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 Fails to Reach $16.5K; Wrapped BTC Hits $2 Billion

Bitcoin’s price is climbing for the third straight day as more of the cryptocurrency is locked into the Ethereum network.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $16.2K; Uniswap Crosses $3B Locked

Bitcoin’s price is making gains for the second day in a row as investors park more crypto in decentralized exchange Uniswap.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Fails to Break $15.9K; Over 50K ETH Staked on Eth 2.0 Contract

Bitcoin’s price closed in on $16,000 before losing steam while over $20 million in ether is already staked for the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Flat at $15.3K; Crypto Locked in DeFi at All-Time High

Bitcoin’s price takes a break while DeFi value locked is at record levels.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Drops as Low as $14.8K; ETH Options Open Interest at Record High

Bitcoin’s price performance has been choppy while ether options trading has gained steam.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Loses Steam at $15.9K; Over 600K ETH Yanked From DeFi

Bitcoin’s price was close to $16,000 Friday but lost momentum while ether locked in DeFi is on a downward trend.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Surpasses $15.3K; Ether Up 210% in 2020

The price of bitcoin popped to new 2020 highs while ether has performed more than two times better than BTC so far this year.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Jumps to $14.2K; Ethereum Gas Usage Grows 113% YTD

Bitcoin’s price bounced Wednesday as Ethereum transaction fee data shows a DeFi downturn.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces From $13.2K; Ether on Centralized Exchanges at 2-Year Low

Bitcoin's price is trending up after a dip while traders are moving ether off from centralized exchanges.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tests $13.6K as DeFi Total Value Locked Dips Below $11B

Bitcoin’s price hit $13,600 before retrenching while some investors pulled crypto out of DeFi.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index