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Why Did Bill Miller and His Son Buy MicroStrategy Debt? It's the Bitcoin

"Not owning any bitcoin has been a massive mistake, and we expect that will continue to be true," the famed value investor's son wrote to clients.

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Bitcoin Core Lead Maintainer Steps Back, Encourages Decentralization

"One thing is clear: This is a serious project now, and we need to start taking decentralization seriously," said Wladimir van der Laan.

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Bitcoin Developers Weigh the Costs of Defying White Paper Copyright Claim

Should anyone in an open source community have to bear the legal brunt of a seemingly senseless lawsuit?

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Back Above $33K While Ether Up 65% in 2021

There appears to be strong support around $30,000, according to traders.

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Blockchain Bites: Clearing the Record on Yellen's Crypto Concerns and the Bitcoin Double-Spend Fracas

The efficient market hypothesis butts up against bitcoin's volatile day while Bitcoiners show solidarity in hosting the white paper.

The infamous "buy bitcoin" sign behind then-Fed Chair Janet Yellen as she testified on Capitol Hill.

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Institutions Keep Buying Bitcoin's Dip, Despite Near-term Volatility: Data

Institutions and "whales" have continued their bitcoin purchases, on-chain data shows.

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First Mover: Bitcoin ‘Double-Spend’ FUD Gives Newbies a Volatility Lesson

A mixture of bearish price-chart patterns and ill-understood news items combined to cause bitcoin's biggest price plunge since March, in a demonstration to market newcomers of the cryptocurrency's notorious volatility.    

Fear, uncertainty and doubt are hitting the bitcoin market.

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OKCoin to Integrate Bitcoin's Lightning Network in Q1

The feature, added to alleviate fee pressure during Bitcoin’s bull market, could be live within a month's time.

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Bitcoin Faces Further Losses Before Rally Restarts, Say Analysts

Despite a bounce earlier on Friday, bitcoin may yet see further losses in the near term.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Descends to $31K as Ether Funding Rates Drop

Very low spot volume Thursday isn’t helping bitcoin's price.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index