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Bitcoin Halving Searches on Google Hits All-Time Highs
Searches for “bitcoin halving” on Google Trends recently reached record highs, suggesting peak interest in the retail crowd about the upcoming supply altering event.
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First Mover: Stablecoin Surge Might Herald Bitcoin Binge
Investors might be waiting for the perfect opportunity to pounce.
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Bitcoin Options Trading Hits One-Month High as Price Turns Bullish
Activity in the bitcoin options market picked up pace on Thursday, as spot prices jumped above key resistance over $7,000.
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Market Wrap: Ether Making Big Gains as Stablecoins Proliferate on Ethereum
The Ethereum network has become the place where stablecoins proliferate. Can ether keep rising in price as a result?
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Open interest in CME bitcoin futures are up, signaling more investors want to buy the cryptocurrency. (Chicago Board of Trade, 1973, photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)
Open Interest in CME Bitcoin Futures Rises 70% as Institutions Return to Market
Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the CME has recovered significantly from March’s lows, signaling a resurgence of institutional participation.
Open interest in CME bitcoin futures are up, signaling more investors want to buy the cryptocurrency. (Chicago Board of Trade, 1973, photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)

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First Mover: Coronavirus Trillions Get Bitcoiners Wondering if Halving Still Matters
The much talked about halving looks to have been replaced by the coronavirus easing measures as crypto investors' top concern.
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Bitcoin Price Spikes Above $7.1K, Liquidating $23M on BitMEX
Bitcoin's price has jumped by nearly $500, triggering liquidations of futures on crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX.
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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Price Volatility Declines in Contrast to S&P 500
As coronavirus upends economic patterns, the S&P 500 continues a rocky run while bitcoin’s volatility has declined.
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First Mover: Gold Is Crushing Bitcoin, but Inflation May Bring the Cryptocurrency a Boost
Coin Metrics says bitcoin's correlation with gold has increased in recent weeks.
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More Investors Are Holding Bitcoin Ahead of the Halving, Data Suggests
The number of bitcoins held on exchanges has dropped to 10-month lows as investors decide to HODL.
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