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First Mover: Don't Like $34K Bitcoin? Stellar, Litecoin Yet to Conquer Old Highs

Though bitcoin's rally has lost some steam, many traders are still in a bullish mood – and shifting to alternative cryptocurrencies known as "altcoins" whose prices have yet to clear all-time highs from years past. 

This one or that one? Retail cryptocurrency buyers are reportedly on the hunt for alternatives to bitcoin.

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Analysts Are Gloomy About Bitcoin's Short-Term Price Outlook Right Now

Some are now forecasting an extension of Monday's 20% price drop as more bitcoin moves onto exchanges and institutional demand cools.

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Goldman Sachs Exec Says More Institutional Investment Would Calm Bitcoin Volatility

The global head of commodities research believes the amount of institutional money in bitcoin needs to grow to mature the asset.

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Multiple Tokens See Rally Amid Looming ‘Alt Season’

Bitcoin and ether may be pulling back from their all-time highs but alternative cryptos are starting to see action.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hovers Around $34.2K While Options Traders Pay Up for Possible ETH Upside

Bitcoin’s price has ridden a roller coaster on lower spot volume while options traders are ready to bet on ether FOMO.

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CEX, Lies and Videotape: Binance Accuses Rivals of Fighting Dirty

A bogus video on Chinese social media has intensified a long-standing feud involving Binance, Huobi and OKEx.

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First Mover: Market Signs Look Healthy as Bitcoin Sell-Off Subsides

Record trading volumes have accompanied bitcoin's rally this year, and subsequent swoon, offering a healthy sign of just how much price discovery is taking place in rapidly growing (to $3T?) cryptocurrency markets. 

Bitcoin just suffered its biggest price meltdown since March 2020, but market activity is bustling.

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As Bitcoin Regains Lost Ground, Options Traders Bet on $52K Move by Late January

Some bitcoin traders are buying bullish call options at $52,000 and higher strike prices.

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Bitcoin Whales Kept Accumulating During Monday's Crash

Larger investors, or whales look to have reacted differently than retail investors amid this week's bitcoin price drop.

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Eye-Popping Projection for $3T Crypto Market Underpins Bakkt Deal

Bakkt says cryptocurrencies could be a $3 trillion market by 2025, a fivefold increase.

Bakkt projections released in connection with Victory Park Capital deal.