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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes Past $19.4K; Deribit Ether Options Volume Spikes

Bitcoin trades above $19,000 as ether options volume on exchange Deribit spikes.

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Tech

Square, Human Rights Foundation Back New Bitcoin Open-Source Developer Fund

Veteran Bitcoin developer John Newbery just launched an independent organization for funding Bitcoin's open source developer community.

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Markets

Gazprombank Switzerland Executes First Bitcoin Trades, Announces Payments Initiative

The regulated Swiss bank said it is working on developing a standard for cryptocurrency payments between members of the OpenVASP association.

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Finance

Australian Investment Group With Billions in AUM Starts Investing in Bitcoin Futures

A Pendal Group executive likened bitcoin to a "cockroach" with financial staying power.

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Markets

Bitcoin Breaks $19K, New All-Time High Seems Imminent

Bitcoin, the world's No. 1 cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has breached the $19,000 level.

Bitcoin's price is fast approaching its all-time high of 2017.

Markets

OKEx’s Withdrawal Suspension Isn’t Behind Bitcoin’s Rally: Analysts

Bitcoin’s price has been up dramatically since OKEx's crypto withdrawal service suspension, yet it's not behind the price rally.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Briefly Drops Below $18K While ETH Uncouples From BTC

Bitcoin’s price is gyrating Monday while ether targets the moon.

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Markets

More Institutions Are Buying Bitcoin, Say JPMorgan Analysts

In their “Flows & Liquidity” report, JP Morgan analysts say institutions are piling into bitcoin at a stronger pace this quarter than they were in Q3 and may have a bigger role in price movement than quantitative traders.

That's Jaye P. Morgan, not JPMorgan.

Markets

First Mover: Near Record Highs, Bitcoin May Have a Volatile Week

Bitcoin prices are near all-time high, while its one-month implied volatility metric has jumped to four-month highs.

Bitcoin prices are near all-time high.

Markets

Bitcoin Faces Volatility Rise as Futures Market Shows Signs of Overheating

The bitcoin perpetual futures "funding rate" has shot up, suggesting the market may be overleveraged to the bullish side.

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