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Tech

Summer 2020 Is Funding Season for Open-Source Bitcoin Development

The maker of Wasabi Wallet becomes the latest firm to support crypto coders with a 1 BTC donation to the Human Rights Foundation's Bitcoin Development Fund.

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Markets

Bitcoin Still on Track for Quarterly Gains After Drop Toward $9K

Bitcoin looks set to end its three-quarter losing run despite having dropped to $9,000 earlier on Thursday.

Bitcoin prices June 23-25 (CoinDesk BPI)

Finance

The COVID-19 E-Commerce Boom Hasn't Trickled Down to Bitcoin, Despite Advantages

Although a variety of e-commerce platforms are booming during COVID-19 lockdowns, bitcoin payments remain exceedingly niche.

OB1 staff show off OpenBazaar at a 2019 conference. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Market Wrap: A Sea of Red Across Markets as Bitcoin Drops to $9.2K

Bitcoin experienced a dip on Wednesday, but equities and other assets also dropped on an uncertain economic outlook.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Singapore Begins Crackdown on Unlicensed Bitcoin Sellers

Singapore authorities charged a 23-year-old woman with breaking the city-state’s months-old ban on unlicensed bitcoin sales.

The charges appear to be Singapore's first attempt to enforce its new ban on unlicensed crypto sellers. (Tremendous Shots/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Options Market Faces Record $1 Billion Expiry on Friday

The cryptocurrency’s options market is on its way to a record $1 billion monthly expiry this Friday.

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Policy

Bitcoin ATM Growth May Be a Boon for Money Launderers

Crypto analytics company CipherTrace found bitcoin ATMs are increasingly being used to send funds to "high-risk exchanges" suspected of facilitating illicit activity.

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Markets

FTX Is Building Lots of Sophisticated Markets Few Traders Use

FTX has launched eight unique index futures and volatility markets in less than 12 months. But few traders use these markets.

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Finance

Security Firm Claims One Group Stole $200M in Numerous Exchange Hacks

One small group of hackers may have made off with $200 million by infiltrating numerous exchanges, security firm ClearSky claims.

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Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin’s Recent Stability May Come From a Fleeting Correlation With Equities

Bitcoin is often likened to digital gold, but some analysts say the more compelling correlation is with the stock market.

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