Sam Ouimet

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Junior markets editor for CoinDesk, the global leader in blockchain news. Disclosure: I currently own BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC, AION, MANA, REQ, AST, ZIL, OMG, 1st, and AMP.

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$7,900: Bitcoin's Price Extends Gains to Hit 9-Month High
Bitcoin (BTC) extended its recent gains today, jumping 16 percent to its highest price since July 31, 2018.
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Halving Rally: Litecoin's Price Logs Biggest Monthly Winning Streak Since 2017
Litecoin's next block reward halving is now less than 90 days away, but the world's sixth largest cryptocurrency may still have room to run before investors "sell the news."
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Weekly Bitcoin Price Indicator Prints Strongest Bull Signal Since Early 2018
Bitcoin's weekly relative strength index (RSI) has printed its highest value since 2018, showing its momentum is firmly back in bullish territory.
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Bitcoin-Gold Price Correlation Shows Widest Spread in Over a Year
Correlation isn't causation, but it looks like gold's fall is driving bitcoin prices up.
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Google Searches for 'Bitcoin' Hit Highest Total Since November
Google searches for "bitcoin" jumped to its highest level on Tuesday since Nov. 20, 2018 as the cryptocurrency surged above $5,000 on most exchanges.
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The Biggest Winners from April's Early Crypto Market Rebound
Cryptocurrencies across the board are flashing significant growth in the first few days of April.
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Bitcoin's Price Rises Above Major Moving Averages In First Since 2018
Bitcoin is now trading above its 50, 100 and 200 day moving averages for the first time in nearly 15 months after the cryptocurrency breached $5,000 during Tuesday's trading s...
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Alt Season? Over 100 Crypto Assets Outperform Bitcoin in Q1 Surge
More than 100 cryptocurrencies outperformed bitcoin in what was the most bullish quarter the cryptocurrency market has seen since Q4 of 2017.
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Top Cap and Delta Cap: New Metrics for Spotting Bitcoin Price Trend Reversals
Cryptocurrency researchers Willy Woo and David Puell released several new valuation metrics for bitcoin's price in February. Here's an overview.
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Bitcoin's Trading Range Narrows In March to Hit Two-Year Low
Bitcoin's daily volatility in March, measured as the difference between 24-hour highs and lows, is its lowest since April of 2017.
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