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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The Crypto Market Just Fell to a New 2018 Low
Bitcoin sank to its lowest price in over a year on Wednesday – a move that seemed to drag down the prices of other major cryptocurrencies as well.
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Bitcoin Sinks to Lowest Price in Over 12 Months
Bitcoin fell to its lowest price in over 12 months on Wednesday amid a broader cryptocurrency market sell-off.
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Crypto Traders Now See No Winner in Bitcoin Cash Fork
Bitcoin ABC and Bitcoin SV are now valued the same in advanced trading.
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Traders Now Betting 2-to-1 Bitcoin Cash Fork Will Cause Price Decline
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NEM Price Climbs to 9-Week High As Coincheck Brings Back Trading
NEM surged 25 percent today to reach its highest price since early September while accumulating its most 24-hour trading volume in over three months.
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Why Traders Should Chart the Entire Crypto Market Cap
The capitalization of the cryptocurrency market can be charted like any other asset and provides unique insight into the bias of the broader market.
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The 'Coinbase Effect' Turns Bearish After BAT Prices Drop Post-Listing
The price of browser startup Brave's Basic Attention Token (BAT) fell by as much as 20 percent in the past 24 hours.
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Coinbase Users Can Now Buy and Sell Brave's Basic Attention Token
Coinbase is listing Brave's Basic Attention Token to its retail platform, 6 days after adding it to Coinbase Pro.
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Early Trading Shows Clear Preference In Divide Over Bitcoin Cash Fork
Poloniex's new "pre-fork" trading service suggests that bitcoin cash users favor the more established version of the software, Bitcoin ABC.
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The Number of Bitcoin Short Positions Just Hit a 3-Month Low
Short positions placed on bitcoin have fallen to their lowest levels since the beginning of August as market sentiment shifts in favor of the bulls.
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