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    Short Traders Lose $82M as Bitcoin Bounces to $43K

    Short Traders Lose $82M as Bitcoin Bounces to $43K

    Futures traders betting on a downside in the crypto markets lost over $82 million in the past 24 hours as the broader market staged a brief recovery.A little over $25 million of the losses came from bitcoin-tracked futures, according to Coinglass data. Nearly 64% of...
    The Wrong Kind of Attention

    The Wrong Kind of Attention

    The first Augur assassination markets have arrived.-AND-What scams? Ethereum’s vision for decentralized apps is only growing bolder.-ALSO-Bitcoin’s price is nearing $10K on a single, troubled exchange. CoinDesk’s Anna Baydakova joins Editor-in-Chief Pete Rizzo...
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    Notes On a Swatting

    Bitcoin engineer Jameson Lopp reflects on an incident last year that saw armed police descend on his home.-AND-Bitcoin’s cutting-edge ‘Coin Selection’ tech gets its first major integration.-ALSO-Decentralized exchange Waves scored a $6 million debut. But trouble...
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    Your Job On the Blockchain

    The first major app on Blockstack, launched today, is promising to disrupt future models of employment, bringing it more in line with a decentralized ethos. -AND-A blockchain “app store,” backed by IBM, aims to help connect banks and fintech and software...
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    The Return of Sirius

    Spanish bank giant BBVA can’t hold crypto – and that’s a problem. -AND-The NFL is the latest sports league to enter the world of crypto as the players union announced a deal with a blockchain startup.-ALSO-Martti ‘Sirius’ Malmi, also known as...
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    Is Bitcoin Mining Profitable?

    A company previously only known for a crazy party with palm readings and something called “moon oil mining” has finally been formally revealed… and they’re trying to rebuild the internet. We’ll look at Handshake.-AND-Should have stayed with the iced tea! The...
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    Mt. Gox's Creditors Come Calling

    The New York Stock Exchange’s parent company plans to launch a digital assets platform and a bitcoin futures product.-AND-Setting sun? It turns out that US dollars are dominating the bitcoin trading, not Japanese yen.-ALSO-A group of Mt Gox’s creditors are ready to...
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    Smartdrops Keep Fallin' On My Head…

    Digital Asset is ready to spread wings and fly — the startup’s CEO Blythe Masters tells CoinDesk about the project’s new ambitions.-AND-Economist and investor Tuur Demeester doesn’t expect bitcoin to soar in 2018.-DON’T MISS-CoinDesk’s Annaliese Milano joins host Pete...
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    Will the SEC Answer a Billion-Dollar Question?

    A 17th century principle is finding use in 21st century tech. We’ll talk about blockchain insurance.-AND-Another U.S. state will start to recognize blockchain data. Rock and roll!-DON’T MISS-CoinDesk’s Christine Kim joins host Stan Higgins to discuss a proposed...
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    Augur’s Unpredictable Drop

    State Street is looking to adopt blockchain technology for securities lending – that’s if internally they can all get on the same page. -AND-The SEC’s Bitcoin ETF decision has been postponed until September. -DON’T MISS-CoinDesk’s David Floyd joins host Bailey...
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