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Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin ‘Rich List’ Grows as Whales HODL and Price Retakes $18K

Bitcoin's "rich list" hits an all-time high alongside the meteoric price rally.

Bitcoin "whales" have been known to make waves in the market.

Markets

BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer Says Bitcoin Could Replace Gold to a Large Extent

Rick Rieder, CIO of Fixed Income at investment giant BlackRock, told CNBC that bitcoin and cryptocurrency are "here to stay."

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Finance

US Firm Launches Company-Sponsored Bitcoin Retirement Plans

Digital Asset Investment Management says its new retirement plans can help savers beat inflation.

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Markets

Players Prefer Cashing Out in Bitcoin Amid Rally, Says Online Poker Giant

Winning Poker Network said it's having to buy more bitcoin than ever to satisfy payout demand from players.

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Markets

Morgan Creek CEO Says Bitcoin Doing 'Extremely Well' Due to Fed Reserve's Dollar Devaluation

CEO Mark Yusko said that "zombie companies" have left the Fed no choice but to devalue the dollar, prompting investors to turn to bitcoin and gold.

Mark Yusko, founder and CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hangs Around $18K While Ether Locked in DeFi Declines

Bitcoin’s price pulled off the bull road for a rest stop Thursday while ether holders pull out of DeFi.

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Markets

The Complete Case for $100K Bitcoin

It's conceivable. Here are the scenarios where a $100,000 bitcoin valuation becomes feasible.

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Tech

Lightning Network's New Liquidity Marketplace Attracts a ‘Surprising’ Mix of Individuals, Enterprises

Lightning Labs’ new liquidity marketplace, Lightning Pool, has seen more early-stage growth than its creators expected.

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Markets

Bitcoin Options Investors Are Starting to Hedge Against Potential Price Pullback

The one-month implied volatility, which is influenced by the demand for call and put options, jumped from roughly 55% to a four-month high of 70.5% in the past two days, suggesting increased expectations for price turbulence over the next four weeks.

That's quite a hedge.

Markets

First Mover: What China Crackdown Means for $18K Bitcoin as Dimon Passes on 'Tea'

Fewer new bitcoin may be hitting the market because miners in China can't sell their bitcoins due to a crackdown by their government.

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