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Derivatives
Market Wrap: Derivatives May Reduce Miner Selling Pressure After Bitcoin Halving
The crypto derivatives market is helping to hedge the uncertainty on which way the bitcoin market will go when miners have less revenue post-halving.
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By Daniel Cawrey
May 6, 2020 at 8:37 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2020
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CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index for May 5, 2020
Markets
Gold
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Volatility Higher Than S&P 500 Again but Lower Than Oil
Bitcoin volatility has risen a bit, higher than the S&P 500 ahead of its expected halving next week - but it’s nowhere close to the rocky ride oil has been on.
CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index for May 5, 2020
By Daniel Cawrey
May 5, 2020 at 8:46 p.m. UTC
May 5, 2020
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Gold
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips to $8.8K but Optimism Seen Continuing Ahead of Halving
After a flurry of trading late last week, bitcoin dipped on lower volume.
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By Daniel Cawrey
May 4, 2020 at 8:18 p.m. UTC
May 4, 2020
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Gold
Market Wrap: There's a Bright Side to Bitcoin's Drop on Worsening Unemployment
Bitcoin cooled off after jumping to its highest levels in nearly two months, when it was up as much as $9,478. Yet, stakeholders say crypto interest remains strong.
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By Daniel Cawrey
Apr 30, 2020 at 8:44 p.m. UTC
Apr 30, 2020
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Gold
Market Wrap: Ether Up 50% in 2020, Hits $200 on Sunday
Year to date, the native token of the Ethereum network’s 50 percent rally trounced bitcoin’s 7 percent gains.
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By Daniel Cawrey
Apr 27, 2020 at 8:43 p.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2020
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Markets
Volatility
Oil's Been More Volatile Than Bitcoin for Nearly 2 Months, Data Shows
The surge in volatility for oil goes back a lot further than Monday's crash, CryptoCompare data indicates.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Apr 24, 2020 at 3:21 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2020
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Gold
Market Wrap: Oil Rebounds As Crypto Makes Gains, Especially Ether
Oil’s bounceback performance seems to be taking the driver’s seat in market activity. Bitcoin is also up, and ether’s price performance is even better.
Source: CoinDesk BPI
By Daniel Cawrey
Apr 22, 2020 at 8:50 p.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2020
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Bitcoin
Market Wrap: Oil in Turmoil, Bitcoin Gains Slightly to $6.9K
While oil futures continue to collapse, bitcoin holds steady, even making gains as the U.S. market closes lower.
Source: CoinDesk BPI
By Daniel Cawrey
Apr 21, 2020 at 9:32 p.m. UTC
Apr 21, 2020
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Gold
Market Wrap: Oil Futures Plunge, Bitcoin Dips and Tether Has a $7B Day
Oil futures went negative today, bitcoin dipped below $7,000 and tether issuances went to $7 billion in today’s market wrap.
Source: CoinDesk BPI
By Daniel Cawrey
Apr 20, 2020 at 9:59 p.m. UTC
Apr 20, 2020
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Bitcoin mining
Negative Oil Prices Could Hurt Bitcoin Miners Who Use Flared Gas
North American bitcoin miners who've bet on fossil-fuel extraction to power their rigs are watching the oil markets closely as prices sink to historic lows.
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By Leigh Cuen
Apr 20, 2020 at 9:33 p.m. UTC
Apr 20, 2020
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