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Why a $58,000 bitcoin is the key number for crypto investors right now

Historical data show that bitcoin has always found support in bear markets at the 200-week moving average.

200WMA (BTC: Technical Pricing Model)

Markets

Cboe is looking to make trading as simple as a ‘yes or no’ rivalling prediction markets

The exchange is in early talks on a yes-or-no options product that mirrors platforms like Polymarket or Kalshi.

The Cboe Global Markets Inc. building in Chicago (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Markets

Earnings season gathers steam, U.S. jobs: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Feb. 2.

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Markets

Hyperliquid's HYPE higher by 10% on plans to add prediction markets and options

The exchange said it has added support for outcome-based trading in a move to compete with prediction markets.

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Finance

Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion added 41,000 ether as paper losses rise to $6 billion

Ether's plunging price stands in stark contrast to surging blockchain activity, marking a contrast to prior bear markets, company Chairman Tom Lee said.

Tom Lee

Markets

Crypto crime is getting violent: ‘wrench attacks’ jumped 75% in 2026

Europe now accounts for over 40% of global incidents, with France leading at 19 reported attacks, involving home invasions, kidnappings, and targeted personal threats.

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CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 performance update: index tumbles 9.3% as all constituents trade lower

Ethereum (ETH), down 13.9%, lead the index lower over the weekend.

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Markets

Michael Saylor's Strategy added $75 million in bitcoin to holdings prior to last week's crash

It was a relatively small purchase for the company, which now holds 713,502 bitcoin purchased at an average price of $76,052 each versus the current price of about $77,000.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)
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Finance

Nomura to tighten risk controls at Laser Digital after crypto-related losses

Nomura CEO Hiroyuki Moriuchi said that the company introduced stricter position management to reduce risk exposure and limit earnings fluctuations from crypto market swings.

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Markets

Futures price gap on CME offers bitcoin bulls a glimmer of hope

A sharp drop in the bitcoin price while CME was shut leaves bitcoin futures trading well below Friday’s close.

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Policy

Hong Kong will start granting stablecoin issuer licenses in March: Reuters

Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), said only a very few stablecoin licenses would be issued initially.

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Markets

Jim Cramer questions where the bitcoin bulls are as the crypto price slides to $74,000

Jim Cramer sounds the alarm on bitcoin’s "unreliability" as a short-term currency after a sharp weekend drop.

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Markets

Weekend selloff wipes out $290 billion before bitcoin steadies: Crypto Markets Today

Crypto markets stabilized after a thinly traded weekend rout wiped out nearly $290 billion of total market capitalization.

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Markets

Ripple secures full EU e-money license in Luxembourg

The payments firm said Luxembourg’s CSSF has granted final Electronic Money Institution approval, moving it from “in-principle” status to a license it can use to expand Ripple Payments across the bloc.

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Markets

Crypto stocks slide in pre-market trading as bitcoin stabilizes around $77,000

Bitcoin was little changed Monday as volatility spikes and crypto equities remained under pressure ahead of the U.S. market open.

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