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Markets

Bitcoin Rallies After Biggest Weekly Drop Since November

Bitcoin is flashing green on Monday, having suffered a double-digit price drop last week.

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Markets

Coronavirus Impacts on Bitcoin (And the IRS's Dumb Singularity)

Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy and Adam B. Levine discuss coronavirus and its potential impacts or disruptions to the decentralized world of bitcoin. Plus a humorous look at the IRS's challenges as it lumps together bitcoin and... Ro-Bux?

2019 Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Data Repository by Johns Hopkins CSSE

Markets

Yemen's Civil War Shows the Dangers of Crypto

The ongoing civil war in Yemen highlights the contradictions underlying bitcoin adoption.

A Yemeni sitting on a destroyed house. (Credit: Shutterstock / akramalrasny)

Markets

As Fed Contemplates Coronavirus-Prompted Easing, Bitcoin Traders Bet on Halving

Investors are betting the Fed will quickly slash rates amid coronavirus jitters. Whether they turn to bitcoin as a crisis hedge remains to be seen.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 28, 2020

Bitcoin in the dumps along with the Dow, top miners are racing to the halving, and Microsoft kills crypto jackers. It's the Markets Daily Podcast from CoinDesk.

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Markets

Bitcoin Closes on First February Price Loss Since 2014

Bitcoin risks ending the second month on a negative note for the first time in years and could suffer deeper declines in the short-term.

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Markets

Coronavirus Hits US Stocks, Bitcoin Climbs, Haven Status Unclear

The spreading coronavirus sowed a new bout of fear among investors, triggering a stock market sell-off and flight to safe-haven assets like gold and U.S. Treasury bonds.

Coronavirus have a "crown-like" structure, image via the Ecohealth Alliance

Markets

Bitcoin Sees Corrective Price Bounce After Hitting One-Month Lows

Bitcoin's recovery from four-week lows could be extended to $9,000. However, the risk of deeper declines will persist as long as prices are below $9,400.

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Markets

Over $190M in Bitcoin Liquidated on BitMEX Amid Crypto Market Sell-Off

The crypto markets were shaken Wednesday amid a flurry of selling that saw more than $190 million worth of longs and shorts liquidated on BitMEX.

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Finance

Bitcoin Drove Half of Square's Cash App Revenue in the 4th Quarter

Square reported bitcoin revenues of $178 million between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, 2019, with profits of $3 million, up 50 percent over the prior two quarters.

Square CEO Jack Dorsey