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Old Meets Young: Pension Funds and Crypto Investment

Are pension funds poised to invest in crypto assets? Not yet, argues Noelle Acheson – but a shift has started.

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Don't Expect Bitcoin's Supply to Change, Says Core Maintainer Wlad van der Laan

In a new interview, bitcoin's lead maintainer, Wlad van der Laan, argues any change to the cryptocurrency's supply would erode its utility and value.

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Mining Giant Bitmain Posts $500 Million Loss in IPO Financial Filing

Cryptocurrency mining and manufacturing giant Bitmain lost about $500 million in the third quarter of 2018, CoinDesk has learned.

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Will Crypto Torch Jamie Dimon?

The $156 in bitcoin being passed via the "Lighting Torch" is a bigger deal than trillions in JPM Coins would be, writes Michael J. Casey.

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Mayer Multiples: The Metric That Helps Call Bitcoin Bubbles and Bottoms

Identifying speculative bubbles or bearish exhaustion may be possible through the use of a fairly new metric known as the Mayer Multiple.

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Bitcoin Is... Bitcoin Just Is What?

What is bitcoin? 40 experts show that 10 years later, it's still a question with a variety of answers.

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Metrics May Point to Ether Being Undervalued

There is a dichotomy between theory and practice of what fundamental demand indicators should be driving the price of ether.

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What QuadrigaCX Says About Institutional Crypto Investment

Noelle Acheson looks at the lessons learned for the crypto market following the collapse of the QuadrigaCX exchange.

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How SABRE Tech Can Stop Hackers From Splitting Bitcoin Into Two

Hackers could attack bitcoin with a flood of data, but researchers say they have a solution in the form of a relay network called SABRE.

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Blockchain Startups Are Modernizing Iran's Financial Infrastructure

Sources in Iran say the country's financial sector is taking clear steps toward a state-backed token economy.

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