This week in crypto: Prices rise as El Salvador makes BTC legal tender
Why officials all over Latin America are adding laser eyes to their profile pics. Plus: miners’ China exodus, Elon’s latest BTC tweet, and Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade explained
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Understand the news and events behind the latest market moves
Issue 14: DeFi insurance
Around the Block sheds light on key issues in the crypto space. In this edition Justin Mart and Ryan Yi share a deep dive on DeFi insurance.
Inside Bitcoin's bull run
As of January 27, 2021, Bitcoin had become the 12th most valuable asset in the world by market cap, and traders wondered: would Bitcoin follow its old boom-bust pattern? Or was thi...
The rise of the Ethereum economy
The second-biggest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin is more than digital money — it’s the foundation of a multi-billion dollar economy. From DeFi to digital art, understand the forces...
From the archives: This week in crypto
Our weekly roundup of crypto news, from bitcoin prices to DeFi developments
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This week in crypto: Prices remain stable as Bitcoin convention hits Miami
For the second week, crypto prices have remained fairly stable — a welcome reprieve follow...
This week in crypto: Traders exhale as markets stabilize
Bitcoin and Ethereum plateau after weeks of unrest, but crypto mining, China, and the envi...
This week in crypto: Markets begin to climb following weekend crash
As volatility rolls into week two, Elon Musk meets with Bitcoin miners and fears about Chi...
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This week in crypto: Markets shake following Elon Musk tweets
Bitcoin prices sink after Tesla founder’s critique, Cardano rises, and Vitalik Buterin don...
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This week in crypto: Ethereum bull run continues as prices hover near $4,000
Inside Ethereum’s record-breaking rally. Also: survey says 77% of millennials interested i...
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This week in crypto: How Ethereum broke $3,400
As Bitcoin struggles to regain recent all-time highs, Ethereum keeps breaking records. Plu...
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This week in crypto: Apr 20-26
In this week’s report: Understanding Bitcoin’s ups and downs, ETH hits all-time high, and...
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This week in crypto: Apr 13-19
Volatility hits crypto prices, Wall Street eyes Ethereum, and BTC ETF anticipation builds
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This week in crypto: Apr 6-12
In this week’s report: Bitcoin-mining stocks heat up, real-estate giant to accept crypto f...
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This week in crypto: Mar 30-Apr 5
In our new report, Crypto market cap breaks $2 trillion, Wall Street giants make Bitcoin m...
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This week in crypto: Mar 23-29
Tesla accepts bitcoin, NFTs hit SNL, and U.S. plots “digital dollar” — all that and more...
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This week in crypto: Mar 16-22
USDC market cap breaks $10 billion, Visa outlines crypto strategy, and investors hope for...
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This week in crypto: Mar 9-15
Bitcoin broke $60,000, stimulus checks are en route, and a Beeple NFT sells for $69 millio...
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This week in Crypto: Mar 2-8
The Kings of Leon and Taco Bell got into NFTs, 61% of Americans don’t quite understand cry...
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This week in Bitcoin price: Feb 23-Mar 1
A volatile week, with Bitcoin prices briefly sinking below $44,000 — following last week’s...
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This week in Bitcoin price: Feb 17-22
In a week packed with Bitcoin news, prices topped $58,000, market cap crossed $1 trillion,...
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This week in Bitcoin price: Feb 9-16
Bitcoin broke the $50,000 mark and set a new all-time high, while some of Wall Street’s ol...
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This week in Bitcoin price: Feb 3-8
Bitcoin prices hit a new all-time high of just under $45,000, Tesla reveals $1.5 billion i...
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This week in Bitcoin price: Jan 26-Feb 2
Turbulent equities markets drew new attention to #Bitcoin, prices spiked 20% after an Elon...
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This week in Bitcoin price: Jan 19-25
In another volatile week, prices dipped below $30,000 for the first time in weeks.
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This week in Bitcoin price: Jan 12-19
In another volatile week, Bitcoin’s price broke the $40,000 mark again and a survey of fun...
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This week in Bitcoin price: Jan 5-11
In just 24 hours, Bitcoin went from an all-time high of nearly $42,000 to losing almost a...
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This week in Bitcoin price: Dec 29-Jan 4
After reaching record highs of more than $34,000, Bitcoin doubled back and now hovers in t...
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This week in Bitcoin price: Dec 22-28
With just a few days left in the year, Bitcoin hit another all-time high this week, briefl...
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This week in Bitcoin price: Dec 15-21
Bitcoin cracked the $20,000 barrier on its way to a new all-time high. Meanwhile, institut...
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This week in Bitcoin price: Dec 7-14
After hitting its all-time high last week, Bitcoin has struggled to crack $20,000.
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This week in Bitcoin price: Nov 29-Dec 6
Bitcoin hit its all-time high of $19,900, before bouncing between $18,500 and $19,500.
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This week in Bitcoin price: Nov 22-28
Bitcoin flirted with its all-time high before stumbling back below $17,000.
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This week in Bitcoin price: Nov 15-21
Bitcoin’s boom rolls into its sixth week with prices cracking $18,600.
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This week in Bitcoin price: Nov 8-14
Bitcoin’s rally continues as price breaks $16,000 for the first time since January 2018.
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This week in Bitcoin price: Nov 1-7
Bitcoin surges past $15,000 against the backdrop of the U.S. presidential election.
From the archives: Around the block
Archived issues covering advanced insights on the crypto ecosystem
Around the block
Issue 13: On the value and risks of governance tokens
In this edition Justin Mart and Ryan Yi analyze the potential value drivers and risks of g...
Around the block
Issue 12: NFT mania
In this edition, Justin Mart and Ryan Yi take a look at the mania around NFTs (non-fungibl...
Around the block
Issue 11: A snapshot of DeFi and two sides of the crypto regulatory spectrum
Exploring DeFi and considering recent regulatory developments from FinCEN and the OCC.
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Issue 10: “ETH killers” and new chains
Smart contract platforms and emerging competitors vie to challenge Ethereum’s dominance.
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Issue 9: Dawn of the DeFi protocol wars
A war between forks is brewing on the blockchain.
Around the block
Issue 8: The promise and potential of synthetic assets
It’s only a matter of time before DeFi produces something truly unique.
Around the Block
Issue 7: Understanding yield farming and the latest developments in DeFi
DeFi protocols exploded in all metrics over the last month, passing $3B in Total Value Loc...
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Issue 6: Bitcoin’s dominance alongside Coinbase customer behavior and the coming DEX revolution
Analyzing Bitcoin’s continued dominance alongside Coinbase customer behavior, the coming D...
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Issue 5: Downstream impacts of the recent market crash on lending, stablecoins, and DeFi
Analyzing three industries impacted by the recent market crash
Around the block
Issue 4: On the recent market crash and Bitcoin’s value proposition
In this edition, we analyze recent market activity and Bitcoin’s Value Proposition.
Around the block
Issue 3: Analysis on the bZx attack, DeFi vulnerabilities, the state of debit cards in crypto, and other crypto news
In this edition, we analyze the bZx attack, uncover some of DeFi’s vulnerabilities, and di...
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Issue 2: Things you need to know about the Bitcoin halving and Ethereum’s competitors nearing launch
In this edition, we reveal key takeaways from the upcoming Bitcoin halving as well as Ethe...
Around the block
Issue 1: The biggest challenge of the consumer web — and how crypto is poised to solve it
Introducing Around the Block, a new blog from Coinbase that aims to provide context on the...
