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The Coming Bifurcation of Bitcoin

Two particularly important ideas related to bitcoin's future are likely going to conflict with each other. But that doesn't need to a problem.

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$4K Ahead? Bitcoin's Low-Volume Price Pullback Could Be a Bear Trap

Bitcoin's recent pullback from highs above $4,200 could trap the bears on the wrong side of the market, the price-volume analysis indicates.

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The Map Is Not the Territory: Rethinking Crypto as an Asset Class

Crypto as an asset class? Investors would do well to learn it's not a one-size-fits all classification.

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Bitcoin Eyes Test of Key Price Hurdle in First Since November

Bitcoin looks set to test the crucial 50-day simple moving average (SMA) for the first time since November 8.

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The Secret for a $1 Trillion Crypto Market? Keep Building

Sure, the crypto market boom of 2017 exposed the industry's lack of infrastructure. That just means the solution is clear – we must build it and keep building.

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Bitcoin Price Suffers Worst Monthly Losing Streak in 7 Years

Bitcoin fell for the fifth month in a row in December, confirming its longest monthly losing streak since November 2011.

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Down More than 70% in 2018, Bitcoin Closes Its Worst Year on Record

Bitcoin's price just finished its worst performing year ever, closing 2018 at a more than 70 percent lower price than its yearly open.

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Stable Times at Circle: A Crypto Startup Counted Out Is Riding High

CoinDesk profiles Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of the Goldman Sachs-backed crypto startup Circle that had a banner year in 2018.

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A Psychic Visit with Nouriel Roubini: The Mother and Father of All Crypto Skeptics

CoinDesk profiles Nouriel Roubini, the NYU professor who won't buy the crypto hype – no matter what the price or the market says.

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Bitcoin's Warrior Queen: Lightning's Elizabeth Stark Is Building an Army

CoinDesk profiles Elizabeth Stark, an entrepreneur leading a new phase for bitcoin, the world's largest and most valuable cryptocurrency.

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