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’s Price and Network Activity: One is Outpacing the Other
Active addresses on bitcoin's blockchain have increased 20 percent in recent weeks. So, why is the BTC price trading sideways?
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Bitcoin Trading Volume Tops $11 Billion For First Time In Nearly a Year
Daily bitcoin trading volumes topped $11 billion Friday, the most seen since April 2018.
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Stellar Lumens Is About to Begin Trading on Coinbase Pro
Coinbase Pro has added support for Stellar lumens, the payments-oriented cryptocurrency started by Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb.
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4 Crypto Assets Break Above Key Moving Average, Leaving Bitcoin Behind
A few well-known cryptocurrencies are currently trading above their 200-day moving averages, which is widely considered to be a sign of a healthy market, yet the long lime mar...
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Binance's Crypto BNB No Longer Tracks Bitcoin – And That's a Big Deal
The price trend of Binance Coin is significantly deviating from that of bitcoin and other well known cryptos as it continues to see rapid gains.
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Bitcoin's MACD Prints Strongest Bull Signal In Over a Year
Bitcoin's MACD histogram is registering its highest value since January of 2018, which suggests bitcoin's price may have already bottomed out.
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Crypto Winter Thaws As February Proves Month of Market Gains
Bitcoin may have ended a six-month losing streak in February, but MKR, THETA, ENJ and MET ensure it wasn't the crypto market's biggest winner.
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Bitcoin Shorts Dropped to 11-Month Lows During Sunday's Sell-Off
Funds allocated to BTC/USD short positions on Bitfinex fell to 11-month lows on Sunday as the price of bitcoin fell more than 8 percent.
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Back Above $4k: Bitcoin's Price Jumps to a Two-Month High
Bitcoin's price returned above $4,000 on Saturday for the first time in over eight weeks as the broader cryptocurrency market flashed green.
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Global Cryptocurrency Trading Volumes Jump to 300-Day Highs
The total trading volume in the cryptocurrency market recorded yesterday reached a its highest amount since April 25, 2018.
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