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First Mover: Bitcoin Stuck as ECB's Lagarde Primes Extra €500B Stimulus

The ECB's decision to expand an emergency bond-buying program by €500B may represent the latest installment of years-long balance-sheet increase.

ECB President Christine Lagarde, speaking Thursday at a press conference.

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ECB Boosts Emergency Bond-Buying Program by 37% to €1.85T Amid Pandemic Resurgence

The ECB says the additional monetary policy actions were needed because of a resurgence in coronavirus cases.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Recovers to $18.2K While Market Dynamics Juice DeFi Total Locked

Bitcoin fell below $18,000 Wednesday while DeFi closing in on $15 billion locked may have more to do with price than actual cryptocurrency parked there.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Bitcoin's Rising Popularity With Investors Means Gold Will 'Suffer': JPMorgan

"The adoption of bitcoin by institutional investors has only begun, while for gold its adoption by institutional investors is very advanced," a JPMorgan managing director wrote in the report.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon

Tech

First CoinSwap Test Could Herald an Era of Stronger Bitcoin Privacy

"A big day for bitcoin privacy," said developer Chris Belcher as he announced a test transaction implementing a promising privacy technology invented years ago

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First Mover: Why Wells Fargo Won't Recommend Bitcoin to Clients

A Wells Fargo unit doesn't recommend bitcoin to clients because they can't yet hold cryptocurrency in their accounts. What if that changed?   

Wells Fargo clients can't buy cryptocurrencies in their accounts, keeping them from taking part in this year's outsize bitcoin rally.

Markets

Bitcoin's Options Market Skews Bearish as Spot Price Loses Ground

Bitcoin's fall toward $18,000 has revived demand for short-dated put options as a way to hedge downside risk.

Bitcoin price for the last 24 hours

Finance

Bridgewater's Ray Dalio Softens Stance on Bitcoin, Says It Has Place in Investors' Portfolios

The founder of the world's largest hedge fund says bitcoin can form part of a diversified portfolio, though he may still prefer gold.

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio

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Bitcoin Price Drops $1,000 in Worst Sell-Off in a Week

Bitcoin has fallen toward a key area of psychological support near $18,000.

Bitcoin prices, Dec. 8 to Dec. 9, 2020.