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.

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Market Wrap: ‘Oversold’ Bitcoin Down to $35K, ETH Drops to $2.5K

The past weekend saw the lowest number of bitcoin transfers from exchanges in 2021.

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Market Wrap: Weak PayPal Pump Leaves Market Mostly Flat With BTC at $38K, ETH $2.7K

Bitcoin’s 30-day volatility has been dropping the past two days. So has gold's.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin, Ether Climb on 'Green' Mining Plans Before Losing Steam

Major cryptocurrencies saw a pop in anticipation of a more environmentally friendly mining outlook. Then they slipped.

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Market Wrap: Ether Trading Volume Up, Closing In on Bitcoin; Crypto Market Struggles

Action in the ether market might take the spotlight from bitcoin over time due to very different mechanics between the two assets.

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Market Wrap: DeFi Token Yearn.Finance Pops 76% as Bitcoin, Ether Make Double-Digit Gains

Opportunities in the crypto market this month have led to gains on decentralized and centralized exchanges.

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Market Wrap: China Breaks Crypto as Bitcoin Falls to $36K, ETH Drops $300 in Two Hours

Within two hours of the State Council statement, BTC fell 11%, based on CoinDesk 20 data.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Leverage Costs Get Cheap, Ether Volatility Jumps

BTC had climbed from $35,709 to as high as $42,441. Then the slide started.

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Bitcoin Trades at $40K as Rebound Rally Stalls

Bitcoin had risen to nearly $43,000 earlier Thursday.

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Market Wrap: Capitulation City as Bitcoin Dumps to $31K, ETH to $2K Before Reversal

Liquidations, China and even Elon Musk may be factors in markets falling.

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