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Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles Most Since May and El Salvador Buys the Dip

Price drop triggers about $3 billion of liquidations of trading positions due to margin calls.

Chart of the bitcoin price over the past week shows the impact of Tuesday's wipeout. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Enters September Slowdown; Cardano’s ADA at New High

Analysts expect bitcoin to weaken this month, as it has in the past, before the next leg up.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Cardano’s ADA Tops $3 for First Time as Smart Contracts Enter Test Mode

The token is getting close to $100 billion in market cap

Charles Hoskinson, CEO and founder of IOHK, the lead developer of Cardano.

Videos

Why Are Altcoins Outperforming Bitcoin?

CoinDesk’s Galen Moore discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook in response to a chart illustrating altcoins outperforming bitcoin in August. “When you see a chart like this with Cardano and XRP in the top three, that is certainly an indicator of retail froth,” Moore said. Plus, his take on growing institutional interest in crypto.

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Markets

Solana’s SOL Token Nearly Tripled in August as Investors Bet on ‘Ethereum Killers’

Terra’s LUNA and Cardano’s ADA also surged as Ethereum’s scalability issues pushed investors to speculate on alternative DeFi base layers.

Among the CoinDesk 20 digital assets, Cardano's ADA token boasted the top performance in August, doubling in price. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips Below $48K as Focus Shifts to Regulation

Bitcoin is in pullback mode as China and the SEC have traders’ attention.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart, CoinDesk 20

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Consolidates as Altcoin Season Heats Up

Bitcoin’s rally is taking a breather as altcoins outperform.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart, CoinDesk 20

Markets

Investors Add to Altcoin Funds as Bitcoin Outflows Mount

Digital-asset funds focused on Cardano and other altcoins have attracted fresh capital.

Chart shows total AUM and net new assets of crypto funds.

Source: CoinShares

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin and Stocks Rise on Dovish Fed

Bitcoin returns above $48,000 as risk rally continues.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart, CoinDesk 20

Markets

Cardano’s ADA Token Surges as Fresh Buyers Jump In

The coming launch of smart contracts into the network is providing a boost, one research firm said.

Chart of addresses holding Cardano's ADA token for less than a month suggests fresh buying interest. (IntoTheBlock)