First Mover: Fed Sees No Inflation Through 2021, but Bitcoiners Are Betting on It Anyway
Bitcoin investors think "it's only a matter of time" before the U.S. experiences rocketing inflation.
Bitcoin investors think "it's only a matter of time" before the U.S. experiences rocketing inflation.
Cryptocurrency traders slapped the buy button on bitcoin during the Federal Reserve’s non-announcement announcement, but the run-up didn’t last.
In a now-deleted tweet, Coinbase Custody International announced on Twitter it was adding support for withdrawals and deposits in the stablecoin tether.
Federal Reserve officials see U.S. inflation as likely to stay below 2% over the next three years, based on a new summary of economic predictions released Wednesday by the central bank.
The Fed may remain intransigent about negative rates, but bitcoin may benefit from other central bankers who are keeping the option firmly on the table.
Over the past two days, an unknown wallet holder has paid some $5.2 million in transaction fees for two ether transactions.
Bitcoin could be on the verge of breaking into a multi-month bull run, according to a lesser-known data metric.
Thanks to growing interest in DeFi, ether is outperforming bitcoin when the market is moving higher.
Banning cash transactions and requiring identity verification has not noticeably hurt bitcoin’s oldest operating peer-to-peer exchange, market data shows.
Voyager Digital, a publicly traded cryptocurrency brokerage, has doubled its share price this year, beating bitcoin while braving the scrutiny that comes with strict disclosure rules.
Bitcoin's price volatility is now as low as it was before the "Black Thursday" crash on March 12.
Store of value? Bitcoin has outperformed gold and trounced U.S. equities so far this year.
Bitcoin options trading is growing faster than the futures and swaps market in 2020.
Bitcoin has underperformed its three major fork currencies by as much as triple-digit percentage points so far this year.
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After another traffic spike caused a temporary shutdown of its exchange service and angered users, Coinbase said it's working on improvements.
There are signs investors are increasingly holding bitcoin, confident that a long-term bull market lies ahead.
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CoinMarketCap's new ranking system gives Binance a perfect score, even after it was criticized for favoring its new owner last month.
Bitcoin was dull in trading Friday as stock markets were having a big day. However, cryptocurrency stakeholders see it as a temporary market condition.
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Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx rolled out option contracts on Ethereum’s ether (ETH) token on Thursday, ending the Panama-based Deribit’s virtual monopoly in the space.
The $20,000 in 2020 prediction may be overly optimistic, but analysts agree bitcoin is likely heading north.
Option traders look to be placing bets for a continued upward move in bitcoin.
DeversiFi says it has received interest in its DEX's privacy features from more 70 funds.
Crypto derivatives volume had a record month in May - and volatility contributes to fueling that growth.
A flurry of activity around the bitcoin halving led to crypto derivatives volumes in May gaining key market share against spot volumes.
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Bloomberg analysts argue that historical patterns and macro factors mean prices are on a path back the the all-time high.
Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis could have implications for inflation and trust in the financial system.