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This Ether Options Play by Institutions Has Lottery Ticket Potential

A pair of wildly speculative options trades on cryptocurrency trading network Paradigm has analysts’ tongues wagging.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Near $58K on Fed Pledge to Keep Loose Policy

Bitcoin's price has doubled this year, partly because of demand from institutional investors who are looking for an asset that might hold its worth if the dollar’s purchasing power declines.

CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index

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For the Daring but Lazy, a New DeFi Product Simplifies Leveraged ETH Bets

Leverage has been a killer use case for DeFi from the start. But rarely has making such big wagers required so little work.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stuck Near $56K, Ether Faces Short-Term Sell Pressure

Prices settled in the mid-$50,000 range for the most of Tuesday.

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Choppy Around $56K, Early Pullback Appears Cooling

Bitcoin on Monday suffered its biggest single-day price decline in more than two weeks, after the fizzing of a retail trader-driven rally over the weekend.

CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin's Winning Streak Ends as Prices Struggle to Break Record

Bitcoin is struggling to break above its current all-time high set in mid February.

Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since Feb. 15

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Why the NFT Frenzy Won't Drive Up Prices for Bitcoin Just Yet

The relative sizes of the markets means it's effectively impossible for NFTs to have a price impact on bitcoin. That may change in future.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rallies Near $58K, Stocks Soar to Record Highs

And yet, bitcoin’s trading volume shows no signs of returning to previous high levels.

CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Nears All-Time High As US House Passes $1.9T COVID-19 Relief

Bitcoin is within range of a quick run to the all-time high of $58,332.

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

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Ether Trailing Bitcoin Since CME Futures Launch: Technical Analysis

Did the CME's ether futures launch coincide with a market top, relative to bitcoin? It sure looks like it based on the chart pattern.

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