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Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Might Be Near, but Analysts Differ on Possible BTC Price Reaction

One line of thought envisions a major rally, while another suggests approval has been fully baked into prices.

Analysts differ on bitcoin's ultimate reaction to a spot ETF (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin 'Bollinger Bandwidth' Signals Wild Price Swings Ahead

The widely-tracked technical analysis gauge recently tanked to levels that have historically presaged a return of volatility to the crypto market.

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First Mover Americas: GBTC Discount Continues to Narrow; Reddit’s Crypto Tokens Plummet

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 18, 2023.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Ether Could Continue to Underperform Bitcoin as U.S. Bond Market 'Dis-Inversion' Resumes

The spread between yields on 10-year and three-month Treasury notes has resumed the recovery toward zero. Ether has a strong inverse correlation with the yield spread than bitcoin.

El mercado bajista y la caída en el volumen de trading pesan sobre Coinbase. (Olen Gandy, Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: FTX Proposes Returning Up to 90% of Customer Funds

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 17, 2023.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Day Ahead: U.S. Retail Sales Data to Test Dollar Buoyancy

Soft data would challenge the "U.S. exceptionalism" story and may hurt the dollar, paving the way for a positive bitcoin price action.

Real world assets are increasingly being seen as a growth area in crypto and TradFi. (Claudio Schwarz/.Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Above $28K Buoyed by California ‘BitLicense’ Bill Being Signed

The broader crypto market returned just over 1.24% on average in the past 24 hours, CoinDesk Market Index shows.

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Bitcoin's Rising Dominance Rate Challenges Altcoin Boom From 2021

Bitcoin's dominance rate (index), which measures the top cryptocurrency's share in the total crypto market, touched a 2.5-year high of 52.45% on Monday.

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Spot ETFs Inch Closer to Reality in U.S.

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 16, 2023.

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GameFi Token BIGTIME Rallies 250% in First Week; Analysts Raise Supply Concerns

BIGTIME debuted on select exchanges, including OKX and Coinbase, last Wednesday.

BIGTIME's price (Coingecko)