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Bitcoin Long Liquidations Hit Highest Level Since August

Centralized exchanges liquidated bullish long futures worth over $62 million during the early Asian hours.

Bitcoin's long liquidations (Glassnode)

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Founder of Blur, the Pro NFT Marketplace Driving Billions in Trades, Reveals What's Next

Blur co-founder Pacman, who recently revealed himself to be 24-year-old Tieshun Roquerre, spoke to CoinDesk about the creator royalty dilemma, taking zero platform fees and building long-term value for traders.

(Blur, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade Will Not Crash Ether Price, Analysts Say

Crypto analysts CoinDesk interviewed are saying concerns are overblown and selling pressure will be limited.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Price Holds Steady Above $23K as Silvergate Capital Crumbles

That Silverage’s troubles are not a negative catalyst for BTC’s price “has to be seen as a positive,” one analyst says.

Bitcoin price chart for past 24 hours (CoinDesk/highcharts.com)

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Xmon Tokens Fall 80% After End of SudoSwap Lock Drop Program

Traders initially bid up prices of Xmon to get an airdrop of sudo, the governance tokens of SudoSwap.

Los traders inicialmente subieron los precios de xmon para obtener un airdrop de sudo, el token de gobernanza de SudoSwap. (Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Holds Strong Over $23.6K to Continue Recent Consolidation

DeFi giant Maker’s MKR token surged nearly 19%. Equities turned mixed amid ongoing investor worries about inflation.

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Bitcoin Jumps 4% as Upbeat China Manufacturing Data Improves Risk Appetite

The cryptocurrency's Wednesday bounce is consistent with the recent trend of Asian flows leading the market strength.

Bitcoin estuvo a punto de alcanzar los US$24.000 en las primeras horas del miércoles. (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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Crypto Market February Roundup: Bitcoin Layer 2 Protocol Stacks, Ethereum Staking Derivative Tokens Surge

Stacks’ STX token was the biggest winner among 160 assets in the CoinDesk Market Index, soaring 216% during the month.

Besides reducing energy consumption, ether is also proving to be more inflation resistant. (Timon Studler/Unsplash)

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Crypto Broker Voyager Digital Sends $121M in Crypto to Exchanges, Sells Ether, Shiba Inu Holdings

Blockchain transaction data by Arkham Intelligence shows Voyager Digital transferred some $121 million of crypto assets to exchanges in February and received some $150 million in USDC stablecoins in the last four days, likely proceeds from sales.

(Arkham Intelligence)

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Coinbase Trade Volume Surpasses Uniswap’s, Countering Expectations for a DEX Surge

Many market observers expected a surge in the use of decentralized exchanges following the collapse of FTX, but analysts said many DEXs offer a less-user-friendly experience than centralized ones.

(Kaiko)