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Market Wrap: Markets Trade Lower Despite Success of Ethereum Merge

Ether was down more than 9% at one point as traders decided to “sell the fact” following a nearly seamless Ethereum Merge.

The Merge was successful, but ETH fell 9%. (Deepak Maurya/Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: Ether Trades Relatively Flat Ahead of Ethereum Merge

Investors remain cautious in the final hours before the much-anticipated network upgrade event.

In the final hours before the Merge, BTC and ETH traded flat. (Kenan Reed/Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: US Inflation Data Roils Markets, Bitcoin and Ether Fall

Investors expecting a more significant improvement in inflation data were disappointed and showed it by selling.

Inflation data disappoints investors, roiling the crypto markets. (Pedro Vilela/Getty Images)

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Market Wrap: Ether Falls Despite Merge Anticipation; Bitcoin Climbs as Investors Await Inflation Data

The second-largest cryptocurrency declined relative to bitcoin three days ahead of the scheduled Merge.

ETH falls, but BTC climbs. (Thomas Höggren/Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Notches Biggest Gain in 6 Months as Price Soars

Traders appear to be shrugging off interest rate fears as they wait for more inflation data next week

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Up Slightly Despite Fed Chairman's Hawkish Comments

BTC remains resilient despite the challenging macroeconomic conditions.

Bitcoin and ether traded slightly higher following Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s latest comments on inflation and the economy. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Inches Higher but Sluggish Volume Shows Reluctance to Invest

While BTC technical indicators are signaling traders to buy, Fed actions and the strength of the U.S. dollar suggest that traders should wait.

Trading volume for BTC was sluggish. (Jorge Coromina/Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Takes Late Dive Below $19K, Ether Falls as Merge Countdown Begins

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was down more than 4% over the past 24 hours.

Ether shows more price movement than bitcoin. (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Trades Down After Initial Push Higher

The price settled below $20,000 as investors digested the August jobs report.

The price of BTC decreased Friday. (Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Struggles to Hold $20K for the Foreseeable Future

The largest cryptocurrency in market value toggled above and below the psychologically important threshold.

Bitcoin continues to struggle around $20K. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)