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View More NewsBitcoin BTC$78,955.87 has pulled back to $79,000 after briefly topping $80,000 during the Asian hours. As of writing, the leading cryptocurrency by market value was still up 0.4% on a 24-hour basis. The CoinDesk 20 Index was up 0.4% alongside a nearly 1% rise in ether (ETH) and marginal gains in XRP (XRP) and solana (SOL). According to analysts at Marex, the level map matters more right now than the narrative. “80k is the psychological barrier. A clean break and hold above it turns this into a momentum trade with room to extend. A rejection and fade keeps us in…
Consensus 2026 in Miami starts Tuesday. We’ve got a host of policy sessions — some of which this newsletter previewed a few weeks back. Here’s the full list of sessions you should attend. On the fence about going but you’ll be in Miami? Not too late to register. Can’t make it in person? Hit me up about a virtual pass.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions.The narrativeConsensus 2026 Miami kicks off! Be there or be square.Why it mattersThe thing I enjoy most about…
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In April 2020, I published an essay in these pages investigating attempts to boost minority (specifically black) enrolment in America’s medical schools. These attempts consisted mostly of subtle bookkeeping gimmickry that under-counted grade point averages and Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores while giving greater weight to “non-cognitive skills.” A month after that essay appeared, in Minneapolis, a white cop knelt on a black man’s neck for nine minutes and sparked one of the greatest moral panics in modern American history.Declining Med School Standards in a Time of PandemicThe language of the social justice Left began appearing in diversity statements…
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