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Salvadoran President Bukele Expects Bitcoin to Reach $100K This Year

El Salvador adopted bitcoin as an official currency last year.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

Tech

Bitcoin Hashrate Mints New All-Time Highs

The metric has fully recovered after a plunge in mid-2021 as the Chinese government clamped down on local miners.

Bitcoin mining equipment

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DeFi Protocol Convex Finance Crosses $20B in Locked Value

The protocol allows users to earn fees without locking Curve’s native tokens, a feature that has helped attract billions of dollars in capital.

The rapid growth of a yield farming optimization protocol focusing on Curve Finance has helped CRV token become a top performing token this week. Credit: Noah Buscher/Unsplash

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Volatility Ruled Crypto Markets in 2021, From $69K Bitcoin to Elon Musk’s ‘Dogecoin to the Moooonn’

NFTs exploded, Coinbase stock went public, El Salvador bought the dip and China cracked down on bitcoin miners, while Solana’s SOL tokens and Polygon’s MATIC shot up by multiples of 90 or more. Here’s how crypto traders played it.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

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Cryptocurrencies Approach New Year in Positive Mood

Bitcoin advanced to its highest price in three days, though all of the biggest cryptocurrencies are negative for the week.

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Market Wrap Year-End Review: Bitcoin ETF Rally Proved Short-Lived, and $100K Dreams Faded

In October, the long-awaited U.S. bitcoin ETF approval sent BTC’s price toward an all-time high of almost $69,000. But extreme leverage preceded a sell-off back down to $47,100 by the end of the year.

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NFT Project Bored Ape Yacht Club Spawns ‘Left-Facing’ Copycats

The parody projects expose the absurdity of NFT communities and intellectual property concerns surrounding digital images.

(Yuga Labs, modified by CoinDesk)

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Algorand Surges as Foundation Incentivizes DeFi Activity on Algofi

The announcement of liquidity rewards for a product built on Algorand put ALGO tokens among the few gainers on Thursday.

ALGO tokens were among the few climbers on Thursday. (Shutterstock)

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Cardano, Avalanche Lead Crypto Decline in Volatile Trading Session

Altcoins posted a mixed performance as the crypto market declined ahead of a major options expiry for bitcoin on Friday.

The crypto market has been sliding this week. (Pezibear/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Investors Protect Against Even Lower Prices Ahead of New Year

Investors are buying options against falling prices ahead of a major expiry.

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