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Lawrence Lewitinn

Lawrence Lewitinn

Lawrence Lewitinn joined CoinDesk as Managing Editor for Markets in December 2019. Lawrence is a seasoned financial journalist and a former Wall Street trader. Over the course of his career, he's worked at CNBC, TheStreet, Yahoo, the Observer and crypto publication Modern Consensus. Lewitinn holds positions of $200 or less in over 120 cryptocurrencies.

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Commodities
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stays in Tight Range but Gains Dominance as XRP Crumbles
With XRP’s sell-off, bitcoin’s dominance increases. However, the derivatives market hints at more volatility ahead for the world's leading cryptocurrency.
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Dec 24, 2020 at 8:10 p.m. UTC
Dec 24, 2020
CommoditiesXRPStellarBitcoinEtherAlgorandCardanoOrchidCosmosChainlinkEquitiesOMG NetworkMarket Wrap
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Markets
Exchanges
Some Are Calling All-Time Highs for Bitcoin. Here's Why CoinDesk Hasn't Yet
In a fragmented global market, price quotes are all over the place. That's why CoinDesk created the Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) and is standing by it.
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Nov 25, 2020 at 7:41 p.m. UTC
Nov 25, 2020
ExchangesBitcoin Price IndexBitcoin
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Gold
First Mover: Why Bitcoin Isn’t a Replacement for Gold Just Yet
Bitcoin's price is approaching a new all-time high, but bitcoin is not yet the replacement for gold many think.
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By Lawrence LewitinnOmkar Godbole
Nov 25, 2020 at 4:28 p.m. UTC
Nov 25, 2020
GoldBitcoinNewsletterFirst Mover
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Bitcoin price
First Mover: Why Is Bitcoin's Price Rising? Here Are a Few Possible Answers
Bitcoin's price is approaching a new all-time high and there are a few reasons why it has been performing so well.
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By Lawrence LewitinnOmkar Godbole
Nov 24, 2020 at 3:50 p.m. UTC
Nov 24, 2020
Bitcoin PriceNewsletterFirst Mover
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Jp morgan
More Institutions Are Buying Bitcoin, Say JPMorgan Analysts
In their “Flows & Liquidity” report, JP Morgan analysts say institutions are piling into bitcoin at a stronger pace this quarter than they were in Q3 and may have a bigger rol...
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Nov 23, 2020 at 8:12 p.m. UTC
Nov 23, 2020
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Prediction markets
Election 2020 Prediction Markets: Bettors Say Trump Lost Tuesday's Debate
With the first presidential debate now smoldering behind us, the betting markets have picked their winner: Joe Biden.
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Sep 30, 2020 at 7:45 p.m. UTC
Sep 30, 2020
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Ripple
Introducing the CoinDesk 20: The Assets That Matter Most in Crypto
Based on "real volume" from eight reputable exchanges, these 20 digital assets attract most of the sector's legitimate trading activity.
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Jul 8, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 8, 2020
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin, Equities Markets Rally on Signs of Hope
"Looks like we're piggybacking on equities with some data possibly indicating virus peaking," says a trader of bitcoin's 5 percent jump Monday.
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Apr 6, 2020 at 2:09 p.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2020
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Coinbase
Does Crypto Need Circuit Breakers? Last Week’s Price Crash Ignites a Debate
A longtime feature of stock exchanges, circuit breakers throw sand in the gears of a plummeting market like last week’s. Should crypto adopt them?
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Mar 16, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2020
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Federal reserve
QE4 Begins: Fed Cuts Rates, to Buy $700B in Bonds
Effectively, this is “QE4,” the fourth major round of quantitative easing by the American central bank since the global financial crisis a little more than a decade ago.
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Mar 15, 2020 at 10:13 p.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2020
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