Ethereum Has Become Bitcoin’s Top Off-Chain Destination
The most popular way to use bitcoin off-chain is on Ethereum, recent data indicates.
The most popular way to use bitcoin off-chain is on Ethereum, recent data indicates.
The bitcoin roller coaster has turned into a bumper car as equities take the stage in hopes of a global economic rebound.
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After another failure above the $10,000 mark, some bitcoin traders are now looking ahead to this week's European Central Bank meeting, where authorities could commit to an extra €500 billion in money injections – er, asset purchases.
Bitcoin’s jump up and right back down is at least partially due to the crypto derivatives markets.
Bitcoin's price fell more than $800 in under five minutes on Tuesday, pushing the broader cryptocurrency market into the red.
Derivative contracts on ether are more popular than ever, as evidenced by record open positions in options listed on the Panama-based derivatives exchange Deribit.
The controversial cryptocurrency is winning in the crypto markets this year as developers and investors see its blockchain's technical differences as a good thing.
A big short squeeze has taken bitcoin passed a major psychological hurdle – some think its the start of a breakout.
Bitcoin has risen above $10,000 for the first time in almost a month as protests in U.S. cities continue to intensify.
Investors who sold bitcoin in May missed out on positive returns during 8 of the past 10 years, according to market data.
The bitcoin market has nothing on oil’s volatility in 2020.
With interest rates for government debt near zero, or negative, the fixed income asset class has disappeared. The investment case for Bitcoin just gets stronger.
Bitcoin has put in a positive June performance in six out of the last eight years. But Ethereum is drawing new investors with the start of staking due this year.
0x's ZRX token was May’s best performing crypto asset, beating bitcoin by a big margin.
Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis all have strong growth trajectories and balance sheets. But with that stability comes a certain degree of centralization.
While institutional capital remains on the digital assets sidelines, family offices have shown willingness to diversify into crypto, says Constantin Kogan of BitBull Capital.
Stablecoins can mediate between central bank digital currencies and the consumer payments universe, says Sila's Alex Lipton.
Stocks across Asia and Europe took a dip Friday and so did bitcoin in anticipation of Trump’s comments on “deeply troubling situations” in Hong Kong.
Traders can also gloat over how much better bitcoin is performing in 2020 than Goldman Sachs shares.
Bitcoin's bulls are taking a breather as the traditional markets get the jitters over rising tensions between the U.S. and China.
Bitcoin is riding high as short sellers in the crypto derivatives market get squeezed out, triggering automatic buy orders.
Put options – a bet on bitcoin's price – are declining alongside a rise in the leading cryptocurrency by market cap's price.
Traders were feeling good about bitcoin’s upward trend and pushed it over $9,100 Wednesday.
Goldman Sachs held an investor call Wednesday to discuss current policies for bitcoin, gold and inflation. The stalwart investment bank is still no fan of bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.
After facing a heavy load of transactions earlier this month, bitcoin's network has returned to a more normal level, recent developments suggest.
The total amount of bitcoins held in cryptocurrency exchanges wallets dropped to an 18-month low just above 2.3 million on Monday, according to data estimates from Glassnode.
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