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First Mover: Stimulus Winning as Biden Surges in Polls and Bitcoin Eyes $12K

Bitcoin nears $12K after six-day winning streak, as analysts predict economy will need trillions of dollars of stimulus.

Par Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian Sinclair13 oct. 2020

There's a lot to absorb in the runup to the 2020 election, and trillions of dollars of stimulus is likely part of the production.

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First Mover: Bitcoin's Best Week Since July Shows Limited Toll of UK Retail Crypto Futures Ban

Bitcoin holds above $11K after biggest weekly gain since July, despite FCA ban on retail crypto futures trading and inventory drawdowns by miners.

Par Muyao Shen, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian Sinclair, Bradley Keoun12 oct. 2020

The U.K.'s prohibition on retail trading of cryptocurrency futures looks to have limited impact and might be misconceived.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Hits $11K as Square Exposes $2.3T Corporate Money Pot

Square's $50M bitcoin purchase has analysts doing back-of-the-envelope math on the possibility of rising allocations from corporate treasurers.

Par Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian Sinclair9 oct. 2020

S&P 500 companies have a combined $2.3 trillion in cash and short-term investments, a new money pot for bitcoin marketers.

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First Mover: Bitcoin 'Comatose' Under $16K for Rest of 2020, While Ether Traffic Eases

Bitcoin is stuck in an ever-tightening range between $10.5K and $10.8K and appears set for a breakout, though options trading suggests $16K might represent an upper bound in 2020.

Par Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian Sinclair8 oct. 2020

Reduced traffic means less congestion on the Ethereum network and reduced fees.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Steady as Trump Tweets and Neo Takes on Ethereum

Trump's back-and-forth tweets over U.S. stimulus whipsaw bitcoin prices along with traditional markets, and Neo ratchets up competition with Ethereum.

Par Bradley Keoun7 oct. 2020

Competition is intense to break the Ethereum blockchain's stronghold on financial applications and DeFi development.

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First Mover: Bitcoiners May Not Care if Dollar Keeps Its Reserve Status

What if the dollar keeps its reserve status? PLUS: FCA ban, McAfee arrest, commercial real-estate wipeout.

Par Omkar Godbole, Bradley Keoun, Sebastian Sinclair6 oct. 2020

Just as this chariot carried Julius Caesar's trophy of war, the dollar could retain its reserve-currency status.

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First Mover: Day in the Life of a Yield Farmer Means Part-Time Gig, Full-Time Risk

Yield farming steals crypto traders' obsession as bitcoin's volatility falls to 180-day low; Coinbase employees take severance.

Par Daniel Cawrey, Omkar Godbole, Bradley Keoun5 oct. 2020

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Trump COVID Test, BitMEX Charges Bring October Shocks for Bitcoin

Crypto analysts scramble to assess U.S. charges against BitMEX, home of 100x bitcoin perpetual swaps and a venue for getting "rekt."

Par Bradley Keoun, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian Sinclair2 oct. 2020

October is often a volatile month on Wall Street.

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First Mover: Nine (Bullish) Bitcoin Predictions for Final Months of (Awful) 2020

Bitcoin is outperforming pretty much every other asset class this year, with a 50% YTD gain. Analysts are bullish heading into 4Q.

Par Bradley Keoun, Daniel Cawrey, Omkar Godbole, Sebastian Sinclair1 oct. 2020

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First Mover: Chainlink’s Sorry September Returns Shows DeFi Hysteria Deflating

Chainlink's LINK has been the worst-performing digital asset in September in the CoinDesk 20, during an ugly month across cryptocurrency markets.

Par Bradley Keoun30 sept. 2020

September brought DeFi-related tokens (and most other cryptocurrencies) to the ground after a powerful run in August.