Bitcoin


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Elon Musk-Prompted Bitcoin Price Surge Causes Liquidation of $387M in Shorts

The shorts were liquidated after Elon Musk added "Bitcoin" to his Twitter bio and prices rose by over 15%.

Elon Musk

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Bitcoin and Inflation: Everything You Need to Know

The cryptocurrency was designed to counter the harms of inflation, but is this really such a big issue?

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Reverses Wednesday’s Losses, Ether Climbs

Few are attributing the cryptocurrency's rise to market fundamentals after the GameStop roller coaster.

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Longtime Bitcoin Developer Jonas Schnelli Receives Open Source Grant

Jonas Schnelli joins other Bitcoin developers who are sponsored by high-caliber Bitcoin companies.

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Bitcoin Rebounds From Early Losses, Markets Still Distracted by GameStop

GameStop's stock drama has had a galvanizing effect on stocks, bitcoin and even dogecoin.

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Dalio Expects to Soon Offer Alt-Cash Fund, Says 'Bitcoin Won't Escape Our Scrutiny'

"Bitcoin looks like a long-duration option on a highly unknown future," the Bridgewater Associates founder said.

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio

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First Mover: Crypto Gawks at GameStop, Sees Shades of Self

Digital-market traders found amusement in the GameStop saga. They also saw an opportunity for self-reflection. Here's what Niall Ferguson, Caitlin Long, Mati Greenspan and Jonathan Mohan said.

GameStop's 900% gain (and the wipeout of Wall Street shareholders) is the talk of financial markets from stocks to crypto.

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Guggenheim CIO Says Institutional Demand Not There to Sustain Bitcoin Above $30K

Scott Minerd said he doesn't believe bitcoin's investor base is "big enough" or "deep enough" to keep the price at current levels.

Scott Minerd, chief investment officer of Guggenheim Partners.

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Bitcoin ‘Underperforms’ During Tax Time: Analysis

Bitcoin's price is going down for many reasons including traders who realized gains last year selling to pay their tax bills.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Drops to $29.9K While DeFi Hits Record $29B Locked

Today was the first time bitcoin traded below $30,000 since Jan. 21.

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