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Bitcoin Hits Three-Week Low, Eyes Break Below $8,600

Bitcoin has dropped to three-week lows and may take a further hit over the weekend, the technical charts indicate.

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Bitcoin Developers Build Prototype for 'Dandelion' Privacy Tool

Developers have proposed testing the Dandelion privacy mechanism on large number of active nodes.

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Bear Mood? $9K Still in Play Despite Bitcoin Rally

Despite a brief rally yesterday, bitcoin risks falling back below $9,000 amid bearish short-term moving averages.

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Buffett 'Disciple' Condemns Investor's Views On Bitcoin

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya says billionaire Warren Buffett is wrong about bitcoin, though he calls himself Buffett's "disciple."

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Topping Out? Bitcoin Bulls Need to Defend $9K

Having hit seven-day lows below $9,000 this morning, bitcoin is looking decidedly weak.

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Bitcoin Lightning Payments Are Slowly Becoming Less 'Reckless'

With luck, the lightning network will become a part of everyday life no one has to think about. We're not there yet.

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Bitcoin Risks Drop Below $9K After 4-Day Low

Bitcoin risks falling to levels below $9,000, courtesy of the bearish setup on the technical charts.

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Futures Launch Weighed on Bitcoin's Price, Say Fed Researchers

Researchers from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank believe that the launch of bitcoin futures played a role in bitcoin's recent price slump.

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Bitcoin Looks for Price Support After Failed $10K Crossover

Bitcoin is reporting losses today but only a break below $8,650 would signal a bull-to-bear trend change.

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The Mystics May Be Here, But Are Crypto's Cards in Reverse?

Crypto may be seeing an influx of mystics, but that might not be a sign the industry is on the right course, CoinDesk editor Bailey Reutzel writes.

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