s been sweet
- Price Analysis
Polkadot gains 75% in one week — But can DOT price reach $20 next? The price of DOT is getting close to $20 but a pullback shouldn't be ruled out after such a strong rally.