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Near, Cosmos Defy Altcoin Plunge With Price Surge

Tokens of the layer 1 blockchains were up as much as 25% while the broader market took a beating.

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Olympus Tanks 30% Led by Liquidations on Fuse, Souring Market Sentiment

Tokens of the decentralized money market were one of the biggest losers on Tuesday, reaching prices last seen in May 2021.

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Bitcoin Snaps 6-Day Losing Streak, Holds Above $40K

The price appears to have stabilized after a nearly weeklong downdraft that marked one of the cryptocurrency’s worst-ever starts to a year.

Bitcoin's daily price chart shows the cryptocurrency rebounding after a six-day losing streak. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Falls Toward $40K, Racks Up Longest Losing Streak Since 2018

Cryptocurrency analysts had warned of the possibility of a steeper sell-off, and now traders are wondering when and where the market shakeout might end.

Bitcoin's daily price chart shows the decline toward $40,000 after a seven-day losing streak. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Opinion

How to Stay Sane During a Crypto Crash

Crypto longtimers are unfazed by bitcoin’s recent 38% drop. Here’s why they’re so zen – and how to find your own happy place.

Things are getting rough out there, but remember: it can't rain all the time.

Markets

Ether Sees Higher Liquidations Than Bitcoin After Falling Under $3.2K

Nearly $160 million in ether long positions were liquidated.

Ether lost a major support level on Friday. (TradingView)

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Polkadot, Solana Biggest Losers Among Top Cryptos

Tokens of top blockchain networks dropped as much as 14% after bitcoin lost its $46,500 support level.

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Bitcoin Falls Below $43K, Leads to $800M in Crypto Liquidations

Over 87% of losses arose from crypto traders in long positions.

Bitcoin broke below the $46,000 support level on Wednesday. (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Falls to 1-Month Low as Fed Minutes Reveal Talks to Shrink Balance Sheet

A reduction in the balance sheet might undermine bitcoin’s appeal as an inflation hedge.

Bitcoin's hourly price chart showed steep drop in the hour after the Fed meetings were released. (TradingView)