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Bitcoin Must Now Beat $11.2K for Bull Revival, Say Analysts
Bitcoin has woken up from its recent slumber. But a bull revival might need a break above $11,200.
Bitcoin Tops $11K for First Time in Almost 3 Weeks
Bitcoin appears to have broken out of its tight trading range over the past two weeks, between roughly $10,500 and $10,800.
Bitcoin Options Volume on CME Jumps 300% as Traders Take Bullish Bets
Trading volumes for CME bitcoin options surged as traders made bull call spreads, anticipating a rally.
Cooper Turley: ‘Yield Farming Actually Adds Value to the Ecosystem’
Cooper Turley, yield farmer and editor of the DeFi Rate, joins CoinDesk senior markets reporter Daniel Cawrey to discuss the latest trend in DeFi going into autumn: why people are now using stablecoins to farm and the transparency for a fair protocol launch.
RAC on DeFi and Yield Farming: ‘These Days It Feels Like a Full-Time Job’
RAC, the Grammy award-winning artist and part-time yield farmer says, “These days it feels more like a full-time job.” RAC joins CoinDesk senior markets reporter Daniel Cawrey to discuss the day in the life of a musician turned yield farmer during lockdowns, the end of DeFi and the future of NFTs.
Analysts Can't Agree on What Prompted Big Spike in New Bitcoin Addresses
New bitcoin addresses have spiked this month, with one industry exec pointing to traders moving funds off the legally troubled BitMEX exchange. Others disagree.
These 3 Trends Are Driving Crypto Market Growth Now
The latest CoinDesk Quarterly Review looks at some of the main drivers of crypto market evolution including DeF, derivatives and stablecoins.
Bitcoin's Options Market Retains Long-Term Bull Bias Despite Sluggish Price
Options market data suggests the longer-term path of least resistance for bitcoin is to the higher side.
Bitcoin Unlikely to Replace US Dollar as Global Reserve: Marc Chandler
"Backing the dollar is the world's biggest, deepest and the most transparent government bond market," said Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex and author of the book "Making Sense of the Dollar."
BitMEX Ether Futures Trading Contracts Fall by Half in Wake of US Charges
Open interest on the Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange is down nearly 50% from the $125 million observed Oct. 1.
