bear market
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Bitcoin right now feels like a kangaroo, hopping up and down, wanting to start the bull market again
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Crypto developer numbers have risen 66% since the last bear market, but dipped over the past year, Electric Capital found
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Ledger is making cuts to its more than 700-strong headcount across multiple jurisdictions, grappling with bear market blues
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Utopia’s CEO, Kaito Cunningham, attempted to assuage fears his business would end next month calling it a move away from its existing direction
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Current mood resembles 2019’s bear market, with the industry buzzing over technical developments while broader markets remains apathetic
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Analysis of previous bitcoin bull market corrections shows past year’s drawdown was much weaker than prior cycles — an indication of strong demand
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There’s no formal definitions for bitcoin bear markets, but that shouldn’t stop us from celebrating stubbornness
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Bitcoin is moving in eerily similar ways to previous cycles, but could it be too early to call time on the bear market?
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Crypto bulls may be celebrating recent rallies, but there’s still reason to be cautious for the rest of the year
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“Due to market conditions, our company has made the difficult decision to halt operations in Japan and to conduct a complete review of our business in the country,” the exchange said
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Crypto bank attributes loss in part to an industry-wide “crisis in confidence” at end of 2022 that spurred significant outflows of deposits
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Crypto and equities may have a long way to go before we can call a true bottom, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel, analysts say
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Say happy birthday to the crypto bear market as we recap adventures of some of the industry’s biggest names
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Blockworks joined crypto developers, Web3 venture capitalists and aspiring entrepreneurs caught up in Bengaluru at an event hosted by CoinDCX
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Nearly half of Saudi Arabian crypto investors planned to buy more crypto before the bear market took hold, according to a recent survey
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Olaf Carlson-Wee discusses the market crash, what’s next and his crypto investment thesis
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