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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Gains May Be Limited in January, Altcoins Outperform

Bitcoin continues to trade in a tight range on relatively light volume.

January (Debby Hudson, Unsplash)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Celebrates Birthday on Dull Note, Analysts Expect Sideways Trading

Bitcoin’s 13th birthday caused little cheer as the cryptocurrency remains stuck in a sideways range.

Bitcoin's birthday (Sagar Patil, Unsplash)

Markets

Here Are the Top 10 Cryptocurrencies of 2021

Tokens linked to the metaverse, “Ethereum killers” and meme coins dominated gains this year.

(The Sandbox)

Markets

Fantom Surges in Latest Layer 1 Bet

The rise comes even as the broader crypto market declines.

ghosts, halloween

Markets

Market Wrap Year-End Review: Altcoins, NFTs Filled Void When Bitcoin Got Boring

In mid-2021, crypto traders turned their attention to “Ethereum killers” and ridiculous-seeming NFTs that fetched hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Artist's rendition of a Bored Ape NFT. (Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Futures See $300M in Losses After Spot Market Drops

Nearly 80% of long positions were liquidated over 24 hours, with $90 million in losses on bitcoin futures alone.

faucet, drip

Markets

Why Portfolio Managers Will Need to Look at Altcoins in 2022

The more uncorrelated they become with bitcoin (itself uncorrelated to traditional assets), the stronger the diversification play.

Huevos en varias canastas. (Alexandra Koch/Pixabay)

Videos

Venture Capital Perspective on Crypto in 2022

Chen Li, CEO of Venture Capital firm Youbi Capital, provides his insights on the current and future state of the crypto market. Li discusses the potential of newer layer 1 blockchain projects like Avalanche, Polygon, and Terra, and bitcoin’s influence on the value of other altcoins. Plus, his take on the future of China’s cryptocurrency ecosystem and Jack Dorsey’s recent Twitter statements against Web 3. 

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Crypto Markets See Mixed Session as Terra Falls, NEAR Sets All-Time High

Thursday’s morning session remained muted with mixed results for altcoin traders.

Trading volumes are dropping as the year's end nears. (CoinDesk/CryptoCompare)