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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steadies at $18.7K; Big Ether Options Position Around $1,120 Isn’t Bullish

The bitcoin market dipped again Tuesday while traders have scooped up ether options at the $1,120 price level.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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First Mover: Wells Fargo Bitcoin Briefing Could Signal Bull Run Intact

As banks like Wells Fargo come around to writing about bitcoin, pro crypto analysts are scrutinizing blockchain network activity for clues on market cycle.

Market sentiment has been dampened, as in this 18th century Korean painting of a rainy landscape.

Markets

Bitcoin Drops 2% as European Stocks See Losses on Brexit Concerns

Bitcoin took a dip Tuesday as traditional markets suffer the jitters over fears of a "no-deal" Brexit.

Bitcoin price chart for the last 24 hours

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Briefly Slips Below $19,000; ETH Locked in DeFi Crosses Over 7M

A bit of bitcoin price dumping occurred Monday while some investors dove back into DeFi with their ether.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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How One Bitcoin Options Trader Turned $638K Into $4.4M in 5 Weeks

As bitcoin rallied from $13,400 to over $19,000, a trader who bought the $36,000-strike January expiry call saw a paper profit of more than $4 million.

Someone is happy about a bull market.

Markets

First Mover: Why Mohamed El-Erian Might Have Held Bitcoin at $19K

This year's rapid price gains are unnerving some investors, but NYDIG's Greg Cipolaro argues that bitcoin's growing network could justify $52K in five years.

Allianz Chief Economic Advisor Mohamed El-Erian says he recently sold bitcoin "not based on any deep analysis" after buying some two years ago.

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: Why Some Investors Get Bitcoin So Wrong, and What That Says About Its Strengths

Bitcoin may be rooted in blockchain technology, but it's evolved into something much more than code. That's why it's not easy to replicate.

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Finance

Grayscale Sees a New Group of Ethereum-First Investors

"We are seeing a new group of investors who are Ethereum-first and in some cases Ethereum-only," Michael Sonnenshein told Bloomberg.

Ethereum 2.0's Beacon Chain went live in December.