Bitcoin’s “rich list” hits an all-time high alongside the meteoric price rally. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/first-mover-bitcoin-rich-list-whales-hodl-price-18k

Short-sellers help identify weaknesses in capital markets. Bitcoin helps us see what’s wrong with the financial system. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-is-the-biggest-big-short

Institutional buyers are loading up on BTC puts, Deribit analysts say. Goldman Sachs thinks the “digital yuan” could be in a billion hands in a decade. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/blockrock-bitcoin-puts-eth

Olaf Scholz said banks need to adapt for a digital world but seemed to rule out private digital currencies from that future. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/german-finance-minister-says-he-does-not-support-private-cryptos-report

Rick Rieder, CIO of Fixed Income at investment giant BlackRock, told CNBC that bitcoin and cryptocurrency are “here to stay.” Source: https://www.coindesk.com/blackrock-exec-says-bitcoin-could-replace-gold-to-a-large-extent

Globe goes live Friday with the announcement of $3 million in funding from the likes of Pantera Capital, Y Combinator, Tim Draper and others. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/globe-bitcoin-derivatives-exchange-pantera-y-combinator

Winning Poker Network said it’s having to buy more bitcoin than ever to satisfy payout demand from players. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-not-cash-poker-payouts

Digital Asset Investment Management says its new retirement plans can help savers beat inflation. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/us-firm-launches-company-sponsored-bitcoin-retirement-plans

CEO Mark Yusko said “zombie companies” left the Fed no choice but to devalue the dollar, prompting investors to turn to bitcoin and gold. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/morgan-creek-ceo-fed-money-inflation-bitcoin

Xu’s temporary detention and subsequent release closely coincides with the period that OKEx’s unnamed key holder also became unavailable. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/okex-founder-star-released