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2023 was a solid year for cryptos, here are the top charts and data points for the market
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Bitcoin and ether faltered Tuesday, losing 3% and 2%, respectively, while stocks managed to stay in the green
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Bitcoin lost around 6.5% over the past 24 hours while ether lost more than 7%, analysts say the correction was expected
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Galaxy Digital, Marathon Digital Holdings and Riot Platforms each gained more than 10% Monday as bitcoin flirted with $42,000
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Past performance is not indicative of future results, sure, but no need to rain on the bitcoin price parade just yet
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Bitcoin’s appeal is driven by its reputation as ‘digital gold’ and the growing excitement over possible spot bitcoin ETFs, according to one analyst
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The introduction of the Shanghai-Capella fork in April has only increased demand for ether, industry experts say
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37% of CME Group’s total crypto volume has traded outside of US hours, with 11% coming from the APAC region
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Bank of Canada says that the financial markets and ‘tight regulatory environment’ possibly added to Canadians exiting crypto
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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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Adapted from Aave, Spark Lend will directly connect end users to the Maker stablecoin
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Coinbase’s perpetual contracts will offer up to 5x leverage and direct access trading via API is available to institutional clients outside the US
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“It would be a conflict of interest if Chairman Gensler held any position in digital assets,” former SEC counsel Howard Fischer told Blockworks
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Some believe the fallout from Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate and Signature Bank has only added fuel to the rally in digital assets
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SEC chief Gary Gensler says everything except bitcoin could be a security, even ether, but the head of the CFTC doesn’t agree
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Crypto and traditional equities are posting gains as sentiment shifts towards risk-on assets ahead of the next FOMC meeting
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Aiming to deliver withdrawals on schedule in March, the latest all-core devs call scaled back Ethereum developers’ short-term ambitions
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Analysts believe crypto, led by bitcoin and ether, could be headed for further sell-offs as the market reels from the FTX debacle
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Crypto markets bounced back in a matter of minutes after news that Binance would be acquiring FTX hit Twitter
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These ERC-4626 compliant tokens could bridge the gap between mass consumption and DeFi
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Token classification has been an ongoing issue in the space and a point of contention for regulators jockeying for jurisdiction
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