Bybt.com shows nearly $1.6 billion worth-of crypto futures positions have been liquidated over the past one hour.
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Coinbase announced late Thursday that its Coinbase Pro trading platform is adding support for Tether’s USDT, dollar-tied stablecoin.
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Since making its much-anticipated market debut, Coinbase has performed mostly in the red and that appears to be weighing on some of its publicly traded peers.
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CEO Alan Lane said to keep the momentum of Q1 2021, it’s looking at opportunities related to stablecoin infrastructure.
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The Block’s Research Analyst Andrew Cahill takes a look at the state of decentralized identity solutions.
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The USMS awarded the contract yesterday, although it does not indicate the duration of the deal in its notice.
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A recently published article in Nature Communications is the latest reminder of how challenging it is to quantity Bitcoin’s carbon footprint.
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Christine Brown has over a decade of experience in product management. In her new role, she will oversee crypto operations and compliance.
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Bitcoin trading and custody services provider NYDIG has acquired commercial lender Arctos Capital for an undisclosed sum.
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Quick Take
- For years, China-based bitcoin miners have held the vast majority of the bitcoin network’s mining capacity. Lately, that dominance has been fading.
- A global chip shortage and a shift in the market for mining hardware are the two major contributing factors.
