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Bitcoin Retreats From All-Time High, Ether Follows

The shakeout appeared to coincide with a turn lower in U.S. stock markets.

Bitcoin and ethereum hourly chart (Trading View)

Finance

Sotheby’s to Allow Live Bidding in Ether for Works by Banksy

Auctioneer Oliver Barker will be fielding real-time bids for the famed street artist’s “Trolley Hunters” and “Love Is In The Air.”

‘CryptoPunk’ NFT Sells for $11.8M at Sotheby’s

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Bitcoin Retreats From All-Time High, Ether Follows

Bitcoin is down 5% in the last 24 hours after peaking at an all-time high of around $68,950 Wednesday. Ether also reached an all-time high Wednesday, hitting $4,851, but is down a little over 2% on the day. Rich Rosenblum, co-founder and president of GSR Markets, discusses the potential factors driving lower prices.

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Why Is Bitcoin, Ether Breaking All-Time Highs?

Both bitcoin and ether hit new all-time highs Monday night, but what's behind the push? Head of Market Insights at Genesis Global Trading, Noelle Acheson, discusses her take on the potential factors driving prices higher and how this all-time high differs from previous ones. Plus, insights into global buying trends and indicators to watch for short-term movement.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Outperforms as Traders Prepare for Next Leg Higher

Bitcoin is up about 5% over the past week, compared with a 3% rise in ether over the same period.

Bitcoin market dominance ratio (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)

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Bitcoin, Ether Hit New All-Time Highs

“The Hash” panel discusses their reading of the crypto markets as the prices of bitcoin and ether hit new all-time highs, with BTC breaking $68,000 and ether rallying above $4,800. Where do we go from here?

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Markets

ETH-BTC Chart Points to Ether Leadership Ahead

Ether can take lead against bitcoin towards the year-end, one analyst said.

ETH-BTC's weekly price chart Nov 9 (TradingView)

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Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High Above $68K As Ether Also Jumps to New Record

Customers Bank President and CEO Sam Sidhu discusses his crypto markets assessment as bitcoin broke ​$68,000 for the first time, and ether also set an all-time high past $4,800. “Crypto has become too big to ignore,” Sidhu said.

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Markets

Open Positions in Ether ‘Calls’ Hits 1 Million Mark as Traders Pile Onto Higher Strike Options

Open interest in ETH call options, or bullish bets, is twice more than that in puts.

ETH open interest in calls and puts (Laevitas)

Markets

Bitcoin Soars Past $68K for the First Time as Ether Also Sets Record High

The total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies neared a milestone of $3 trillion.

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