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Bitcoin Option Traders Bet on Bullish Move Following Volatility Squeeze

Omkar GodboleJul 9, 2020

While bitcoin's range play continues, options traders look to be betting on a big move to the higher side soon.

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London Stock Exchange Parent Assigns Financial ‘Bar Codes’ to 169 Cryptos

Sandali HandagamaJul 9, 2020

The addition of bitcoin and its ilk to LSEG's database, in response to customer demand, is a sign that institutions are slowly embracing the asset class.

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First Mover: Pie Anyone? DeFi Pushes ETF-Style Investing Toward Decentralization

Paddy Baker Omkar GodboleJul 9, 2020

PieDAO's push to decentralize itself shows the fast-growing DeFi industry's efforts to retrofit investment vehicles for digital-asset markets.

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Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Jumps Past $9,400 Despite Weak July Volumes

Daniel Cawrey

A short rally popped bitcoin's price to $9.4K during what’s been a month of sluggish volumes.

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Podcasts

Bitcoin News Roundup for July 8, 2020

Adam B. LevineLyllah Ledesma

Very crypto, much wow. With Dogecoin back in the news, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup.

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CoinDesk 20

Introducing the CoinDesk 20: The Assets That Matter Most in Crypto

Lawrence Lewitinn

Based on "real volume" from eight reputable exchanges, these 20 digital assets attract most of the sector's legitimate trading activity.

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India

Tata Consultancy Launches Crypto Trading Solution for India’s Financial Firms

Paddy Baker

India's crypto renaissance continues, with Tata Consultancy unveiling a solution allowing banks and financial institutions to offer digital asset trading.

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Derivatives

Copper Now Enables Funds to Create Complex Crypto-Backed Securities

Paddy Baker

The service allows institutional investors to securitize a range of crypto-based products, from token trackers to complex trading strategies.

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Prices

As Gold Hits 9-Year High, Bitcoin Eyes Price Breakout

Omkar Godbole

Bitcoin is looking to leap key resistance alongside a strong rally in gold, but its role as an inflation hedge is still weak.

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Exchanges

First Mover: With Trading Volumes Slumping, Are There Too Many Crypto Exchanges?

Bradley KeounOmkar Godbole

As bitcoin's volatility tumbles to a 15-month low, is there enough trading volume to go round for the world's 400-plus cryptocurrency exchanges?

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Dogecoin

Dogecoin Volumes Spike 1,900% in 2 Days Amid Viral TikTok Videos

Zack Voell

The Shiba Inu meme-based cryptocurrency’s price climbed 35% as TikTok users encourage each other to invest.

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Chainlink

DeFi Driving Chainlink’s Link Token to Record Highs

Omkar Godbole

The ever-increasing use of Chainlink’s price oracles in decentralized finance is driving the cryptocurrency higher, according to analysts.

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