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RAC on DeFi and Yield Farming: ‘These Days It Feels Like a Full-Time Job’
RAC, the Grammy award-winning artist and part-time yield farmer says, “These days it feels more like a full-time job.” RAC joins CoinDesk senior markets reporter Daniel Cawrey to discuss the day in the life of a musician turned yield farmer during lockdowns, the end of DeFi and the future of NFTs.
Analysts Can't Agree on What Prompted Big Spike in New Bitcoin Addresses
New bitcoin addresses have spiked this month, with one industry exec pointing to traders moving funds off the legally troubled BitMEX exchange. Others disagree.
These 3 Trends Are Driving Crypto Market Growth Now
The latest CoinDesk Quarterly Review looks at some of the main drivers of crypto market evolution including DeF, derivatives and stablecoins.
Bitcoin's Options Market Retains Long-Term Bull Bias Despite Sluggish Price
Options market data suggests the longer-term path of least resistance for bitcoin is to the higher side.
Bitcoin Unlikely to Replace US Dollar as Global Reserve: Marc Chandler
"Backing the dollar is the world's biggest, deepest and the most transparent government bond market," said Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex and author of the book "Making Sense of the Dollar."
BitMEX Ether Futures Trading Contracts Fall by Half in Wake of US Charges
Open interest on the Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange is down nearly 50% from the $125 million observed Oct. 1.
Open Interest in CME Bitcoin Futures Slides as Market Sapped by Surging DeFi
Institutional interest in bitcoin futures has plummeted as the DeFi explosion made carry trades less attractive, said Bequant's Denis Vinokourov.
Bitcoin, Stocks Fall as Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19
The cryptocurrency and Asian stock markets dumped early Friday after U.S. Pres. Donald Trump announced he and his wife had tested positive to COVID-19.
Bitcoin Posts Biggest Monthly Price Loss Since March
Bitcoin faced selling pressure in September as the U.S. dollar rose against major currencies for the first time in six months.
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.
