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Bitcoin Under Pressure After Oil Prices Crash to Record Lows

The top cryptocurrency is looking weak after Monday's big crash in the oil markets.

Oil spill cleanup. (Credit: Shutterstock/Tigergallery)

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Bitcoin Volatility at 3-Month Low as Market Awaits Big Price Move

Price volatility has hit three-month lows – marking a squeeze that could soon pave the way for a big move on either side.

Bitcoin chart for April (Credit: CoinDesk)

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Hong Kong's First Regulator-Approved Bitcoin Fund Targets $100M Raise

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has approved a bitcoin index fund from Arrano Capital, one aimed solely at institutional investors.

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Crypto Long & Short: The Battle of the Yields

What does the current crisis mean for the value of actual cash, and how does it stack up to assets like bitcoin and gold?

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Bram Cohen: 'Getting Rich Is a Terrible Metric of Success'

CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen sits down with Bram Cohen, author of the BitTorrent protocol and CEO of Chia.

Chia founder Bram Cohen

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Market Wrap: Crypto Mining Stock Hut 8 Jumps on Unusually High Trading Volume

Hut 8 Mining Corporation saw a bump in price and trading volume Friday ahead of next month’s bitcoin halving.

Source: CoinDesk BPI

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Bitcoin Halving Searches on Google Hits All-Time Highs

Searches for “bitcoin halving” on Google Trends recently reached record highs, suggesting peak interest in the retail crowd about the upcoming supply altering event.

Google search for halving

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Bitcoin Options Trading Hits One-Month High as Price Turns Bullish

Activity in the bitcoin options market picked up pace on Thursday, as spot prices jumped above key resistance over $7,000.

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Market Wrap: Ether Making Big Gains as Stablecoins Proliferate on Ethereum

The Ethereum network has become the place where stablecoins proliferate. Can ether keep rising in price as a result?

Source: CoinDesk BPI

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Open Interest in CME Bitcoin Futures Rises 70% as Institutions Return to Market

Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the CME has recovered significantly from March’s lows, signaling a resurgence of institutional participation.

CME's ETH OI hits record high (Chicago Board of Trade, 1973, photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)