Bitcoin


Tech

Are You Running a Bitcoin Node?

And if you aren't, what's stopping you?

A full node setup

Tech

Beyond Coinbase: 8 Other Ways to Buy Bitcoin

Buying bitcoin for the first time? Coinbase isn't the only game in town.

close up of hands using mobile application on smartphone

Markets

After GME, Dogecoin and Bitcoin, Chinese Traders Are Betting What Will Pump Next

For Chinese investors, including Justin Sun, FOMO has surpassed fear of losing money.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

India Would Ban Private Cryptocurrencies Under Proposed Legislation

A ban on cryptocurrency trading had been in effect for almost two years before it was overturned by the Supreme Court in March 2020.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Markets

First Mover: Elon Musk #Bitcoin Moment Adds to Dogecoin, GameStop Wackiness

The GameStop-galvanized "bear raid" by retail stock traders appears to have terrified Wall Street, but crypto-industry marketeers are salivating over the prospect of new customer leads and more demand.

(PhotoMosh)

Markets

Elon Musk-Prompted Bitcoin Price Surge Causes Liquidation of $387M in Shorts

The shorts were liquidated after Elon Musk added "Bitcoin" to his Twitter bio and prices rose by over 15%.

Elon Musk

Markets

Bitcoin and Inflation: Everything You Need to Know

The cryptocurrency was designed to counter the harms of inflation, but is this really such a big issue?

trash, money

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Reverses Wednesday’s Losses, Ether Climbs

Few are attributing the cryptocurrency's rise to market fundamentals after the GameStop roller coaster.

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Tech

Longtime Bitcoin Developer Jonas Schnelli Receives Open Source Grant

Jonas Schnelli joins other Bitcoin developers who are sponsored by high-caliber Bitcoin companies.

Artwork by Banksy