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What Bloomberg’s Crypto Opus Means for the Next Bull Market

Star finance writer Matt Levine devoted an entire Businessweek issue to crypto. That may be game over for hard-line skeptics.

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Macro Problems Are Clouding Ethereum Merge Advances

One month after Ethereum’s Merge, Simon Peters, crypto market analyst at social investing network eToro, looks at what’s next for the network and its native token, ether (ETH).

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Technical Analysis Is Dead, Long Live Transaction Analysis

Historical price movements can only tell crypto traders so much about where prices are trending.

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Is SBF Right About DeFi Regulation?

The FTX founder was roundly criticized for his crypto-regulatory proposals. But the so-called effective altruist is just being practical.

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Anyone Can Start a Hedge Fund: How On-Chain Credit Changes the Crypto Economy

Undercollateralized loans open crypto into new forms of financing, and could spur a wave of trading activity and capital formation.

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What the MiCA Bill Could Mean for the Future of Decentralization

The Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) bill could separate the decentralized wheat from the chaff, but the survivors will find the new landscape challenging.

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Why Bitcoin Has Been Highly Correlated With Fiat

And whether that means it has failed as an inflation hedge for traders.

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On-Chain Analysis: How to Effectively Manage DeFi Risks

On-chain analysis provides insights into protocol liquidity and security, and can help simplify complex investment decisions.

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Why Trading Is Essential for Crypto

If you think traders give crypto a bad name, just imagine an industry without them. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk's Trading Week.

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Outsmart Yourself: Become a Better Crypto Trader by Avoiding the Top Cognitive Biases

The DeFi Edge runs down four of the most mental hang-ups affecting crypto traders.

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