Sam Bourgi

Sam Bourgi is a business editor at Cointelegraph, where he brings a decade of experience in economic analysis and financial market writing. Past roles included think tanks, boutique research firms and the wild world of freelance crypto. His passions include Bitcoin, Austrian economics and writing. Also heavy music and strong coffee.

Author’s posts

The anonymous group of crypto developers is promoting the use of a decentralized autonomous organization to govern an alternative version of the internet.

Anonymous DAO tomi raises $40M for 'surveillance-free' internet

2023-03-21T16:00:00+00:00

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“Financial institutions may reconsider adopting stablecoins to settle agreements involving tokenized securities out of concern over the coins’ potential volatil...

USDC depeg will hinder stablecoins’ growth, increase regulatory scrutiny — Moody’s

2023-03-17T20:15:00+00:00

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Turmoil in traditional finance spilled over into Bitcoin and crypto markets, forcing federal regulators to step in.

Crypto Biz: SVB collapses, USDC depegs, Bitcoin still up

2023-03-17T18:00:00+00:00

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Volatility products are popular with traditional investors, as they enable portfolio hedging, risk management and speculation.

Betting on turmoil: Deribit launches Bitcoin volatility futures

2023-03-17T15:30:00+00:00

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Fear and trepidation spread across the crypto market last week following the high-profile collapses of Silvergate Bank and Silicon Valley Bank.

Crypto investment products see largest outflows on record amid SVB collapse

2023-03-13T16:55:02+00:00

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Negative headlines surrounding Silvergate dragged Bitcoin's price below $20,000. Meanwhile, bankrupt Alameda is planning to sue Grayscale and its parent company...

Crypto Biz: Silvergate shutting down, Alameda suing Grayscale

2023-03-10T20:45:00+00:00

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The FDIC stated that as the receiver, it had immediately transferred all insured deposits of Silicon Valley Bank to the newly created Deposit Insurance National...

Silicon Valley Bank shut down by California regulator

2023-03-10T17:04:52+00:00

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The adoption of Web3 wallets is hindered by complex seed phrases and a poor user experience, according to Coinbase.

Coinbase launches wallet-as-a-service for businesses

2023-03-08T14:00:00+00:00

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