CryptoCurrency News: Why Did Visa Buy a $150K NFT? Why Does Anyone?

There are some very good reasons, it turns out, rooted in our deep, totally irrational animal brains.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Stablecoin Regulation Could Lead to Geopolitical Competition

Recent regulatory developments could push stablecoins closer to the existing fiat system, unleashing competition for control over a lifeblood of the crypto industry, says our columnist.

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CryptoCurrency News: Parsing 3 Types of Risk in Digital Assets

In digital assets, high yields are ubiquitous, but it’s not always clear what risks are actually taken to generate these yields, says our columnist.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Volatility Index 2.0 Rolled Out With USDC Support

Users can now open USDC positions and stake CVI USDC through the index.

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CryptoCurrency News: Market Wrap: Bitcoin Expected to Pause Before Next Rally

Analysts expect bitcoin to pause at around $40K before its next leg up.

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CryptoCurrency News: Traders, Unswayed by Axie Infinity Hype, Are Aggressively Shorting AXS

Data underscores that It’s not that easy to win over a crypto trader’s heart.

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CryptoCurrency News: How Decentralized Is DeFi?

Uniswap’s removal of a set of assets from its interface has the community asking just how decentralized is the platform.

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CryptoCurrency News: Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stalls After Short-Squeeze Rally

Technical data suggests lower support around $34,000 could stabilize the current pullback.

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CryptoCurrency News: Why Stablecoins Are Suddenly in the News

From questions surrounding Tether's USDT to Circle's plan to go public, here is your guide to why everyone is suddenly talking about stablecoins.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto News Roundup for July 27, 2021

With the crypto markets stabilizing after a recent short squeeze and a look at how crypto developers are spending more time optimizing than innovating, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin, Ether Options Markets Pare Bearish Bias

The short-term put-call skews have pulled back due to a flurry of call buying.

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CryptoCurrency News: State of Crypto: Congress Is Holding 3 Hearings Today, Here’s What to Expect

Congress is holding three simultaneous hearings around cryptocurrencies today – and they're all on different types of use cases.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Fintech Eco Raises $60M for High-Yield USDC Savings App

The a16z-backed Eco, where users’ deposits are loaned out in USDC, says it’s keeping an eye on the BlockFi case.

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CryptoCurrency News: Solana’s Saber Labs Raises $7.7M in Seed Funding Round Led by Race Capital

Funding will go toward three main areas including hiring, marketing as well as business and product development.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Takes a Breather as Stocks Drop, Inflation-Adjusted Bond Yields Hit Record Low

Deep negative real returns on bonds tend to boost the attractiveness of other assets.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Tether Put: Crypto Equivalent of Credit Default Swap?

Cryptocurrency market makers say they're fielding inquiries about how to bet on a falling price for the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDT.

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CryptoCurrency News: Market Wrap: Possible Trend Reversal as Bitcoin Spikes Past $40K

The strong bounce in bitcoin over the weekend occurred as shorts covered positions.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tether’s Collapse Would Be Chaotic, Not Cataclysmic

Possible criminal charges against Tether executives will put even more pressure on a product that the market is already cooling on.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Climbs Past $40K for First Time Since Mid-June

Market analysts say Monday's price gains accelerated amid a short squeeze.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Spike Fueled by Short Squeeze as Market Shrugs Off Tether News

According to one analyst, some $1 billion in trading positions were liquidated as prices surged.

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CryptoCurrency News: USDT Maintains Dollar Peg as Traders Shrug Off DOJ Tether Probe Report

Unlike past scares, Monday’s report of a Department of Justice investigation hasn’t shaken traders’ faith in the stablecoin.

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