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Why Technical Indicators Show Bitcoin Sentiment Is 'Extremely Bearish'

Bitcoin is stuck in a month-long trading range between $45,000 and $50,000. CoinDesk Markets Reporter Damanick Dantes tells "All About Bitcoin" fill-in host Galen Moore that the upside is limited this month, and sellers are currently the ones in control. Plus, why analysts are watching exchange flows and what we can expect from altcoin demands in 2022.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Gains May Be Limited in January, Altcoins Outperform

Bitcoin continues to trade in a tight range on relatively light volume.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Celebrates Birthday on Dull Note, Analysts Expect Sideways Trading

Bitcoin’s 13th birthday caused little cheer as the cryptocurrency remains stuck in a sideways range.

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Here Are the Top 10 Cryptocurrencies of 2021

Tokens linked to the metaverse, “Ethereum killers” and meme coins dominated gains this year.

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Fantom Surges in Latest Layer 1 Bet

The rise comes even as the broader crypto market declines.

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Market Wrap Year-End Review: Altcoins, NFTs Filled Void When Bitcoin Got Boring

In mid-2021, crypto traders turned their attention to “Ethereum killers” and ridiculous-seeming NFTs that fetched hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Artist's rendition of a Bored Ape NFT. (Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Futures See $300M in Losses After Spot Market Drops

Nearly 80% of long positions were liquidated over 24 hours, with $90 million in losses on bitcoin futures alone.

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Altcoins: por qué los gestores de carteras deberían tener en cuenta criptomonedas alternativas en 2022

Cuanta menos correlación tengan con bitcoin – a su vez, no correlacionado con los activos tradicionales—, más fuerte será la estrategia de diversificación.

Huevos en varias canastas. (Alexandra Koch/Pixabay)

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Why Portfolio Managers Will Need to Look at Altcoins in 2022

The more uncorrelated they become with bitcoin (itself uncorrelated to traditional assets), the stronger the diversification play.

Huevos en varias canastas. (Alexandra Koch/Pixabay)