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Markets

Axie Infinity Finds Ready Players in Hyperinflation-Racked Venezuela

As they have in the Philippines, some players are making enough money to feed their families.

Bolívar Avenue in Maturín, the city in Venezuela where Axie player Juan Tirado lives. (Cesar Pérez via Wikipedia)

Markets

Bitcoin Still Trading in Bullish Channel Despite Price Support Break

Powell’s reappointment as Fed’s chairman has reinforced fears of faster rate hikes to control inflation

Chart showing bitcoin trading in a bullish channel (Stack Funds, TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Struggles at $60K Resistance; Support Above $53K

Short-term downside is likely into the Asia trading day.

Bitcoin four-hour price chart shows short-term resistance levels with RSI in second panel. (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)

Markets

Junk-Rated El Salvador’s ‘Bitcoin Bonds’ Look Explosive (Think Volcano)

Anyone buying Salvador’s bitcoin-backed bond is betting on the cryptocurrency in a very big way, ignoring the country’s distressed-debt situation, one strategist said.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announces new "bitcoin bonds" at an event on Saturday. (Samson Mow via Twitter)

Markets

Shiba Inu Slips in Coinbase Volume Rankings After Topping the List for 2 Weeks

With speculative frenzy in SHIB cooling, market focus may shift back to top cryptocurrencies.

A Shiba inu, the dog breed that inspired both DOGE and SHIB, is getting a ride in cryptocurrency markets. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Attempts Price Recovery After a Derivatives-Led Slide to Sub-$56K

Fears about a supply glut from the Mt. Gox settlement are unfounded, one analyst said.

Chart showing bitcoin's recovery from five-week lows

Markets

Institutions Snap Up Ether $5K Call, Bitcoin Risks Double Top as RBA Official Warns of FOMO Meltdown

Bitcoin appears exhausted, having failed to chart a convincing breakout beyond April highs for almost four weeks.

Bitcoin's daily chart showing a double top pattern on Nov. 18 (Joel Kruger, TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Crowd Appears High on ‘Hopium’ as ‘Buy The Dip’ Trends

Pullbacks typically end with crowd chatter leaning bearish.

Chart showing bitcoin's price drop below $60,000 on Nov. 17 (CoinDesk, highcharts,com)

Finance

One-Fourth of Fund Managers Expect Bitcoin Price Over $75K in 12 Months: BofA Survey

Long bitcoin trades more crowded than long ESG, the survey said.

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Markets

Bitcoin Below $60K in a ‘Funding Reset’ Move, Tests Key Support: Experts

Market appeared quite complacent and due for a pullback, observers said.

Bitcoin's daily chart showing a drop to the 50-day moving average on Nov. 16 (TradingView)

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