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Bitcoin

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.

Markets  ·  27 April 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steady at $7.5K as Short Sellers Back Off

Bitcoin traded sideways Friday, staying around $7,500. However, it regained its March losses and is showing upward momentum.

Markets  ·  24 April 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Gains as Futures Dance the Contango

Bitcoin futures premiums have jumped into "contango" levels, a bullish signal.

Markets  ·  23 April 2020
Bitcoin

February Gains Disappear as Bitcoin Drops Below $9k

Crossing below the $9,000 price level is a new low for February 2020. Bitcoin has not traded below the $9,000 threshold since January 27, when it began a march to new highs in the $10,500 range.

Markets  ·  26 February 2020
Bitcoin

Why Bitcoin Tumbled Below $8K

Where is bitcoin going? CoinDesk consults the experts on the cryptocurrency's recent precipitous drop.

Markets  ·  27 September 2019
Bitcoin

Watch CoinDesk LIVE: Bitcoin in FLUX

We will be live all day talking about Bitcoin in Flux. Join us to talk about pricing, predictions, and commentary.

Markets  ·  27 June 2019
Bitcoin

Coinbase Hit With Outage As Bitcoin Price Drops $1.8K in 15 Minutes

Coinbase went down briefly on Wednesday afternoon, coinciding with a massive sell-off in bitcoin's price.

Markets  ·  26 June 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Jumps to 4-Month High Above $4,900

The price of bitcoin surged 7 percent within 30 minutes on Tuesday to reach over $4,900 – its highest point for 4 months.

Markets  ·  2 April 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s MACD Prints Strongest Bull Signal In Over a Year

Bitcoin's MACD histogram is registering its highest value since January of 2018, which suggests bitcoin's price may have already bottomed out.

Markets  ·  4 March 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Share of the Crypto Market Is Nearing a 3-Month High

Bitcoin's share in the cryptocurrency market reached an 11-week high late last week.

Markets  ·  10 December 2018
CoinMarketCap

CoinMarketCap Says Data Glitch Boosted Its Crypto Price Numbers

A "price calculation error" on CoinMarketCap led the site to list inflated prices for several coins on the platform.

Markets  ·  3 August 2018
Research

Crypto Market Downturn Puts Drag on High-End GPU Prices

New research suggests that prices for high-end graphics cards – coveted by both cryptocurrency miners and gamers alike – are falling.

Markets  ·  11 July 2018
Cryptocurrency

$13.5 Million in Crypto Stolen From Token Platform Bancor

Bancor is said to have suffered "a security breach" this morning.

Markets  ·  9 July 2018
Bitcoin

Sell-Off Over? Bitcoin’s RSI Just Hit Its Lowest Level Since 2016

An indicator meant to measure the rate at which an asset is being bought or sold may foretell a future bump for the price of bitcoin.

Markets  ·  13 June 2018
Bitcoin

Up 33%: Bitcoin’s Price Just Had Its Best Month of 2018

Bitcoin rallied more than 33 percent in April, making it the coin's best month of the year to date.

Markets  ·  1 May 2018