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U.S. Elections-Linked Bitcoin Options Draw Nearly $350M in Open Interest

Distribution of open interest shows bullish sentiment, according to Wintermute.

Notional open interest in BTC options tied to U.S. elections. (Amberdata)

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Attention Bitcoin Traders, the Japanese Yen Is Strengthening Again

A similar yen outperformance early this month triggered carry unwind and rocked risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

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Trump's Election Odds Are Not The Dominant Driver of Bitcoin's Price, Data Show

Many crosscurrents influencing prices, such as U.S. monetary policy expectations and supply overhangs, might be responsible for the weak correlation between election odds and BTC prices.

Bitcoin price could be tied to the outcome of the U.S. election, Jefferies said. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin, Ether Held in BlackRock ETFs Cross Those of Grayscale’s for the First Time

Recent flows show GBTC experiencing outflows, while BlackRock's ETHA saw inflows, contributing to this shift.

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Bitcoin Drops to $58K After U.S. CPI Print, BTC ETFs Record $81M Outflow

Traders say bitcoin could drop to $55,000 in the near-term, but favorable Fed policies could set the stage for its next leg up.

Bitcoin Price (CoinDesk Indices)

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Bitcoin Price May Turn Lower as Crypto Exchanges See $1B USDT Withdrawal: IntoTheBlock

The previous two occasions when exchanges saw similar USDT outflows earlier this year occurred near local tops in bitcoin's price.

Bitcoin price on Aug 14 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Miner Capitulation and Record High Hashrate Point to Possible Price Bottom: CryptoQuant

Such expansion comes despite a recent drop in bitcoin (BTC) prices, indicating positive sentiment among miners after a bout of selling in the past few months.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin More Likely to Fall by $5K Than Rise by Same Amount: Analyst

The BTC market shows signs of seller dominance, FxPro's analyst said.

Despite declining Wednesday, BTC may be in a potential upswing. (Luke Chui/Unsplash)

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Hamster Kombat Says It Skipped VC Fund Offers, Bashes 'Exit Liquidity' Behavior

The wildly popular Telegram game has apparently amassed millions of users since its April release.

(Hamster Combat)

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Bitcoin's Prospects Strengthen as Key Stablecoin Metric Slides to Lowest Level in 18 Months

The dwindling metric points to declining selling pressure in the bitcoin market.

A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)