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Bitcoin Has Lost Its Way: Here’s How to Return to Crypto’s Subversive Roots

Bitcoin has traded its radical potential for the prospect of mainstream adoption. It's not worth it, writes Rachel-Rose O'Leary.

Projects like Darkwallet extend the ideological reach of what should remain private. (Rachel-Rose O'Leary)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Breaks $11.8K; BTC in DeFi Doubles in August

Bitcoin price is on the upswing as the amount of the world’s oldest cryptocurrency locked in DeFi jumps.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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First Mover: Collapsing Bitcoin Futures Premium Offers Glimpse of New Digital Money Market

Dollar-linked "stablecoins" are being used in exotic cryptocurrency trades, similar to the way money markets serve as liquidity on Wall Street.

Dollar-linked "stablecoins" provide the liquidity to fund exotic cryptocurrency trades. (Waterfall at Mont-Dore by Achille-Etna Michallon, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art archives, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Risks Deeper Drop if Dollar Rebounds

The bitcoin price could pull back even further should the dollar stage a full-blown recovery on the back of the latest Fed meeting.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sinks to $11.6K as Ether’s Gas Keeps Rising

As bitcoin’s price falls, Ethereum’s fees rise.

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Stablecoin Demand May Drop if Traders Abandon Bitcoin ‘Cash and Carry’ Strategy

Institutional demand for stablecoins may cool because yield on “carry trades” has been cut in half since Monday.

This isn't how a "cash and carry" trade works. (Pixabay)

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Bitcoin’s Bull Run Is Slowing – Pullback Now Expected

Some analysts are now predicting further price corrections after bitcoin fell back below the $12,000 milestone on Tuesday.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slides to $11.8K; Uniswap at $7M in Monthly ETH Fees

Bitcoin heads to bearish territory while the Ethereum blockchain’s gas fees continue to be pricey.

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Dust Attacks Make a Mess in Bitcoin Wallets, but There Could Be a Fix

When dust settles in your home, you sweep it up. But what happens when dust makes its way into your Bitcoin wallet? Cleaning it up may not be so simple.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Passes $12K, Dollar Worries Grow, OMG Jumps, Portnoy's Orchid #Pump

Bitcoin rises, Warren Buffett buys a gold miner, Wall Street dollars worry grow, OMG's price jumps, Orchid gets #pump tweet, Ethereum Classic's possible delisting.

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