Biweekly Headlines 2023 Nov W4 – Dec W1
“I think the next two years are going to be good. Strap yourselves in.” – Caroline Bowler, BTC Markets chief Biweekly News Roundup 1. Bitcoin Market Trends and Predictions Bitcoin price hit a 19-month high of 39K on Dec. 1 as Fed Chair Jerome Powell stirred bets that Fed...
Biweekly Headlines 2023 Nov W2 – W3
“The price of Bitcoin, whether it’s 200k or 400k, won’t be just due to speculation; it will be because people see the value in Bitcoin’s utility.” – Jason Fang, the managing partner at Sora Ventures Biweekly News Roundup 1. Bitcoin and Ethereum Developments The average transaction fees for using...
Biweekly Headlines 2023 Oct W4 – Nov W1
“When it comes to illicit finance, crypto is not the enemy – bad actors are.” – Cynthia Lummis, U.S. senator Biweekly News Roundup The claims against FTX surged by 57% after the jury unanimously convicted the defendant on all seven counts in the FTX fraud trial. A preliminary sentencing...
Biweekly Headlines 2023 Aug W5 – Sep W1
“In Bitcoin, you always have to prove yourself. You don’t get to coast. And that’s a good thing.” – Jimmy Song Biweekly News Roundup Bitcoin has remained almost entirely locked below the $26,000 mark since Sept. 1. SEC delays decision on 6 spot Bitcoin ETF applications, pushing the eventual...
Biweekly Headlines 2023.8 W1-2
“When you own an altcoin, it owns you. When you own Bitcoin, it serves you.” – Jimmy Song Biweekly News Roundup After beginning the year with a sharp price increase, nearly doubling its value, BTC has mostly oscillated within a narrow band for the past few months, finding it...
Weekly Headlines 2023.5 W4
“Bitcoin really doesn’t care about what anyone thinks and it offends VCs the most.” – Jimmy Song Weekly News Report: News 1. Visa, Microsoft and others join Brazilian CBDC pilot – Both national and global companies will participate in the upcoming pilot project of the Brazilian central bank digital currency....
Highlights and Trends from Consensus 2023
The annual Consensus crypto conference, which has been hosted by Coindesk since 2015, concluded successfully in Austin from April 26 to 28. As a major event in the crypto industry, the conference drew the attention of industry leaders, developers, KOLs, government officials, artists, and more. As one of the...
Weekly Headlines 2023.4 W1
“I don’t buy bitcoin today for what might happen tomorrow. I buy bitcoin today for what might happen in 2033.” – Caitlin Long, Custodia bank founder Weekly News Report: News 1. Decentralized exchange dYdX announces ‘winding down’ of services for Canadian users – Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange dYdX has announced it...
Weekly Headlines 2022.12 W4
“Some legitimate concerns and questions remain around the future of crypto. It might be a volatile industry, but the technologies developed behind it are incredible.” – Paolo Ardoino, Bitfinex and Tether CTO Weekly News Report: News 1. Sam Bankman-Fried Released on $250M Bail Secured by Parents – In his first court...
Weekly Headlines 2022.12 W2
“I think Bitcoin means investment. It means opportunity. It means prosperity. It means financial independence.” – Ted Cruz, US Senator Weekly News Report: News 1. India Looks to Coordinate Global Crypto Rulemaking as It Assumes G-20 Presidency – India took over the G-20 presidency at the start of the month and...