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Bitcoin

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Retail Traders Drove Bitcoin Higher Leading Up to Coinbase Listing, Data Shows

"The whale entities chart could show that smaller retail investors are purchasing bitcoin, and large holders are selling into that rally," one hedge fund CEO said.

Retail traders were eager to get in on the bitcoin action.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Near $62K, Recovers Slowly From Turkey Crypto Payment Ban; Dogecoin Jumps

“The biggest fear for many crypto traders has always been that big governments might impose harsh restrictions on cryptocurrencies,” said one analyst.

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Dogecoin No Longer Pup After Tripling Past $50B, Exceeding UK Bank Barclays

DOGE now has a market value of more than $50 billion, surpassing the giant U.K. bank Barclays after tripling in price.

CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De summoned this meme on dogecoin, itself a meme.

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Bitcoin Options Traders Continue to Place Bullish Bets as They Stack $80K Calls

Option traders continue to snap up cheap out-of-the-money call option at the $80,000 strike.

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Finance

Morgan Stanley Confirms Wealth Management Clients Have Access to 2 Crypto Funds

In the bank’s first quarter earnings call Friday, CFO Jonathan Pruzan said Morgan Stanley would offer more crypto services if clients showed more interest.

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman

Markets

Bitcoin Price Drops as Turkey Bans Crypto Payments Amid Currency Crisis

Turkey's crypto ban sets a bad precedent for other countries mulling similar moves.

Istanbul, Turkey

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stuck Around $63K as COIN Hype Loses Steam

Also, ether continued to move higher after the Berlin Fork.

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Bitcoin in Stasis as Crypto Bull Mike Novogratz Warns of Market Washout

Bitcoin takes a breather as billionaire investor Mike Novogratz warns of market correction.

Michael Novogratz of Galaxy Digital

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin, Ether Near Record Prices as Crypto Market Celebrates Coinbase’s First Trading Day

Also, 98 cryptocurrencies are now valued at more than $1 billion each.

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DOGE Rides Crypto Wave to New All-Time High Prior to Coinbase Nasdaq Listing

Dogecoin doesn't trade on Coinbase but it has rallied ahead of the exchange's shares trading on the Nasdaq.

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