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Dec 5, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC(D-Keine/iStock via Getty Images Plus)$50K BTC in 2021? Bloomberg Analysts Join the ‘Traditional Onslaught’ Driving Bitcoin’s RallyA new crypto outlook from Bloomberg suggests BTC could reach $50,000 in 2021, topping off a month of major institutional momentum for the asset.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m.…

Nov 24, 2020 at 9:37 a.m. UTCUpdated Nov 24, 2020 at 9:42 a.m. UTCXRP price for the last week(CoinDesk 20)XRP Price Surges to 2-Year High as Airdrop Frenzy BuildsXRP has chalked up an impressive rally to two-year highs in the last few days, and an imminent airdrop may be driving the gains.Trading around $0.70 at…

Sam Bankman-Fried is in a Manhattan courthouse again on Thursday to face sentencing after his November conviction on seven different fraud and conspiracy charges tied to the operation and collapse of FTX.The former CEO faces decades behind bars. The U.S. Department of Justice successfully presented a case holding him responsible for FTX losing billions of

We assembled 10 new year's predictions for blockchain tech trends and developments, from the experts. They might be right.

I spent a few moments this morning exploring my Twitter archive. I’m reflecting on what the social media site has meant for the world of cryptocurrency – and contemplating what the possible end of “Crypto Twitter” means for the future.It’s time for that reflection because Twitter as we knew it is now officially gone, with…

Dec 10, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. UTC(Drop of Light/Shutterstock)World Economic Forum Wants to Standardize Ethical Data CollectionThe World Economic Forum (WEF) is designing a global governance framework for the ethical collection and sharing of data, the organization announced Tuesday. WEF’s Data for Common Purpose Initiative (DCPI) is the first of its kind and aims to “responsibly…

Jeff Wilser is the author of 7 books including Alexander Hamilton's Guide to Life, The Book of Joe: The Life, Wit, and (Sometimes Accidental) Wisdom of Joe Biden, and an Amazon Best Book of the Month in both Non-Fiction and Humor.Chris Torres liked to doodle. He was good at it. Maybe he could use that…

Jun 4, 2020 at 14:35 UTCUpdated Jun 4, 2020 at 14:50 UTCMicree Zhan, co-founder and former co-CEO of Bitmain. (Credit: CoinDesk archives.)Bitmain’s Feuding Co-Founders Are Fracturing the Firm and Staff Are Caught in the MiddleStaff at Bitmain now have a decision to make: whether to return to the office and which executive they choose to…

Feb 7, 2020 at 19:33 UTCUpdated Feb 7, 2020 at 19:58 UTCNew ‘TRUMP’ Token Giving 62% Odds of US President’s ReelectionU.S. President Donald Trump tweeted last year he isn’t a huge fan of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. They’re “not money,” he wrote in July, saying their value is “highly volatile and based on thin air."Now, crypto…