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Market Wrap Year-End Review: Bitcoin Starts Off in a Frenzy

In this first episode of Market Wrap’s review of crypto markets in 2021, we recall the powerful rally that ushered in the new year. Retail traders piled in, even as some institutional investors sounded warnings about rampant speculation.

Chicago Board of Trade traders, 1949 (Stanley Kubrick via Wikimedia Commons)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Options Lean Bearish as Some Altcoins Outperform

BTC is slightly lower over the past week compared with a 5% rise in Solana’s SOL token and a 38% rise in Avalanche’s AVAX.

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Market Wrap: Altcoins Outperform as Ether Rises Toward $4K

Bitcoin was down about 2%, while ether was roughly flat over the past 24 hours compared with a 4% rise in SOL and a 7% rise in LUNA.

Bitcoin dominance rate declined as altcoins outperformed (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces After Fed Decision; Analysts Expect Sideways Trading

Bitcoin is up about 3% over the past 24 hours, compared to a 4% rise in ether and a 14% rise in Solana’s SOL token.

Federal Reserve building (Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock)

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Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Stabilize as Traders Await the Fed

Analysts are cautious about crypto prices as risk appetite wanes.

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Market Wrap: Altcoins Underperform as Bitcoin Dips Below $48K

Bullish sentiment continues to fade ahead of tomorrow’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.

Bitcoin 24 hour price chart (CoinDesk)

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Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Stabilize as Some Traders Buy the Dip

The bitcoin Fear & Greed index is at the lowest level since late July, which preceded a price recovery.

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Market Wrap: Cryptocurrency Sell-Off Pauses as Sentiment Turns Bearish

Prices are stabilizing after the weekend crash, although some analysts don’t expect much upside.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Extends Losses While Traders Remain Bullish on Ether

Weekly returns were mixed as some altcoins outperformed. Meanwhile, macro headwinds could cause investors to reduce exposure to speculative assets next year.

Bitcoin 24 hour price chart (CoinDesk)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Vulnerable to Rising Leverage Despite Short-Term Optimism

Analysts are cautiously optimistic about a sustained price rise in bitcoin.

Checking the crystal ball for 2024 (Michael Dziedzic, Unsplash)