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Bitcoin, Ether Slip as Risk Sentiment Wanes Amid Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit

The crypto market wilted as geopolitical tensions zapped investor risk appetite and excitement around Ethereum’s merge began to deflate. As Ether overtook the options market for the first time, Quantfury Head of Markets Daniel Muvdi predicts that ether has the potential to eventually “flip bitcoin in market cap.”

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Flippening Ahead?; NFT Sales Fall Again

Ethereum overtakes Bitcoin in options market, prompting suggestion the flippening is imminent. Binance clarifies details of compliance efforts. Singapore court gives Vauld three months protection from creditorsNFT sales limp into July with a 25% drop from June as broader crypto slump spreads. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Opinion

What Is Crypto’s Downfall? Its Complexity

But that doesn't mean bitcoiners should close their mind to the wider blockchain industry.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC, ETH Drop Amid Geopolitical Tensions

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 2, 2022.

With heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington, BTC, ETH and the rest of global markets fell. (James Allen/Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Brokerage River Financial Drops Fees for Recurring Trades

Crypto-exchange Binance also recently announced zero-fee bitcoin trades on its platform.

River Financial CEO Alex Leishman at BTC 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Slump as US House Speaker Pelosi's Taiwan Trip Weakens Risk Sentiment

"There will be serious consequences if Pelosi visits Taiwan," China's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. But geopolitical tensions are hard to predict and often trigger knee-jerk reactions in risk assets.

Nancy Pelosi is slated to land in Taiwan later Tuesday, according to local media reports. (Source: harryho34/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Was the Metaverse All Just a Dream?

Bitcoin has fallen for four straight days, but the (small-ish) scope of the price decline offers a reminder of how listless digital-asset markets have suddenly become. Sam Reynolds totes up the losses on metaverse-related tokens.

The bitcoin market is looking sleepy. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Opinion

Why the Crypto Industry Must Now Come to Its Own Defense

Cryptocurrency adversaries have used the decline in prices as an opportunity to ratchet up their criticism of digital assets.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Starts the Month in Negative Territory

BTC gives back a bit of last week’s gain on reduced volume.

BTC falls on the first day of August. (Sarah Kilian/Unsplash)

Markets

Ether supera por primera vez a bitcoin en el mercado de opciones

La relación put-call de ether ha caído a un mínimo anual, lo que indica un impulso alcista, dijo Luuk Strijers, de Deribit.

Ether superó a bitcoin por primera vez en el mercado de opciones. (Glassnode)

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