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Meme Coins MOG, PEPE Rocket as Traders Search for Ether Beta Bets

Meme coins are increasingly seen as a way to bet on the growth of the network they are issued on.

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Bitcoin Surges Over $71K as Ether ETF Hopes Lead to $260M in Short Liquidations

Some traders expect ether prices to reach as high as $4,000 in the coming days, with odds of an ether ETF approval raised to 75%.

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Markets

Bitcoin Traders Target $74K Next Week as BTC Spot ETFs Log Four Days of Inflows

One trader said rising risk appetite for alternative assets could cause bitcoin to exceed the $70,000 level over the weekend.

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Markets

Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Slides to Lowest Since April 2021. Here's Why

"Ether is a 'lightning rod' for negative sentiment from crypto native and external players and has several weak spots," one observer said.

ETH/BTC hits a three-year low. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Traders Expect Prices to Hit $74K Highs as Selling Pressure Eases

One trading desk has seen an uptick in call buying activity with targets of as high as $120,000 for December 2024.

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Markets

SHIB to Get More Scarce as Key Exchange Expands to Shibarium

Increased transactions on the Shibarium blockchain will lead to a higher burn rate for the SHIB token, reducing its circulating supply.

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Markets

CME Looks to Take On Binance and Coinbase, Could Launch Spot Bitcoin Trading: Report

The CME is already the top bitcoin futures exchange by open interest, while the offshore, non-regulated Binance dominates the spot market.

A pedestrian passes a sign outside the building which houses the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Markets

GameStop Rally Sends Meme Coins Skywards; PEPE, FLOKI, MOG Surge

“Roaring Kitty is living proof that retail can mog (outperform) institutions at the highest level,” one meme coin developer said.

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News Analysis

Bitcoin Runes Protocol Sees Traction Waning After Much-Hyped Introduction

User activity has plunged after a hyped run-up to the introduction of the Runes protocol, which was expected by some to mirror Solana’s meme coin ecosystem.

Leonidas's DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON token secured a coveted satoshi during the fourth Bitcoin halving. (DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON)

Markets

Solana Meme Coins, GameStop Stock Rocket as 'Roaring Kitty' Returns on X

In addition to common stocks, opportunistic crypto developers issued scores of meme coins on various blockchains to capitalize on the hype.

GameStop sign on GameStop at 6th Avenue on March 23, 2021 in New York. (John Smith/VIEWpress)