Sam Ouimet

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Junior markets editor for CoinDesk, the global leader in blockchain news. Disclosure: I currently own BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC, AION, MANA, REQ, AST, ZIL, OMG, 1st, and AMP.

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Bitcoin Trade Volume on Coinbase Hit a 14-Month High in May
Coinbase recorded its most bitcoin trade volume in 14-months during May when over 739,000 bitcoins traded hands.
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Margin Lenders Lost $13.5 Million in May to Poloniex Crypto Crash
Margin lenders on Poloniex got hit with a 1,800 BTC ($13.5 million) loss, as a flash crash made it unlikely borrowers will be able to repay the debt.
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Bitcoin's 2019 Price Run Driven By Real Transaction Growth, Analysis Shows
Bitcoin's TAAR (transaction amount to active addresses ratio) is hovering around 7-month highs, potentially adding a fundamental validation to bitcoin's latest price growth.
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Down $500 in Minutes: Bitcoin Rally Stalls As Price Rejected Above $9K
Bitcoin's price pierced $9,000 earlier today for the first time in over a year but quickly retreated to price levels sub $8,600.
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Bitcoin SV Surges 200% as Wright Registers Copyright to Satoshi White Paper
Bitcoin SV surged more than 200 percent on some exchanges after Craig Wright filed a copyright registration for the bitcoin white paper.
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Coinbase Records Highest Weekly Ethereum Trading Volume Since 2017
Popular ethereum markets exceeded $900 million in trading volume on Coinbase last week, its highest amount since late 2017.
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Coinbase Custody Now Has $1 Billion of Crypto Under Management, CEO Says
At Consensus 2019, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the exchange's custody service has been onboarding $150 million in assets under management each month.
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Up $1,200 on the Day, Bitcoin's Price Surges Above $8K
The price of bitcoin (BTC) rose above $8,000 after surging more $1200 today alone.
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$7,900: Bitcoin's Price Extends Gains to Hit 9-Month High
Bitcoin (BTC) extended its recent gains today, jumping 16 percent to its highest price since July 31, 2018.
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Halving Rally: Litecoin's Price Logs Biggest Monthly Winning Streak Since 2017
Litecoin's next block reward halving is now less than 90 days away, but the world's sixth largest cryptocurrency may still have room to run before investors "sell the news."
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