Key Bitcoin Price Metric Shows Drop in Investor Fear After BTC Halving

Bitcon’s implied volatility dropped sharply after the halving but what does this mean for BTC investors? Recent data from Skew shows that Bitcoin’s (BTC) implied volatility plummeted after yesterday’s halving occurred. Generally, volatility is at the heart of any professional trader as it measures daily average price oscillations and gives insight into market conditions.  As […]

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China’s BSN Aims to Reclaim Financial Data From Tech Giants

Research Fellow Martin Chorzempa argued that China’s blockchain strategy is entirely focused on domestic objectives during Consensus. Martin Chorzempa, a research fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, provided insight into the motivations and objectives underpinning the development of China’s state-backed Blockchain Service Network (BSN) while speaking at Consensus:Distributed on May 12. Chorzempa highlighted […]

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Coronavirus Takes Toll on Bitcoin Halving, but Pandemic Won’t Steal the Show

While miners took a double hit, the combination of the pandemic and halving could provide an unlikely tailwind to the crypto industry at large. Normally, little is unexpected concerning the regular, pre-programmed adjustment of the Bitcoin network’s mining reward size, otherwise known as halving. Baked into the digital currency’s original protocol, the anti-inflationary mechanism gets […]

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