CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum’s Ether Cryptocurrency Sets New All-Time Price High Above $1,450

The price of ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain network, soared to record levels on Sunday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Long & Short: No, Bitcoin Was Not a Response to the Financial Crisis

In spite of the timing, bitcoin wasn't created as a result of the 2008 crisis – and this misunderstanding matters.

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CryptoCurrency News: BOE’s Bailey, Western Union CEO Part of Davos Panel on Digital Currencies

The session will focus on the diminishing role of cash and the emergence of central bank digital currencies, moves accelerated by the pandemic.

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CryptoCurrency News: Famed Investor Bill Miller Explains Buying MicroStrategy Debt: It’s the Bitcoin

"Not owning any Bitcoin has been a massive mistake, and we expect that will continue to be true," the famed value investor wrote to clients.

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CryptoCurrency News: A Reading of Satoshi’s Bitcoin White Paper

The document that started it all, in audio form.

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CryptoCurrency News: Chainlink’s LINK Cryptocurrency Hits New Record Price High

The cryptocurrency is now up 105% since Jan. 1, 2021.

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CryptoCurrency News: Beijing, Shanghai to Join Wider Testing of Digital Yuan in 2021

The wider effort to promote the digital currency precedes a launch in the "near future," per a state media report.

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