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The May 19 Sell-Off Actually Strengthened Bitcoin's Narrative

On May 19, bitcoin-dollar volumes set records on some markets accessible to U.S. investors.

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CME Returns to Second Place in Latest Rankings of Bitcoin Futures Exchanges

The global derivatives giant improves from fifth place earlier this week. Binance ranks first.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange ascended three spots in the ranking of bitcoin futures exchanges.

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Market Wrap: China Breaks Crypto as Bitcoin Falls to $36K, ETH Drops $300 in Two Hours

Within two hours of the State Council statement, BTC fell 11%, based on CoinDesk 20 data.

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Ray Dalio, Wall Street's 'Oddest Duck,' Shares the Bitcoin Mind

Much of Ray Dalio’s investment philosophy may already sound familiar to the hardest of hard-nosed bitcoiners.

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio

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'Grayscale Discount' Narrows to 10% and Could Shrink More as Lockups Expire

The discount is the difference between the price of the underlying bitcoin asset and the value implied by the price of the trust’s shares.

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Bitcoin Falls as China Calls for Crackdown on Crypto Mining, Trading

The latest news extended bitcoin's streak of wild price gyrations this week.

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Bitcoin Stabilizes at Support; Faces Resistance at $45K

BTC held support around $30K and upside appears limited towards $45K with high volatility into the weekend.

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Institutional Bitcoin Buying Spiked Around Wednesday's Crash

Bitcoin outflows from over-the-counter desks spiked, signaling dip-demand from institutional investors.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Leverage Costs Get Cheap, Ether Volatility Jumps

BTC had climbed from $35,709 to as high as $42,441. Then the slide started.

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Som Seif: 'Rational' for SEC to Approve Crypto ETFs

The founder of Purpose Investments, one of the first companies to offer bitcoin and ether ETFs in North America, chats ahead of Consensus 21.

Som Seif, CEO  of Purpose Investments