Crypto Long & Short

The Bias That Propels Shiba Inu and Dogecoin

A coin with a lower per-unit price can make novice investors feel a little richer.

By Lawrence LewitinnOct 31, 2021

As the CME’s Volume Gets Pumped, the Bitcoin ETF’s Quirky Structure Could Explain Some of It

If one wants exposure to bitcoin, the purest play is buying bitcoin itself. Everything else comes with its own idiosyncrasies.

By Lawrence LewitinnOct 24, 2021

Markets

Bitcoin Mining Is Decentralizing – Here’s Proof

Mining has moved out of China. Is this good for bitcoin? Based on one metric at least, the answer is a resounding yes.

By Lawrence LewitinnOct 17, 2021

Markets

Who Bought $1.6B in Bitcoin Wednesday, and Why?

It’s an eerie coincidence that a trade of this size happened on exchanges with ties to Chinese customers during a week beset by that country’s capital market woes.

By Lawrence LewitinnOct 10, 2021

The skyline of Shanghai, China. (Li Yang/Unsplash)

Markets

It’s a Multi-Chain World, Bitcoin Just Dominates It

The original blockchain still reigns, but neither Bitcoin nor its closest competitor, Ethereum, can count on becoming the only game in town any time soon.

By Marc HochsteinOct 3, 2021

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin.

Finance

How Investors Warmed to Chinese Blockchain Builder Red Date

Executives from Saudi Aramco and early FTX backer Kenetic Capital explain how they got comfortable with the Blockchain Service Network developer despite its Beijing ties.

By Eliza GkritsiSep 26, 2021

The skyline of Beijing, China. (Zhang Kaiyv/Unsplash)

Markets

How the Prediction Markets Are Wagering on Canada’s Election

The odds favor a Trudeau reelection but not a Liberal majority, according to prices on blockchain-based Polymarket and centralized platform PredictIt.

By Lawrence LewitinnSep 19, 2021

Erin O'Toole, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, left, debates Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, during a federal leaders' debate in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. It will be a tight race between Prime Minister Trudeau and Tory Leader O'Toole as the campaigns enter the final stretch ahead of the Sept. 20 vote, which the Liberals triggered in hopes of regaining the parliamentary majority they lost in 2019's election. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

DeFi and the 3 Cs

The purely collateral-based type of lending practiced so far in decentralized finance has limitations. Reputation systems may widen the possibilities.

By Marc HochsteinSep 12, 2021

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: The Trouble With Ticker Symbols

Investors are apt to get confused when multiple projects can claim the same ticker without an industry standard for exchanges to assign identifiers.

By Marc Hochstein, Nate DiCamilloSep 5, 2021

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: The End of Extreme Leverage

Lower systemwide leverage suggests the crypto markets, famous for their wild swings, might become a touch tamer.

By Marc HochsteinAug 30, 2021

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