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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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Markets

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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Markets

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)

Markets

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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Markets

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)

Markets

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)

Markets

Crypto Game Axie's AXS Tokens Get Unlocked, Recipients Send $5.7M Worth to Exchanges

Axie Infinity released the first batch of 10 million previously restricted tokens to early investors and insiders, blockchain data shows. Crypto asset management firm Arca already deposited freshly-claimed AXS tokens to the FTX exchange – a move that sometimes indicates an inclination to dump.

Axies from the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity.

Opinion

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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Tech

Compound Pauses YFI, ZRX, BAT and MKR Supply to Protect Against Potential Exploits

Attackers have recently been exploiting DeFi protocols by manipulating thinly traded tokens and eventually draining liquidity.

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