Bitcoin’s price jumped to a fresh 11-month high on Friday, with the options market betting on a sustained bull move. The put-call open interest ratio looks to have risen from 0.50 to 0.63 this week due to greater selling in put options. With the combination of negative skews and a […]
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With bitcoin looking heavy this week, short-term sentiment in the options market has flipped bearish. Disclosure: The author holds no cryptocurrency assets at the time of writing. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of […]
As Ghislaine Maxwell, who allegedly helped recruit and groom minor girls for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is expected to appear in a US court next week, royals experts have weighed up as to how her testimony may affect Prince Andrew and the British royal family. When speaking to ABC […]
While bitcoin has gained 3% so far this week, the overall trading environment remains dull with volatility hovering at multi-year lows. Ten-day realized volatility, a historical metric, is now at just 20%, the lowest level for two years. That’s “a low that’s only preceded in Sep & Oct 2018,” the […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has added a new bank to its funding options for U.S.-based customers. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital […]
Silence Is Not An Option”: Black Women Make History By Keisha N. Blain, ROAR Magazine. June 30, 2020 Silence Is Not An Option”: Black Women Make History2020-06-302020-06-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/occupy-city-hall-from-the-new-york-times-e1593529656409.jpg200px200px Above photo: Occupy CIty Hall by Amr Alfiky, New York Times. Dr. Keisha N. Blain speaks to ROAR about the vital role of Black women […]
The Democracy Live home page is displayed on an Apple laptop computer. Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Democracy Live home page is displayed on an Apple laptop computer. Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Delaware briefly deployed a controversial internet voting […]
The Pandemic Has Shown That We Need A Public Option For Banking Services By Raúl Carrillo, Inequality.org. May 18, 2020 The Pandemic Has Shown That We Need A Public Option For Banking Services2020-05-182020-05-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/publicbank-e1589818416424.jpg200px200px As marginalized families without bank accounts struggle to get stimulus checks, it’s time to fix the rusty pipes […]
IBM is upgrading its enterprise blockchain solution to provide clients with a new decentralized governance option that will allow transaction parties to propose and amend smart contract parameters. The blue-chip IT firm said last week that the IBM Blockchain Platform would carry over the changes in Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 – […]
President Donald Trump is thirsting to hold campaign rallies again. And among his campaign and White House advisers, a possible solution has been discussed that could allow for such MAGA gatherings even in the midst of a global pandemic: the mostly defunct, rural tradition of the drive-in movie theater. According […]