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Markets

CoinDesk 20: AVAX, LUNA, MANA, SHIB Are In; Bitcoin Cash, EOS, ETH Classic, Filecoin Are Out

Old guard bows out as layer 1s, metaverse and memes surge in.

Top Crypto Assets by Volume Ranked in the CoinDesk 20

Opinion

What Are IPFS and Filecoin and How Can They Be Used for NFTs?

Decentralized systems cannot promise data "permanence," but are part of a maximalist approach to storage.

(Juan Pablo Daniel/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rangebound as Traders Hedge Risks

Macroeconomic uncertainty and Russia-Ukraine tensions have kept investors on edge.

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Finance

DARMA Capital Unveils CFTC-Regulated Filecoin Swap Product

The crypto investment firm is making $100 million worth of filecoin available for the first-of-a-kind derivative.

Darma Capital Managing Partner Andrew Keys (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

CoinList Aims to Reduce Miners’ Capital Costs With Low Collateral Filecoin Loans

The new lending service will require miners to put up as little as 10% collateral of the total loan value, helping them expand more quickly.

Source: Blockware Solutions

Markets

Ethereum Suffers Worst Month in Nearly 2 Years, SOL Falls Even Harder

Most major altcoins have sunk more than bitcoin, with all members of the CoinDesk 20 digital assets deeply in the red in January.

January has not been kind to crypto markets. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

IPFS, Filecoin and the Long-Term Risks of Storing NFTs

Decentralized storage solutions are not bulletproof.

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Tech

Filecoin Might Have a Way for Bitcoin to Fight Its Energy Critics (if Miners Use It)

Did Filecoin just launch a tool to end the never-ending debate over bitcoin’s carbon footprint?

Power plant

Markets

Gemini to Serve as Custodian for Filecoin Fund of Australian Equities Manager

The fund seeks to raise A$25 million ($18.4 million) over a three-month period, promising clients a 100% FIL return over five years.

Sydney's harbor.

Videos

Key Takeaways From Senate Banking Committee's Crypto Hearing

As U.S. lawmakers become increasingly concerned about different aspects of the digital asset industry, Congress is continuing to hold hearings around cryptocurrencies. Marta Belcher, the Board Chair of the Filecoin Foundation and participant of Tuesday's Senate Banking Committee's hearing on cryptocurrencies' use cases, discusses her main takeaways from the hearing and why she's "not surprised" that it focused primarily on issues of ransomware and ESG.

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