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Markets

Bitcoin Is Up 100% This Year. It's Not Just Because of Spot BTC ETF Hype

While most observers tie bitcoin's recent strength to the anticipation of a spot ETF approval, some analysts offer alternative explanations to the crypto's rise.

BTC price in 2023 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Might Be Near, but Analysts Differ on Possible BTC Price Reaction

One line of thought envisions a major rally, while another suggests approval has been fully baked into prices.

Analysts differ on bitcoin's ultimate reaction to a spot ETF (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto World Hopeful as California Chases BitLicense in Absence of U.S. Feds

The BitLicense axis between New York and California may draw in other jurisdictions as the states solidify their position as the only regulatory option for crypto businesses in the U.S.

Crypto insiders credit California Governor Gavin Newsom's administration as good listeners as they work on their own version of New York's BitLicense. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin 'Bollinger Bandwidth' Signals Wild Price Swings Ahead

The widely-tracked technical analysis gauge recently tanked to levels that have historically presaged a return of volatility to the crypto market.

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Markets

Ether Could Continue to Underperform Bitcoin as U.S. Bond Market 'Dis-Inversion' Resumes

The spread between yields on 10-year and three-month Treasury notes has resumed the recovery toward zero. Ether has a strong inverse correlation with the yield spread than bitcoin.

El mercado bajista y la caída en el volumen de trading pesan sobre Coinbase. (Olen Gandy, Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Day Ahead: U.S. Retail Sales Data to Test Dollar Buoyancy

Soft data would challenge the "U.S. exceptionalism" story and may hurt the dollar, paving the way for a positive bitcoin price action.

Real world assets are increasingly being seen as a growth area in crypto and TradFi. (Claudio Schwarz/.Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Cash Sees Biggest Liquidity Jump in Q3, Bitcoin and Ether Lag: Kaiko

Liquidity refers to market's ability to absorb large orders at stable prices.

Splash (Janeke88/Pixabay)

Policy

Crypto Needs Congress, But U.S. Lawmakers Have Opted for Pandemonium

While Congress stares down the barrel of a Nov. 17 government shutdown, the rudderless House remains the focus of the crypto industry’s hopes for regulatory progress.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are vying in the House of Representatives for the open speaker position. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Markets

Here's the One Thing Bitcoin Traders Should Be Watching

Bank of America's latest take on U.S. Treasury notes suggests a major market event ahead.

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Policy

Why Some Crypto Firms Are Suspending Services in the U.K.

Bybit and PayPal have recently withdrawn certain services from the U.K. and Luno has halted some U.K. clients from investing in crypto – just ahead of tough new promotions rules for crypto firms coming into effect.

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