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Cardano, Avalanche Lead Crypto Decline in Volatile Trading Session

Altcoins posted a mixed performance as the crypto market declined ahead of a major options expiry for bitcoin on Friday.

The crypto market has been sliding this week. (Pezibear/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Investors Protect Against Even Lower Prices Ahead of New Year

Investors are buying options against falling prices ahead of a major expiry.

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Market Wrap Year-End Review: El Salvador Adopted Bitcoin, Then Bought the Dip

The country’s adoption of BTC as legal tender wasn’t enough to keep the cryptocurrency near $50K in September.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

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Thetan Arena Battles Axie Infinity in ‘Play-to-Earn’

The games are completely different, but Thetan Arena is joining Axie Infinity in the hunt for crypto-friendly players when there are still scant offerings in the “play-to-earn” space.

Image pulled from Thetan Arena's website. (Thetan Arena, modified by CoinDesk)

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Fantom Surges in Latest Layer 1 Bet

The rise comes even as the broader crypto market declines.

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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)

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Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Stay Strong Despite $20K Drop From Last Month’s High

Falling prices have done little to deter holders of the world’s largest cryptocurrency.

Poseedores de bitcoin a largo plazo se mantienen firmes pese a que el precio ha retrocedido este mes. (Pixabay, modificado por CoinDesk)

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DeFi Traders Push Terra’s UST Stablecoin to $10B Market Cap

The coin has surpassed Binance Smart Chain in total value locked amid rapid DeFi growth.

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Cardano, Polkadot Jump as Bitcoin Holds Above $50K

Major cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and ether regained price levels from Friday after seeing a slight dip over an otherwise quiet Christmas weekend.

Price chart for Cardano's ADA token over past month. (CoinDesk)

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Market Wrap Year In Review: Remembering Bitcoin’s FUD-Fueled Crash

As crypto markets moved through April and May, many buyers began to cash out as fear, uncertainty and doubt (”FUD”) overwhelmed traders. Concerns included U.S. capital gains taxes on digital assets, bitcoin’s environmental footprint and an outright ban on crypto mining in China.

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