Daniel Cawrey

Daniel Cawrey has been a contributor to CoinDesk since 2013. He has written two books on the crypto space, including 2020’s “Mastering Blockchain” from O'Reilly Media. His new book, “Understanding Crypto,” arrives in 2023.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Miners Find Upgrade Financing Aplenty, Even as Prices Languish

Big-money players are extending financing to bitcoin miners for equipment upgrades, even though prices are still torpid two months after the halving.

Máquinas de minería de bitcoin (Shutterstock)

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Market Wrap: Derivatives, Altcoins Take Market Spotlight as Bitcoin Dozes at $9,100

Derivatives and altcoins are providing excitement as bitcoin spot trading stays dull.

Source: CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: What Twitter Hack? Traders Stay Busy Buying Bitcoin at $9,000

Bitcoin suffered a short period of selling in early trading but has bounced back, seemingly immune to Wednesday's Twitter hack.

Source: CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sticks Around $9,200 as Traders Eye Other Markets for Action

With weak volatility in the bitcoin market, traders are looking at altcoins and stocks for more excitement.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Do-Nothing Markets Stay Steady as Bitcoin Sticks to $9,200

A quiet bitcoin market has investors remaining hopeful of future improvement.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Stocks Make Gains While Bitcoin Sticks to $9,200

A bullish stock market left bitcoin behind Monday with the world’s oldest cryptocurrency trading flat.

Source: CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Traders Buy the Dip and Bitcoin Holds at $9,200

Bitcoin sticks to the $9,200 price range after some light selling early in the day.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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First Mover: Kyber Token's Eightfold Increase Reveals Bet on Future Market-Share Growth

Prices for decentralized exchange Kyber's KNC token have jumped eightfold in 2020, outshining the performance of Binance's BNB coin.

Newfangled configurations are powering competition among crypto exchanges. (Pixabay)

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Market Wrap: Stocks Tick Downward and so Does Bitcoin, to $9,200

Most markets are down Thursday, including stocks and bitcoin.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Jumps Past $9,400 Despite Weak July Volumes

A short rally popped bitcoin's price to $9.4K during what’s been a month of sluggish volumes.

Source: CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index