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Tech

This New Service Plays Matchmaker Between Solo Miners, Big Mining Farms

Compass by HASHR8 matches individual miners with mining farms to host their hardware.

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Markets

First Mover: OKEx Private Key Snafu Sends Bitcoin Lower as China DeFi Rises

OKEx withdrawal suspension sends bitcoin lower, China becomes hotbed of DeFi development, Filecoin first-day trading leaves market cap above $800M.

The OKEx exchange had to suspend withdrawals because a founder who held a crucial private key was reportedly detained.

Markets

Bitcoin Price Dips 3% on OKEx News, Analysts Aren't Too Worried

While market sentiment may remain temporarily weak after the OKEx news, a price crash looks unlikely.

Bitcoin price chart for Oct. 16

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tests $11.5K; Ether Futures Open Interest Flattens

Bitcoin's price is trending up while ether futures open interest has stopped growing in the past month.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Is Crypto Converging With Public Markets?

Between bitcoin treasury holdings growing and crypto-focused SPACs, private crypto markets and public equities markets are closer than ever.

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Policy

Nigeria Is Developing Strategies for National Blockchain Adoption

Nigerian authorities are developing a roadmap for the adoption of blockchain technology in public administration and payments on a national scale.

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Markets

First Mover: As Ethereum Enthusiasm Builds, 'Bear Case' Could Still See Prices Double

There's a lot of money to be made in and around maturing Ethereum-centric markets, where a "bear market" means prices double.

Ethereum has emerged from its larval stage and cryptocurrency traders are bullish on the pupal.

Markets

World's Growing Stockpile of Negative-Yielding Debt a Positive for Bitcoin, Say Analysts

The search for profit is likely to intensify with amount of global debt offering negative yields more than doubling in the past seven months

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $11.2K; Uniswap Flows Dominate Ether

Bitcoin price is dipping a bit while ether flows display Uniswap’s prominent market position.

CoinDesk20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

A $10B Firm Makes Bitcoin Its Primary Treasury Asset

Stone Ridge Holdings Group announces $50 million in new funding for its digital asset subsidiary as well as significant BTC treasury holdings.

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