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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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Galaxy's Novogratz: XRP Will 'Underperform Immensely Again This Year'
XRP will have another lackluster year in 2020, Galaxy Digital CEO (and Ripple shareholder) Mike Novogratz told a roomful of financial advisers.
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Feb 5, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2020
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Whiplash: Bitcoin Slides Below $6,500, Surges Above $7,100 in 8-Hour Span
Bitcoin traders might need a neck brace from watching Wednesday's price action.
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Dec 18, 2019 at 10:15 p.m. UTC
Dec 18, 2019
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Chainalysis Report on PlusToken 'Scammers' Blamed for Monday’s Crypto Selloff
As bitcoin and ether prices fell below technically significant levels, some traders are citing fear emanating from a report about the alleged PlusToken Ponzi scheme as the rea...
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Dec 16, 2019 at 10:47 p.m. UTC
Dec 16, 2019
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MARKETS DAILY: Russian Drugs and The Most Illegal ICO Ever?
With bitcoin recovering after four straight days of decline we're talking about what may be the most illegal ICO ever, tokens for Mongolian taxi fares, Bitmain’s Texas hedge a...
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By Adam B. LevineBradley KeounLawrence Lewitinn
Dec 13, 2019 at 5:27 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2019
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Ride 'Em, Cowboy: Bitmain's Marketing Gambit Ups Its Texas-Sized Position on Bitcoin
Bitmain's new strategy of giving put options on bitcoin to buyers of its miners amounts to a "Texas hedge" – doubling down on risk, not offsetting it.
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Dec 12, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 12, 2019
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