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Bitcoin Undervalued by On-Chain Metric, Might Remain That Way: Technical Take

Bitcoin is trading at a historic discount, while battling macro hurdles, CoinDesk Markets analyst Glenn Williams Jr. writes.

Bitcoin faces macro hurdles. (Josh Boak/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Gaming Token AXS Under Pressure as $215M Unlock Looms for Axie

Some 10 million of Axie’s AXS tokens owned by insiders and early investors will be unlocked soon, creating selling pressure. AXS price has dropped following prior unlocking.

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

Finance

Fidelity’s Crypto Platform to Add Ether Trading for Institutional Clients

The move comes after Fidelity launched a new Ethereum Index Fund for accredited investors.

Fidelity Investments sign (Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock)

Markets

With Bitcoin and Stocks Flat, Rally in DeFi Tokens Gets Notice

While top crypto assets like bitcoin and ether and traditional markets stay flat on Wednesday, DeFi assets shine.

El gráfico de información de precios muestra que el token UNI del exchange Uniswap tuvo un salto en su precio el miércoles y logró superar a los principales activos cripto, como bitcoin y ether. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Futures ‘Backwardation’ Could Signal Bearish Mood

This condition in the bitcoin futures market hasn't happened since May 2019, according to Luno.

Los futuros en el CME entraron en una prolongada backwardation por primera vez desde mayo del 2019, según Luno. (Laevitas, vía Luno)

Finance

Aptos Token Plunges in Trading Debut

FTX, Coinbase and Binance were among the first exchanges to list the buzzy new layer 1 token.

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

Markets

IMF’s Georgieva Warns Central Banks to Hoard Reserves, Follow Fed Hikes

The official's comments might be relevant to bitcoin traders because the largest cryptocurrency has proven to correlate with the dollar's strength in foreign-exchange markets.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the IMF's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Clings to $19K as Traders Place Bets Ahead of Key Inflation Data

BTC stabilized around $19,100 as stocks gained ahead of the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data.

El gráfico de datos de precios muestra que BTC se aferró a US$19.100 el miércoles. (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Due for Big Move, Solana's TVL Tanks After Mango Exploit

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 12, 2022.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crucial US Jobs Report Could Test Fed's Resolve, Bitcoin's Resilience

Friday's report from the U.S. Labor Department on nonfarm payrolls is expected to show an addition of 250,000 jobs in September, a slowdown from the 315,000 reported for August.

Traders de bitcoin permanecen atentos a los informes de empleo de noviembre. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)