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Markets

Dogecoin Futures Rack Up Nearly $90M in Liquidations Over Weekend in Unusual Move

There’s some $647 billion of open interest on dogecoin futures as of Monday.

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Markets

Surging Popularity of Ethereum Staking Keeps Lid on Yields

Over 14 million ether, worth more than $2 billion, are currently deposited on the Ethereum blockchain, data shows. But as the staked pool gets larger, it also lowers the yield.

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Markets

Cardano Weighs on Crypto Majors After US Tech Stocks Plunge

Shares of big tech companies slid on Wednesday and Thursday following dismal earnings reports.

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Finance

Binance’s CEO Confirms Participating as Equity Investor in Musk’s Twitter Takeover

Changpeng Zhao said Binance had wired some $500 million “two days ago” as part of the move.

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Markets

Aptos Token Rebounds After Upstart Blockchain's Dismal Debut

The price of the newly launched APT token has nearly rallied back to where it started trading last week, before a swift crash.

An Aptos-branded hat. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Maren Altman: Crypto’s TikTok Astrologer

Vitalik Buterin once likened blockchain to magic. Altman uses another type of trading system to be “your personal poet for the stars.”

Maren Altman uses astrology in her crypto trading strategy. (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Videos

Speculation Keeps the Market Honest: Analyst

"Often, trading is equated with gambling," says Noelle Acheson, former head of research at CoinDesk and sister company Genesis Trading, and current analyst for the "Crypto Is Macro Now" newsletter. "But, that overlooks the fact that speculation actually helps keep the market honest."

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Traders Are 'Valuable Resource' for Crypto Market: Analyst

Noelle Acheson, former head of research at CoinDesk and sister company Genesis Trading and current analyst for the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explains why trading is essential for the crypto industry.

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Markets

US GDP Expands 2.6% in Q3, Faster Than Expected; Bitcoin Steady

Any growth in gross domestic product might be negative for the bitcoin market because the Federal Reserve will have to keep raising interest rates to bring down inflation – typically bad for prices of risky assets.

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