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ETH/BTC hits a three-year low. (TradingView/CoinDesk)
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Ether
Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Slides to Lowest Since April 2021. Here's Why
"Ether is a 'lightning rod' for negative sentiment from crypto native and external players and has several weak spots," one observer said.
ETH/BTC hits a three-year low. (TradingView/CoinDesk)
By Omkar Godbole
May 16, 2024 at 10:48 a.m. UTC
May 16, 2024
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Bull Market (Kameleon007/Getty Images)
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Trading
Bitcoin Traders Expect Prices to Hit $74K Highs as Selling Pressure Eases
One trading desk has seen an uptick in call buying activity with targets of as high as $120,000 for December 2024.
Bull Market (Kameleon007/Getty Images)
By Shaurya Malwa
May 16, 2024 at 9:25 a.m. UTC
May 16, 2024
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A pedestrian passes a sign outside the building which houses the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Trading
CME Looks to Take On Binance and Coinbase, Could Launch Spot Bitcoin Trading: Report
The CME is already the top bitcoin futures exchange by open interest, while the offshore, non-regulated Binance dominates the spot market.
A pedestrian passes a sign outside the building which houses the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
By Shaurya MalwaOmkar Godbole
May 16, 2024 at 7:04 a.m. UTC
May 16, 2024
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin Has Best Day in 2 Months as Markets Anticipate a ‘Summer of Easing'
The net percent of global central banks cutting rates is increasing in a positive sign for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.
(Giovanni Calia/Unsplash)
By Omkar Godbole
May 16, 2024 at 6:08 a.m. UTC
May 16, 2024
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Bitcoin price on May 15 (CoinDesk)
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Bitcoin Hits $66K as Soft Inflation Data Sparks Crypto Rally
Sluggish U.S. retail sales and softer inflation reports have opened the way for the next leg up in the crypto rally, Swissblock said.
Bitcoin price on May 15 (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
May 15, 2024 at 8:11 p.m. UTC
May 15, 2024
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(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Meme coins
Bitcoin Hovers at $62K While Pepe Hits Record High as GameStop Extends Rally
Dog-themed floki (FLOKI) zoomed 12%, the highest among the top 50 tokens by market capitalization, while pepe (PEPE) jumped 5% to a new lifetime peak.
(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Shaurya Malwa
May 15, 2024 at 12:10 p.m. UTC
May 15, 2024
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Farm, miner. (rebcenter-moscow/Pixbay)
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Analysis
Bitcoin Fee Crash Could Lead to Faster Miner Selling, Analysts Say
Bitcoin's mean transaction fee has reversed the post-halving Runes-led spike, squeezing miners' revenue.
Farm, miner. (rebcenter-moscow/Pixbay)
By Omkar Godbole
May 15, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. UTC
May 15, 2024
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image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
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Meme coin
GameStop Rally Sends Meme Coins Skywards; PEPE, FLOKI, MOG Surge
“Roaring Kitty is living proof that retail can mog (outperform) institutions at the highest level,” one meme coin developer said.
image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Shaurya Malwa
May 14, 2024 at 11:03 a.m. UTC
May 14, 2024
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Analysis
Bitcoin Market Activity Suggests Looming U.S. Inflation Data May Be Non-Event
The way bitcoin options are priced suggests Wednesday's CPI report, though pivotal, may do little to disturb the calm in the crypto market.
food shopping in brown bags
By Omkar Godbole
May 14, 2024 at 10:34 a.m. UTC
May 14, 2024
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DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON Rune. (DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON)
News Analysis
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Runes Protocol Sees Traction Waning After Much-Hyped Introduction
User activity has plunged after a hyped run-up to the introduction of the Runes protocol, which was expected by some to mirror Solana’s meme coin ecosystem.
DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON Rune. (DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON)
By Shaurya Malwa
May 14, 2024 at 9:20 a.m. UTC
May 14, 2024
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