With BTC mining difficulty reaching a new record high, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup!This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com.Today's stories:Drop in Bitcoin 'Whale' Addresses Suggests Market May Be DecentralizingThe number of bitcoin addresses holding at least 10,000 coins has dropped to a 14-month low alongside an uptick in lower-value addresses. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sets New Record High 2 Months After HalvingTwo months after the network's halving event, it's harder than ever to mine bitcoin.Crypto Long & Short: Dogecoin, Market Manipulation and the Downside of a Coinbase IPONoelle Acheson explains how the dogecoin rise exemplifies the creative destruction underway in markets, and what a potential Coinbase listing could mean for the development of crypto. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.