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Bitcoin's Use as Margin Collateral in Crypto Futures Trading Is Growing

Using BTC as collateral for a derivative is effectively a double whammy, according to analysts.

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Markets

Traders Are Paying 2,000% to Buy CYBER as Social Network's Tokens Soar

The price of the tokens has more than doubled on some exchanges in the past week in an otherwise little-changed market.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slides Under $26K, Majors SOL, XRP, DOGE Erase All Weekly Gains

Only tron (TRX) and toncoin (TON) were in the green on Friday, up over 1% each on no immediate catalysts.

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Tech

Shibarium Crosses 600K Unique Wallets as SHIB Whale Moves $38M

Network activity has started to chug along since an earlier glitch was solved last weekend.

A Shiba Inu, the breed which inspired Dogecoin. (Payless)

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Bitcoin Slumps to $25.5K, With Price Now Probing August Low

A modestly softer-than-expected employment report Friday morning failed to provide a positive catalyst.

Bitcoin continues to slump (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips to $27.2K, Cryptos Dip as Investors Digest Grayscale’s Court Win

Some signs suggest potential market weakness despite Tuesday’s rally, market observers noted.

Bitcoin pulls back from $28K (CoinDesk)

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Grayscale Ruling Does Not Guarantee Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval, Traders Say

“It doesn't mean that now Grayscale will be 100% able to list a spot Bitcoin ETF, nor that this will happen in the future,” one trader said.

Chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

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EOS Network's Token Receives Trading Approval in Japan, EOS Surges Nearly 10%

Under the Payment Services Act, the JVCEA and FSA, two financial bodies, closely monitor and regulate crypto-asset providers, requiring a thorough pre-screening process for new tokens.

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Markets

Grayscale’s Victory Ignites a GBTC Trading Frenzy as Investors Bet on Narrowing Discount to Bitcoin Price

The SEC must review its rejection to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund, the appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's Most Loyal Holders Continue Accumulation Despite Price Lull

Long-term holders continue to accumulate bitcoin, with 40% unmoved in more than three years, or an all-time high for that metric.

Bitcoin whales - a term for large holders of the tokens - are staying put on their long-term holdings. (Todd Cravens/Unsplash)