Sam Ouimet

Junior markets editor for CoinDesk, the global leader in blockchain news.


Disclosure: I currently own BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC, AION, MANA, REQ, AST, ZIL, OMG, 1st, and AMP.

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NEM Price Climbs to 9-Week High As Coincheck Brings Back Trading

NEM surged 25 percent today to reach its highest price since early September while accumulating its most 24-hour trading volume in over three months.

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Why Traders Should Chart the Entire Crypto Market Cap

The capitalization of the cryptocurrency market can be charted like any other asset and provides unique insight into the bias of the broader market.

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The 'Coinbase Effect' Turns Bearish After BAT Prices Drop Post-Listing

The price of browser startup Brave's Basic Attention Token (BAT) fell by as much as 20 percent in the past 24 hours.

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Coinbase Users Can Now Buy and Sell Brave's Basic Attention Token

Coinbase is listing Brave's Basic Attention Token to its retail platform, 6 days after adding it to Coinbase Pro.

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Early Trading Shows Clear Preference In Divide Over Bitcoin Cash Fork

Poloniex's new "pre-fork" trading service suggests that bitcoin cash users favor the more established version of the software, Bitcoin ABC.

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The Number of Bitcoin Short Positions Just Hit a 3-Month Low

Short positions placed on bitcoin have fallen to their lowest levels since the beginning of August as market sentiment shifts in favor of the bulls.

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'Ruff' Month? Dogecoin's Price Slid 36 Percent in October

The price of dogecoin fell over 36 percent in October, making it the worst performer out of the world's 25 largest cryptocurrencies.

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CoinMarketCap Hits a New All-Time High (But Not for Price)

The number of cryptocurrencies listed on CoinMarketCap has never been higher, showing demand for secure representations of value is still prevalent.

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How Savvy Crypto Traders Gamed Coinbase's Latest Listing for a 35% Payday

It's possible to know what cryptocurrencies are going to be listed on Coinbase before it goes public.

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