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Ether Drops Below $400 to Hit Lowest Price Since November

The price of ether, the cryptocurrency of the ethereum network, fell below $400 on Thursday for the first time since November.

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Intel Wants to Patent a Bitcoin Mining Hardware 'Accelerator'

Intel explains in a recently-released patent application how it would improve its products for bitcoin mining purposes.

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Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Live, But Can It Keep from Going Corporate?

As startups developing bitcoin's Lightning Network start pushing the tech forward, some wonder whether it'll be taken over by corporate interests.

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$7K Next? Bitcoin Bears Pull Off Downside Break

Bitcoin bears have come out victorious in the two-day tug of war with the bulls and may push prices down to $7,000.

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Bitcoin Cash Bull Failures Could See Traders Move to Bitcoin

Bitcoin is likely to outperform its rival bitcoin cash in the short-run, the technical charts indicate.

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Why Bitcoin's 'Death Cross' May Be a Bear Trap

Bitcoin risks entering a technical "death cross" soon, but the bearish signal will likely not be as severe as has been made out in reports.

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Reddit Drops Bitcoin Payment Option For 'Gold' Membership

Reddit no longer allows users to pay in bitcoin for subscriptions to its premium membership program, Reddit Gold.

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Bitcoin: Safe Haven Asset or Lead Indicator for the S&P?

Bitcoin is yet to find acceptance as "digital gold," an S&P 500 and bitcoin price comparison suggests.

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Bitcoin Slides Below $8K, But Downside Could Be Limited

The bears continued to be in the driver's seat on Monday, but bitcoin could see a minor corrective rally soon.

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If Facebook Can Be Worth Billions, Why Can't Cryptos?

CoinDesk Editor Pete Rizzo puts forth an alternate way to think about crypto valuations – one that might poke holes in critics' bubble talk.

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