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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Market Wrap: Short Seller Liquidations Help Push Bitcoin Beyond $9,500

Bitcoin is riding high as short sellers in the crypto derivatives market get squeezed out, triggering automatic buy orders.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bullish Traders Push Bitcoin Over $9,100, Returning to Halving Levels

Traders were feeling good about bitcoin’s upward trend and pushed it over $9,100 Wednesday.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Can't Stick to $9,000 While Stocks Rally

While bitcoin has been trending lower, Tuesday’s big winner in the markets are equities.

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Market Wrap: Traders 'Buy the Dip' as Bitcoin Hovers at $9,000

Bitcoin fell for a second day as sentiment grew bearish, though some traders say they’ll buy the dip.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rebounds to $9,500 After Scary Sell-Off

Downward bitcoin prices could impact stakeholders more than ever before, including derivatives traders and miners.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

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Price Drops 7% in an Hour After Bitcoin Sees a Ghost

Bitcoin tumbled 6% in the span of an hour on Wednesday, bringing a quick end to a four-day rally.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Here's Why Ether's Price Has Jumped 65% So Far This Year

Ether is outperforming bitcoin in 2020 but has lower liquidity and different technical dynamics than the world’s largest cryptocurrency.

Source: CoinDesk BPI

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stuck in High $9K Range as Stocks Soar on Powell Comments

Bitcoin treaded water in the high $9,000 range Monday as stocks rallied and traders wondered when the cryptocurrency would break five digits again.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips as Stock Markets Close Lower on the Week

Bitcoin attempted to recover from a price dip on Friday as global stock indexes end the week lower.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin's Price Up 12% Since the Halving

Bitcoin has seen double-digit gains in price since the halving. Institutional investors doing more trading in crypto options on CME is a sign of continued interest.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index