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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Plunged, With All 20 Assets Declining

The CoinDesk 20 Index dropped by 5.7% since Thursday afternoon, with LTC and ATOM leading the decline.

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Finance

Bitcoin's 'Golden Cross' Explained

This much talked about technical indicator has value, yet doesn’t tell the whole story.

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Finance

When Regulating Crypto, Please Target the Bad Actors, Not the Asset

Glenn Williams Jr. shares his thoughts as the Biden administration and others in Washington gear up to respond to the crypto disasters of 2022. The bottom line: Keep the focus on the people who did bad things, and don’t punish the asset class.

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Finance

Crypto Diversification Is Back in 2023

Crypto and other assets are going their own way in 2023, with the bitcoin/Nasdaq (QQQ) correlation down to levels last seen in 2021.

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Finance

Bitcoin's Hedge Potential

View BTC as protection from inept central banks (and, yes, a tool for speculation, too).

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Markets

Bitcoin Tops $20K as Stock Futures Rise, Dollar Rally Stalls

The top cryptocurrency by market value rose over 5% to $20,350, according to CoinDesk data. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency, rose 4% to $1,390.

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Finance

Ether May Continue to Lose Momentum Until Merge Is Completed, BofA Says

Investors want more clarity around The Merge and its implications, the bank told clients in a research note.

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Markets

But Exchanges, What Low Volumes You Have!

Even though bitcoin’s price is range-bound and crypto exchange volumes are at yearly lows, there is no reason to worry … yet.

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Videos

Bitcoin Breaks Above $40K Resistance

New TradingView data reveals bitcoin crossed its 50-day moving average earlier this week at the $42,500 price level and has stayed above it since. Continuation of this price movement would imply strength and set bitcoin for a move toward $49,000 as it sees institutional demand.

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Videos

Traders Increasing Leverage on BTC Trades?

A new chart presented by Glassnode on bitcoin's perpetual futures open interest vs. bitcoin's price suggests that traders are increasing their leverage on BTC trades once again. Head of Market Insights at Genesis Trading Noelle Acheson digs into the data and its implications for the recent price movements in the bitcoin market.

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