Trading Week 2023

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7 Successful Strategies of Crypto Traders
Traders interviewed by CoinDesk say that crypto winter is over. Here’s how they plan to get ahead in the next phase of the market. Jeff Wilser reports.
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Airdrop eligibility can be done retroactively (e.g. Arbitrum), proactively (e.g. Blur) or through some combination (e.g. Optimism). (ian dooley/Unsplash)
5 Strategies for Acquiring Users On-Chain
From airdrops to advertising, CoinList's Alex Topchishvili examines the effective ways crypto projects entice crypto traders to become longterm customers.
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DAOs Are the New Degen: Crypto Traders Can Copy-Trade Token Treasuries for Fun and Profit
Whether they’re bona-fide on-chain investment funds or otherwise, DAOs token allocations and treasuries approximate crypto market sentiment and can act as a valuable signal fo...
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U.S. Treasuries Spearhead Tokenization Boom
Driven by favorable macro conditions and increased willingness among traders to dive into real-world assets, the market for tokenized debt is flying. Jeff Wilser reports for T...
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Post-FTX, Bitcoin Is Ready for its Next Chapter
One year after the exchange's collapse, bitcoin is up nearly 70%. CoinDesk spoke to market watchers to find out what comes next.
Bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal outside the BitCluster mining farm in Norilsk, Russia.

FTX looks poised to recover a surprisingly high amount for creditors, a year after Sam Bankman-Fried was undone by a CoinDesk scoop (Adobe Firefly)
A Year After Sam Bankman-Fried's Downfall, Solana and Other FTX Holdings Are Flying High
The FTX founder's downfall began on Nov. 2, 2022 – a year ago Thursday – when CoinDesk published a big scoop. Jurors are poised to begin deliberating his fate on the anniversa...
FTX looks poised to recover a surprisingly high amount for creditors, a year after Sam Bankman-Fried was undone by a CoinDesk scoop (Adobe Firefly)

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How Spot Trading Works in Crypto
Crypto spot trading is the preferred trading approach for most new cryptocurrency traders.
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RWA Tokenization: What Does It Mean to Tokenize Real-World Assets?
Traditional finance giants are excited about the idea of putting ownership of assets like precious metals, art, homes and more on the blockchain.
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Tokenize Everything: Institutions Bet That Crypto’s Future Lies in the Real World
Long one of crypto’s big ideas, tokenization may finally be ready for prime-time. Wall Street is diving in, creating tokens for everything from buildings to gold bars. One adv...
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AI Crypto Trading Bots Are the New ‘Edge’ – For Now
Artificial intelligence may kill traditional trading, but your advantage may not last long, says Jeff Wilser.
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