Muyao Shen

Muyao was a markets reporter at CoinDesk based in Brooklyn, New York. She interned at CoinDesk in 2018 after the initial coin offering (ICO) craze before she moved to Euromoney Institutional Investor, one of Europe's largest business and financial information companies. She graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism with a focus in business journalism.

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Markets

Kraken Users Are Staking More Than $1B in Crypto

The value reflects the many long positions investors are trading in cryptocurrencies.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Hits Record as 'Blue Wave' and 'Kimchi Premium' Look Bullish

Bitcoin surges above $35K for first time with U.S. Democrats poised to take full control of government and 'Kimchi Premium' back in force.

Bitcoin prices rose above $35,000 for the first time, reaching a new all-time high.

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Bitcoin Retail FOMO Brings a Heap of 'Kimchi Premium' to S. Korea

Bitcoin's price premiums on South Korean exchanges have returned amid the latest bitcoin bull market.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Down to $26K but Traders Remain Bullish

Bitcoin fell to the $26,000 level after it hit above $28,000 on Sunday, yet markets remain bullish on both retail and institutional interest.

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Polkadot Surges After Binance Home Page Listing, $10M Endorsement

DOT's recent ascent began on Dec. 23 when Binance announced a $10 million fund to support projects built on Polkadot.

Polkadot founder Gavin Wood

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CME Tops in Bitcoin Futures Rankings Amid Rapidly Growing Institutional Interest

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has become the largest bitcoin futures exchange by open interest amid institutional onboarding.

CME headquarters, Chicago

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Recovers to Nearly $24K; Ether Rides Bitcoin’s 'Coattails'

Bitcoin recovers from Monday’s small-scale market sell-off to nearly $24,000, and ether follows bitcoin’s positive trend.

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An SEC Victory in Ripple Case Would Render XRP 'Untradeable,' Market Pros Say

Already, CrossTower, a small exchange that opened in June, has delisted the cryptocurrency.

Is this the future of the market for XRP?

Markets

On-Chain Data Suggests More Institutions Are Buying Bitcoin Over the Counter

On-chain data says that institutions have not stopped buying bitcoin.

Big institutional investors are not deterred by bitcoin's current high price, and they're going OTC to buy it.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes Past $23.7K While Crypto Locked in DeFi at All-Time High

Bitcoin’s price is setting records again Thursday as decentralized finance may be overlooked in a heated crypto market.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index