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CME Announces Ether Futures Contracts

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) announced Wednesday it will launch a futures contract on ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency by market value, in February.

CME Group Headquarters (CoinDesk Archives)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tests $19.5K; Ether Options Interest in Doldrums

Bitcoin continues to appreciate in price as ether options interest wanes after a hot November.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes Past $19.2K; Ether at 3% of BTC Price

Bitcoin is making gains after a strong volume weekend while ether’s percentage of BTC price shows it may have room to climb.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holding at $18K; Active Ethereum Addresses up 140% in 2020

Bitcoin’s price dipped below $18,000 for the third straight day while an increase in active Ethereum addresses is fundamentally positive.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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This One Graph Shows Ether Going From CeFi to DeFi: Glassnode

Data indicates DeFi could take a huge bite out of CeFi when it comes to the ether cryptocurrency.

Centralized exchanges get DeFi FOMO, as decentralized exchanges challenge their dominance in crypto trading.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Briefly Slides Below $18K as ETH Is More Volatile Than BTC in 2020

Bitcoin slipped below $18,000 again Thursday as ether’s volatility in 2020 shows a different dynamic.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Recovers to $18.2K While Market Dynamics Juice DeFi Total Locked

Bitcoin fell below $18,000 Wednesday while DeFi closing in on $15 billion locked may have more to do with price than actual cryptocurrency parked there.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steadies at $18.7K; Big Ether Options Position Around $1,120 Isn’t Bullish

The bitcoin market dipped again Tuesday while traders have scooped up ether options at the $1,120 price level.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Briefly Slips Below $19,000; ETH Locked in DeFi Crosses Over 7M

A bit of bitcoin price dumping occurred Monday while some investors dove back into DeFi with their ether.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips Below $19,000 as Ether Options Volume Drops

Bitcoin briefly dropped below $19,000 on a low-volume day while the ether options market seems to be in decline for now.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index