Daniel Cawrey

Daniel Cawrey has been a contributor to CoinDesk since 2013. He has written two books on the crypto space, including 2020’s “Mastering Blockchain” from O'Reilly Media. His new book, “Understanding Crypto,” arrives in 2023.

Daniel Cawrey

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Loses Momentum at $19.4K; Ethereum Fees Increasing

Bitcoin’s price rise stalled out just before hitting $19,500 Wednesday. The Ethereum network’s fees are in an upswing.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes Past $19.4K; Deribit Ether Options Volume Spikes

Bitcoin trades above $19,000 as ether options volume on exchange Deribit spikes.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Briefly Drops Below $18K While ETH Uncouples From BTC

Bitcoin’s price is gyrating Monday while ether targets the moon.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $18.8K as Total Crypto Locked in DeFi Passes $14B

Bitcoin is testing $19,000 as DeFi hits another milestone in total crypto locked.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hangs Around $18K While Ether Locked in DeFi Declines

Bitcoin’s price pulled off the bull road for a rest stop Thursday while ether holders pull out of DeFi.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $18.4K; $260M in Ether Options Expire in December

Bitcoin’s price is making gains not seen since back in 2017 while traders increasingly bet on ether’s December performance.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Breaks $17.8K, Outperforming Ether in November So Far

Bitcoin is at price levels not seen since 2017, and it is outperforming ether in November.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Tops $17K as Scaramucci Makes Entrée, Ethereum Meets Rival

Ethereum's success as dominant "smart contracts" blockchain attracts rivals, and some investors speculate Polkadot might have momentum.

Bitcoin prices crossed above $17,000 for the first time since January 2018.

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As DeFi Grows, Investors Look to Polkadot to Be the Next Ethereum

In a cryptocurrency ecosystem where the programmable-money juggernaut has long been Ethereum, Polkadot, a project that has been quietly developing an alternative solution since 2016, is ready to take on the blockchain world.

Polkadot founder Gavin Wood

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Ascends to $16.8K; Uniswap and Tether 35% of Ethereum Transactions

Bitcoin is at bullish 2020 highs while Ethereum transactions prove out DeFi’s fundamental use case.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index