Sam Ouimet

Junior markets editor for CoinDesk, the global leader in blockchain news.


Disclosure: I currently own BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC, AION, MANA, REQ, AST, ZIL, OMG, 1st, and AMP.

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Funds in Short Positions on Bitcoin Drop to 6-Month Low

The amount of money allocated to short bets against bitcoin fell to a more than 6-month low today.

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Mayer Multiples: The Metric That Helps Call Bitcoin Bubbles and Bottoms

Identifying speculative bubbles or bearish exhaustion may be possible through the use of a fairly new metric known as the Mayer Multiple.

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Coinbase Exchange Users Can Now Withdraw Bitcoin Cash Fork BSV

The largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has allowed its users to withdraw BSV three months after the hard fork.

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Binance's BNB Token Hits All-Time High in Bitcoin Value

BinanceCoin (BNB) has extended its recent gains to set a new all-time high in bitcoin-denominated value.

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Bitcoin Pops Above $3,700 As Crypto Market Flashes Green

The broader cryptocurrency market picked up strong bid during Friday's trading session with litecoin (LTC) leading the charge.

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BitTorrent Token Is Already Nearly 6 Times Its ICO Price

The price of BitTorrent Token (BTT) is up nearly 600 percent from its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which took place just one week ago.

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Bitcoin Is Now Officially In Its Longest Bear Market Ever

Bitcoin's price has officially continued to print lower price highs for the longest amount of time in the cryptocurrency's 10 year history.

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Binance's BitTorrent Token Sale Sells Out in Minutes Amid Technical Issues

Some 59.8 billion BitTorrent Tokens (BTT) sold in less than 15 minutes on Binance – but it was not without technical difficulties.

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Bitcoin's Price Counters the VIX, Confirming It's Still a Risk Asset

Bitcoin's price inversely correlates with the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), meaning the premier cryptocurrency is still a risk-asset and not a safe haven.

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Bitcoin Futures Now Trading At Discount to Exchange Prices

Bitcoin futures are trading below the cryptocurrency's spot price, signaling market participants have a bearish outlook on bitcoin over the coming months.

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