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Markets

Bitcoin and Gold Prices Diverge Again, Extending 5-Month Correlation

Bitcoin has shed $1,400 over the last seven days, contradicting gold's 5.4 percent price rise to the highest since February.

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Markets

Bitcoin Struggles to Build Momentum After Defense of $7.4K Price Support

A key technical line applied brakes to bitcoin's sell-off earlier this week, but so far the bounce has been shallow, with upside capped around $7,900.

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Markets

Bitcoin's 2019 Price Run Driven By Real Transaction Growth, Analysis Shows

Bitcoin's TAAR (transaction amount to active addresses ratio) is hovering around 7-month highs, potentially adding a fundamental validation to bitcoin's latest price growth.

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Markets

Mark Karpeles: Bitcoin Security Tech Needs an Update

The disgraced crypto CEO Mark Karpeles has a new book and a new mission: to secure bitcoin.

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Markets

Bitcoin Recovers From 2-Week Low But Price Outlook Remains Bearish

Bitcoin’s ongoing corrective bounce could be short-lived, as the charts are signaling a short-term bullish-to-bearish trend change.

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Markets

Lightning Co-Creator Releases Code for Bitcoin Scaling Concept

Co-author of the lightning network white paper Tadge Dryja has released new code for a proposed scaling solution he's been working on for a year.

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Markets

Long-Term Support Level May Struggle to Revive Bitcoin Price Rally

Bitcoin’s price pullback seems to have stalled near historically strong support, but a bounce, if any, could be shallow.

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Markets

Bitcoin Dips Below $8K as Price Sheds $700 in Two Hours

Bitcoin has once again fallen beneath $8,000 amid a sharp sell-off that saw prices drop to as low as $7,778 according to Coindesk data.

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Markets

Open Bets On CME's Bitcoin Futures Hit Record High

CME Bitcoin Futures have hit a record high in open interest at 5,190, up seven percent on the week prior, data from the CFTC shows.

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Technology

Encrypted Email Service Launches on Blockstack With Bitcoin Features

An Egyptian web firm is building Dmail on Blockstack to bring bitcoin-friendly privacy tech to the Middle East.

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