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Market Wrap: Ether Up 50% in 2020, Hits $200 on Sunday

Year to date, the native token of the Ethereum network’s 50 percent rally trounced bitcoin’s 7 percent gains.

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Bitcoin Hits Highest Level Since Black Thursday Amid Halving Buzz

Bitcoin's upward momentum is gathering pace just two weeks ahead of halving, with prices hitting the highest level since last month's crash.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steady at $7.5K as Short Sellers Back Off

Bitcoin traded sideways Friday, staying around $7,500. However, it regained its March losses and is showing upward momentum.

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Why Global Deflation May Not Be Bad News for Bitcoin

Contrary to expectations, bitcoin could see a positive performance during a possible bout of global deflation.

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Oil's Been More Volatile Than Bitcoin for Nearly 2 Months, Data Shows

The surge in volatility for oil goes back a lot further than Monday's crash, CryptoCompare data indicates.

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Bitcoin Messenger Explores Censorship Resistance During Coronavirus Crisis

A new bitcoin privacy technology was born this week, using the Lightning Network and inspired by the politics of the COVID-19 crisis.

MASKS ON: Juggernaut, a new messaging experiment, uses the censorship-resistance of the Bitcoin network. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Gains as Futures Dance the Contango

Bitcoin futures premiums have jumped into "contango" levels, a bullish signal.

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Bitcoin Rallies 10% Ahead of CME April Futures Expiration

There’s a “general expectation for a pick up in volatility” around CME expiry.

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Market Wrap: Oil Rebounds As Crypto Makes Gains, Especially Ether

Oil’s bounceback performance seems to be taking the driver’s seat in market activity. Bitcoin is also up, and ether’s price performance is even better.

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Stablecoins Aren't Inflating Crypto Market, Study Concludes

New research on issuances and flows of Tether and other stablecoins finds no systematic evidence that these assets drive cryptocurrency market movements.

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