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Crypto Long & Short

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Alts Find It Tough to Beat Layer 1 King Ethereum

Big investors looking beyond bitcoin may take their first baby steps into ether, which has so far outperformed its layer 1 alternatives. But for how long?

(via Pixabay)

Markets

How Bitcoin Set Itself Up for This Sell-Off

Conditions like what we had over the past few weeks usually set the stage for a big move in one direction or the other.

A leveraged bear.

Markets

Leverage Demand, Not Leverage Itself, Down in Bitcoin

The latest decline in bitcoin prices may be due not to deleveraging so much as just a lack of demand for leveraged-long positions.

Serious leverage.

Markets

Will the Holiday Season Bring Gifts or a Lump of Coal for Bitcoin Investors?

There are just seven weeks left in the year, and it seems there’s no consensus on who will win out: the HODLers (steadfast accumulators) or the profit-takers.

(Mel Poole/Unsplash)

Markets

What Bitcoin and Ether’s Options Tell Us About Their Maturity

Higher options volume relative to spot is a sign of a developed market and can help with price discovery.

Source: Skew, Bitstamp, Coinbase, FTX, Gemini, ItBit, Kraken, LMAX Digital.

Markets

The Bias That Propels Shiba Inu and Dogecoin

A coin with a lower per-unit price can make novice investors feel a little richer.

A lot of shiba inus (Pixabay)

Markets

As the CME’s Volume Gets Pumped, the Bitcoin ETF’s Quirky Structure Could Explain Some of It

If one wants exposure to bitcoin, the purest play is buying bitcoin itself. Everything else comes with its own idiosyncrasies.

(Hans Eiskonen/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Mining Is Decentralizing – Here’s Proof

Mining has moved out of China. Is this good for bitcoin? Based on one metric at least, the answer is a resounding yes.

(Brett Zeck/Unsplash)

Markets

Who Bought $1.6B in Bitcoin Wednesday, and Why?

It’s an eerie coincidence that a trade of this size happened on exchanges with ties to Chinese customers during a week beset by that country’s capital market woes.

The skyline of Shanghai, China. (Li Yang/Unsplash)

Markets

It’s a Multi-Chain World, Bitcoin Just Dominates It

The original blockchain still reigns, but neither Bitcoin nor its closest competitor, Ethereum, can count on becoming the only game in town any time soon.

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin.