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Why a Chinese New Year Sell-Off May Not Happen This Year

It's the year of the ox, and many traders and investors are holding their bitcoin in anticipation of a bullish market trend.

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What Does Hashrate Mean and Why Does It Matter?

Miners must compete using their machines to solve a difficult mathematical problem.

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First Mover: It's 'Dorsey's Node' as Bitcoin Marches Higher, DOGE Chokes

Bitcoin breaks out, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sets up a bitcoin node and Bank of England warns on negative rates. Meanwhile, it's DeFi that's mooning.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is now posting about his own bitcoin node.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Drops to $36.3K as DeFi Jumps to $32B on Ether FOMO

The amount of crypto in USD values locked in decentralized finance has reached $32.8 billion, a new high.

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Meet the Technician Who Unlocks Your Forgotten Crypto Wallets

It’s a bitcoin bull run and you've forgotten the password to your wallet. What’s next?

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First Mover: Ethereum, DOGE on Own Journeys as Inflation Bets Fuel Bitcoin

Altcoins like Chainlink get big boost from DeFi growth on Ethereum, while inflation bets boost bitcoin and dogecoin gets (Elon Musk) moonshot.

Dogecoin prices have mooned, now with a market capitalization over $6 billion, even though the doggie-faced meme token represents little more than a joke.

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Bitcoin an 'Emerging Competitor' to Gold, Says CME's Chief Economist

Blu Putnam said gold's ongoing production, likely to increase this year, contrasts with bitcoin's fixed supply.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Cracks $37.2K as Ether Breaks Through to Record-High $1.6K

Bitcoin has been trending higher for two days but ether is in the spotlight now.

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NYDIG Expects to Hold $25B in Bitcoin for Institutional Clients by Year End

CEO Stevens said NYDIG's institutional order books are looking bullish for the year.

Stone Ridge CEO Ross Stevens speaks to Michael Saylor at World.Now.