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Can Bitcoin Break Out of Its Funk? The Answer Appears to Be No
While overall bitcoin and ether price performance have been strong in 2023, it’s largely been a first quarter story
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Are Bitcoin Miner Sales Preventing Breakout to Higher Prices?
Today’s downside breach below the current low point of Bollinger Band bears watching for even weaker prices in the near future.
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XRP Moves Into the Weekly Spotlight, Dwarfing Other Crypto Assets
Along with XRP’s strong week, 172 of 186 CoinDesk Indices assets finished in positive territory
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Bitcoin, Ether Maintain Their 2023 Decoupling from Traditional Finance
As bitcoin and ether assert themselves as uncorrelated assets, the impact of macroeconomic catalysts has waned
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Bitcoin Shrugs Off Solid Inflation Report, Holds Steady Over $30K
While hourly data showed increased volatility, bitcoin’s daily price movement was relatively calm
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Bitcoin Quiets Down in July After a Tumultuous First Half of 2023
While July has historically been one of Bitcoin’s strongest months, the largest crypto by market value’s price has remained range-bound so far this month.
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FOMC Minutes Show Uncertainty, Cautious Optimism. Large Bitcoin Investors Are Taking Divergent Paths
The largest and smallest bitcoin whales have added to their holdings, but the group in between has jettisoned some of their tokens.
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Bitcoin, Ether Hold Steady as Investors Shrug Off Upbeat Economic Data, Rekindled Inflationary Concerns
Risk markets appear to have already priced in rate hikes, and remained largely unstirred by today’s unexpectedly strong economic data.
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CoinDesk Indices Smart Contract Platform Highlights the Difference Between Bitcoin and Ether Performance
Stablecoin supplies on smart contract platforms continue to trend downward, but the smart contract index has maintained a solid performance.
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