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Stacks Network’s STX Token Jumps 50% as Bitcoin Struggles Amid Seesawing Fed Rate-Hike Bets

Some believe Jack Dorsey’s exit at Twitter may be a reason for STX’s surge.

STX tops $3 even as bitcoin stagnates

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Bitcoin’s 6-Month ‘Put-Call Skew’ Flips Bearish for First Time Since May

Participants may be hedging long positions or taking outright bearish bets on bitcoin.

Bitcoin's 6-month skew shows put bias for the first time since the crash of May

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Bitcoin Back on the Defensive as Moderna CEO Warns of Reduced Vaccine Efficacy, Exchange Inflows Eyed

Bitcoin slipped 2.5%, hitting lows of under $56,000, while the futures tied to the S&P 500 declined by 1.2%.

coronavirus vaccine (Pixabay)

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DeFi Protocol Omicron’s Token Jumps 10-Fold After Namesake COVID Variant Emerges

OMIC’s surge is perhaps an evidence of peak irrationality.

OMIC's price rallies on Nov. 29 as WHO names new COVID variant as Omicron (Crypto.com)

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Goldman Says Fed May Accelerate Tapering in January: Report

The new projection means the asset purchase program would end in March.

Federal Reserve building (Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Slips to $55K as Renewed COVID Concerns Jolt Traditional Markets

The cryptocurrency appeared set for a breakout above $60,000 after Thursday’s rise, but COVID fears played spoilsport.

Bitcoin drops below $58,000 on Nov. 26 amid growing covid fears (CoinDesk, highcharts.com)

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Bearish Sentiment Grips Bitcoin Ahead of $3B Options Expiry

Bitcoin’s put options become pricier amid Fed rate hike fears.

Bitcoin: November expiry options open interest (Deribit)

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Metaverse Platform The Sandbox’s SAND Token Surges 25% After Adidas Teases Partnership

SAND has rallied over 600% since Facebook’s rebrand as Meta.

Sandbox's metaverse

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Stablecoin Tether Crashes on Indian Exchanges, Traders Buy The Dip

A single tether is supposed to be worth $1 or rupees 74.37 as per the current dollar-rupee exchange rate.

Tether crash and recovery on Indian exchanges (WazirX)

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Crypto Options Traders Turn to DeFi for Altcoin Bets as QCP Slings $1B

The Singapore-based firm QCP now trades more than $1B of crypto options per month using decentralized financial applications, including $1 million worth of AAVE options recently with Ribbon Finance.

Traders have never seen anything like the cryptocurrency options trading happening these days in decentralized finance. (Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842/Art Institute of Chicago, modified by CoinDesk)

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