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Finance

5 Crypto Things That Riled Me Up in 2022

In case you were living in a Wi-Fi-less cave, there was plenty of unsavory stuff to pick from!

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Ends Penultimate Week of (Awful) 2022 on Quiet Note

ALSO: A year of steep declines in crypto markets brought another unwanted element – a dramatic increase in scams including “rug pulls.”

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Videos

Understanding Bitcoin's 64% Decline in 2022

Bitcoin (BTC) is down 64% in 2022, which is the biggest loss for the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization since its 73% plunge back in 2018. CoinDesk's Managing Editor of Markets Brad Keoun weighs in on the latest price action with just one week left in the year. Plus, CoinDesk's Managing Editor of Technology Christie Harkin discusses QuadrigaCX's very improbable week.

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Bitcoin Outperforming Crypto Stocks This Year

While bitcoin has tanked 63% this year, crypto stocks, often seen as a proxy for digital assets, have suffered bigger losses. Christine Lee presents the Chart of the Day.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Analysis: Prices Trade Quietly Despite Surrounding Noise

Price action for bitcoin and ether is relatively flat as markets become quieter near year end.

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Policy

Craig Wright Can Appeal Satoshi Defamation Finding, Norwegian Court Rules

An Oslo judge in October ruled Twitter user Hodlonaut had been within his rights to post 2019 tweets calling Wright a "fraud" and "scammer."

Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

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Opinion

2023 Will Be the Death of Bitcoin Energy FUD

It's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore how green bitcoin mining can combat climate change.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs at Consensus 2022 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: SEC Scrutnizes Crypto Audits; SBF Gets Bail

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 23, 2022.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves federal court in New York after his arraignment and bail hearings on Dec. 22. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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