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Bitcoin Cash Jumps 10% Ahead of Optimistic May Hard Fork

Prominent traders pointed out scheduled improvements as catalysts for the move.

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Markets

Crypto Traders Are Already Placing Bets on Ethereum’s 'Shanghai Hard Fork'

The Ethereum blockchain's "Merge" last year turned into a focus of frenzied speculation in crypto markets. Now digital-asset traders are starting to handicap various market scenarios ahead of Ethereum's next big milestone.

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Markets

Short Traders Suffer $200M in Losses as Ether, Cardano Lead Crypto Majors' Gains

Crypto market capitalization has increased about 3.5% in the past 24 hours.

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Markets

Beaten-Down FTT, Serum Tokens Lead Altcoin Rally, Triggering Short Squeeze

Traders liquidated some $245 million worth of short positions, according to Coinglass.

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Markets

Solana, Cardano Tokens See Price Bump Amid Strong Transactional Activity

The two tokens added nearly 20% in the past 24 hours as of Asian morning hours on Monday.

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Markets

Solana Tokens Continue Steep Slide While Major Cryptos Stay Flat

SOL has dropped nearly 8% in the past 24 hours, adding to a 20% slide over the past week.

Crypto trading platform Talos announced three new hires to senior roles. (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

Markets

Guggenheim's Scott Minerd, Fickle Bitcoin Forecaster, Dies After Heart Attack

Among Wall Street financiers, Minerd was known for his extreme predictions of the largest cryptocurrency's price, often with mixed success.

Scott Minerd in 2021. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Markets

DeFi Project Popsicle’s ICE Token Triples as Controversial Wonderland Founder Returns

The sudden price surge of Popsicle’s ICE native token coincided with the controversial blockchain developer Daniele Sestagalli revealing his return to rebuild the project.

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Markets

Bitcoin Trades Sideways as Stocks Get Pre-Holiday Bounce

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has been moving sideways in a range between $16,700 and $16,900 in the past 24 hours as traders grappled with an uncertain market outlook for next year.

Price chart shows bitcoin was trading sideways on Wednesday. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Protocol Developer Archblock Aims to Bring US Community Banks to DeFi Through Partnership

Archblock and Adapt3r's joint effort highlights an accelerating trend in DeFi to cozy up with old-school banking.

The partnership aims to close ties between traditional banking and decentralized finance. (Getty Images)