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Markets

Bitcoin Holding Sentiment Strongest in Nearly Two Years

The amount of bitcoin held on crypto exchanges is down to a 21-month low, a sign investors are feeling bullish.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Cracks $12.4K; DeFi Crosses $6B Locked

Bitcoin experienced a big jump Monday as investors continue to drop crypto into DeFi.

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Markets

Bitcoin Surges Past $12,000 to New 2020 High

This is the second time the bitcoin price has soared past the $12,000 milestone in 2020 – it still has a way to go before it closes in on the 2019 record.

The bitcoin price surged to $12,000 this afternoon. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Price Holds Below $12K Even as Hashrate Hits All-Time High

Bitcoin's hashrate has soared to record highs, some analysts say it might kick the price out of its rut.

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Finance

Bitcoin DeFi May Be Unstoppable: What Does It Look Like?

Bitcoin veterans are about to join the decentralized finance (DeFi) bull run, and they are taking a very different approach than Ethereum fans.

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Markets

Ex-Prudential Securities CEO Calls Bitcoin a ‘Safe Haven’

George Ball, who claimed himself as a Bitcoin and blockchain opponent, said bitcoin or another cryptocurrency is “very attractive” both in the long term and short term.

An advertisement for Prudential in 1909 (Wiki commons).

Markets

Crypto Long & Short: The Surprisingly Sunny Outlook for Crypto Hedge Funds

Bitcoin returns are beating crypto hedge funds, but other recent developments point to more favorable tailwinds for those funds in the long term.

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Markets

Is Asteroid Mining Really Our Best Argument for Bitcoin Over Gold?

After a Winklevoss encounter highlights Elon Musk’s space mining dreams, maybe we should remind ourselves of the right-here-at-home benefits bitcoin brings.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces to $11.8K as Ether Option Traders Go Bearish

Bitcoin broke through $11,800 Friday while traders are anticipating an ether fall based on the options market.

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Markets

First Mover: As Wall Street Goes Topsy-Turvy, Crypto Traders Are Bullish as Ever

Crypto traders are enjoying their own version of the market’s madness, from bitcoin’s bull run to the collapse of YAM to Dave Portnoy.

Illustration from "The World Turned Upside Down." (Alamy/Photomosh)