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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips as Stock Markets Close Lower on the Week

Bitcoin attempted to recover from a price dip on Friday as global stock indexes end the week lower.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Bitcoin Options Trading at CME Surged to New Highs in Halving Week

Investor interest in bitcoin options listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange peaked to record highs in the days after Monday's halving event.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin's Price Up 12% Since the Halving

Bitcoin has seen double-digit gains in price since the halving. Institutional investors doing more trading in crypto options on CME is a sign of continued interest.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Bitcoin's Price Has Bounced but Miners May Still Be Switching Off Post-Halving

While bitcoin is fast reversing its pre-halving price drop, hash-rate data suggests miners are still leaving the network.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Some Miners Face an Uncertain Future Despite Rising Bitcoin Price

A slowly rising bitcoin price might not help some miners run profitable operations now that the halving is in the past.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Bitcoin Steady Near $9K as Trump Touts 'Gift' of Negative Interest Rates

Bitcoin is hovering close to $9,000 amid rising speculation the U.S. could ultimately adopt negative interest rates.

U.S. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to accept the "gift" of negative interest rates. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin's Price Is Rising Despite a Dull Halving

Based on the rise of daily active bitcoin addresses, the highest number since 2018, interest could continue now that the halving is complete.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Third Halving Turns Out to Be Non-Event for Bitcoin's Price

Bitcoin's price volatility has declined following the network's third mining reward halving event on Monday.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Where Does Bitcoin Go After the Halving?

With the highly anticipated bitcoin halving reducing new mining supply, what are crypto traders thinking about upcoming market behavior?

Credit: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Tech

Zcash Alliance Aims to Bring Privacy Tech to Bitcoin, Cosmos and Ethereum

Zcash-inspired privacy tools are coming to Bitcoin's Lightning Network and many other blockchain ecosystems, creating a shared cryptocurrency privacy layer.

Electric Coin Company CTO Nathan Wilcox speaks at Zcon1 in 2019. (Credit: Electric Coin Company)