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Crypto Long & Short

Markets

Bitcoin, Other Digital Assets Surge Late in Q2 on Spot Bitcoin Euphoria

The spot bitcoin ETF filings by BlackRock and other financial services giants ensured bitcoin would finish Q2 in positive territory. Now the SEC’s decision on the applications will likely play a big role in digital asset prices for the remainder of the year.

BlackRock invested $24 million in failed crypto exchange FTX. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Fall Outside Howey Test Criteria

As a result, the SEC’s regulatory scrutiny may be more limited in scope.

A judge has warned lawyers for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that he may sanction them for allegedly misleading the court. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Tech

Ethereum Ecosystem Is Getting Busier, Not Quieter, Amid Layer 2 Shift

Many transactions are getting offloaded onto layer-2 blockchains, and those should be included in any analysis of the Ethereum ecosystem.

(José Martín Ramírez Carrasco/Unsplash)

Markets

A Crypto Lesson From George Soros Amid Binance and Coinbase Accusations

Positioning and expectations explain why the Binance case drove prices down but markets rebounded after Coinbase.

George Soros (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin (Somewhat) Takes Binance Accusations in Stride

As the U.S. government’s fight against crypto intensifies, there is some evidence the industry is weathering it better than past shocks.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Web3

To Identify or Not in a Web3 World?

By striking a balance between privacy and identity verification, blockchains can realize their full potential and lure institutional money.

(Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images)

Finance

Washington Ignored Crypto for Now. That’s Good for Bitcoin.

A huge tax on BTC miners didn’t make it into a deal to resolve the battle, and a separate provision might actually (unintentionally) help them.

President Joe Biden(Getty Images)

Markets

Sell Crypto Volatility in May, and Go Away?

The recent calm in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) should not lull market participants into a false sense of security.

Roller coaster ride for bitcoin on Monday (Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto’s Quirky Automated Market Makers and How They Differ From TradFi Exchanges

Crypto exchanges have order books just like the NYSE, but the digital asset realm also offers something very different known as automated market makers (AMMs).

An exchange trading floor (Getty Images/modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

AI Can Generate a Trading Edge in Crypto Markets

Large language models like ChatGPT could supercharge sentiment analysis, a key aspect of trading.

(Michael Dziedzic/Unsplash)