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Aptos Token Rebounds After Upstart Blockchain's Dismal Debut

The price of the newly launched APT token has nearly rallied back to where it started trading last week, before a swift crash.

An Aptos-branded hat. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Maren Altman: Crypto’s TikTok Astrologer

Vitalik Buterin once likened blockchain to magic. Altman uses another type of trading system to be “your personal poet for the stars.”

Maren Altman uses astrology in her crypto trading strategy. (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

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Speculation Keeps the Market Honest: Analyst

"Often, trading is equated with gambling," says Noelle Acheson, former head of research at CoinDesk and sister company Genesis Trading, and current analyst for the "Crypto Is Macro Now" newsletter. "But, that overlooks the fact that speculation actually helps keep the market honest."

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Traders Are 'Valuable Resource' for Crypto Market: Analyst

Noelle Acheson, former head of research at CoinDesk and sister company Genesis Trading and current analyst for the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explains why trading is essential for the crypto industry.

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US GDP Expands 2.6% in Q3, Faster Than Expected; Bitcoin Steady

Any growth in gross domestic product might be negative for the bitcoin market because the Federal Reserve will have to keep raising interest rates to bring down inflation – typically bad for prices of risky assets.

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As Bitcoin Teases 100-Day Average, Prominent Traders Say Latest Crypto Bounce Looks More Constructive Than August

The latest bounce could have legs as the market seems to have moved past the summer gloom and doom and miners have slowed coin sales amid positive macro developments.

Bitcoin se acerca a una resistencia clave en medio de acontecimientos macroeconómicos positivos y una desaceleración de venta por parte de mineros. (TradingView)

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In Topsy-Turvy Market Logic, Positive US GDP Could Be Negative for Crypto

Analysts estimate the U.S. economy grew by 2% in the third quarter of the year, upending a streak of two straight quarters of contraction.

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Bitcoin Jumps to $21K After Soft US Data, Less Hawkish Bank of Canada

The world's largest cryptocurrency by market volume is up by more than 7% on Wednesday to its highest level in more than a month.

Bitcoin continúa su repunte. (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Markets See Largest Short Liquidations in 15 Months; Ether Leads Token Surge

Crypto exchange FTX saw some $500 million in liquidations alone, a larger-than-usual figure.

Los mercados cripto registraron más de US$700 millones en liquidaciones de operaciones en corto. (Pixabay)