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Markets

Bitcoin Shrugs Off Solid Inflation Report, Holds Steady Over $30K

While hourly data showed increased volatility, bitcoin’s daily price movement was relatively calm

Bitcoin 07/12/23 (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Bitcoin Quiets Down in July After a Tumultuous First Half of 2023

While July has historically been one of Bitcoin’s strongest months, the largest crypto by market value’s price has remained range-bound so far this month.

Bitcoin's price has been in the doldrums. (Pixabay)

Markets

Ether Staking Ratio Nears Key Milestone as Inflows Slow Amid Regulatory Pressures

Investors committed nearly 20% of all ETH tokens to lock up in staking contracts, according to blockchain data.

(Dune Analytics/Hildobby)

Policy

Binance Feels Strain of World’s Regulators Leaping Into Action

This week’s Australian probe, which sought out Binance employees outside the office, is only one of a growing list of legal entanglements facing the world’s biggest crypto exchange.

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao (CoinDesk, modified by PhotoMosh)

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Markets

FOMC Minutes Show Uncertainty, Cautious Optimism. Large Bitcoin Investors Are Taking Divergent Paths

The largest and smallest bitcoin whales have added to their holdings, but the group in between has jettisoned some of their tokens.

(Tom Parsons/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Remains Range-Bound, Despite Bullish Sentiment

Bitcoin prices have paused with support at $30,000

(Getty)

Tech

Chainlink ‘Proof of Reserve’ Proves Little Beyond Data Going In, Coming Out

Projects like TrueUSD and Paxos are turning to Chainlink to give users transparency into their reserves, but their numbers remain difficult to verify.

Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink Labs)

Markets

Bitcoin May Be Forming a 'Bull Flag' on Price Chart: Technical Analysis

A bullish flag looks to be forming and would be completed on a breakout above $31,900, analysts at Fairlead Strategies said.

Bitcoin may be forming a "bull flag" (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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Markets

Crypto Traders Cautious on Bitcoin as Fiat Liquidity Measures Point Lower

It would be unusual for bitcoin to stay bullish when fiat liquidity measures are pointing lower, one portfolio manager said.

Water, tap (Arcaion/Pixabay)

Markets

A $10M Options Bet on Ether Shows Positioning for a Bullish Second Half

A large ether bull call spread crossed the tape Friday, according to Amberdata. The trade involved December call options with strike prices at $1,900 and $2,500.

(472301/Pixabay)