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The Popular $100K Year-End Goal for Bitcoin Has Less Than 10% Probability in Options Market

Both retail and sophisticated investors expect bitcoin to trade at least above $100,000 by the end of the year.

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Solana Looks Overbought Against Ethereum; Bitcoin-Gold Ratio Stuck in a Downtrend

The SOL/ETH pair trading on Binance looks overbought after four-month winning trend.

The RSI shows overbought conditions. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Trader Warns of Correction as BTC Dominance Reaches 2021 Levels; Solana Leads Market Gains

Dominance refers to the ratio between the market capitalization of BTC to the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies combined and is often used as a gauge for market sentiment. PLUS: Some Solana tokens are up as much as 70%.

16:9 Market decline (Mediamodifier/Pixabay)

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Institution Takes $25M Hedge Bet on Derive's Bitcoin Options Market as U.S. Election Looms

The strategy will profit most if BTC rises to $80,000 by the end of November.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on screen at a Presidential debate. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Retakes $67K, Dollar Index Rally Stalls as Beige Book Supports Fed Rate Cuts

Beige Book bolsters hope for quarter-point Fed rate cuts in November and December.

BTC's price chart. (CoinDesk/TradingView)

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Number of Bitcoin Whales Jumps to Highest Since January 2021

Whale Entities are clusters of crypto wallet addresses held by a single network participant holding least 1,000 BTC.

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Solana Hits Record vs. Ether, Outperforms Bitcoin as AI Memecoin Frenzy and Surging Revenues Fuel Rally

Solana was the best-performing asset in the CoinDesk 20 Index through the week, advancing 11%, while BTC and ETH declined.

Solana's SOL price (CoinDesk)

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DOGE, XRP Lead Crypto Majors Decline as Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $80M

The broad-based CoinDesk 20 (CD20), a liquid index tracking the largest tokens by market capitalization, fell nearly 2% while bitcoin lost 1%.

Deutsche Bank's survey of retail investors see bitcoin (BTC) price dropping below $20K by year-end (Meg Boulden/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Is Going to $80K Regardless of Trump or Harris Win, Traders Say

There are skewed expectations of a Republican win as better for bitcoin. However, some say the asset is poised to go higher either way as several macroeconomic factors weigh in.

Trump and Harris debating on CNN. (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)

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More Than Arbitrage: $2.5B Inflow in Spot BTC ETFs Features Bullish Directional Bets

Institutions seem to be moving away from traditional cash and carry arbitrage to pure directional plays, according to observers.

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