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Africa 'Is Leading Global Cryptocurrency Adoption’: Paxful CEO
Paxful CEO Ray Youssef said all eyes should be on Africa right now.
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Ether’s Record Run Came With Less Support Than Bitcoin’s, Blockchain Analysis Shows
Philip Gradwell of Chainalysis said on CoinDesk TV that “relatively little” ether was bought above $1,850 and even less was bought at $2,000 or above.
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Beeple Says NFTs Are in a Bubble; $69.3M Mystery Buyer to Be Revealed Soon
Appearing on CoinDesk TV a day after his record-setting sale, Mike Winkelmann questioned whether NFTs will democratize art.
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How to Buy Bitcoin at an 80% Premium From Michael Saylor
Buying MicroStrategy stock solely for the bitcoin play? It'll cost you a lot.
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First Mover: Laser Eyes Can't Stop Correction as Bitcoin Tumbles to $53K
The news flow still looks bullish on bitcoin, but the market appears to have gone too far, too fast.
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First Mover: Bitcoin Meets 'Torrent' as Lowly Binance Coin Gets $40B Valuation
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance's in-house BNB tokens have shot to a $40 billion valuation, ranking them third among digital assets behind bitcoin and Ethereum's ether.
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First Mover: Who ISN'T Dabbling as Bitcoin Passes $52K, Ether Tops $1,900
The $8.7 trillion-asset BlackRock is "dabbling" in cryptocurrencies – becoming the norm as bitcoin and ether rally to all-time high prices.
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First Mover: What's Next After Bitcoin Hits $50K? Another $1K Gain
Analysts are still mostly bullish on the cryptocurrency's price, even at lofty levels compared with those just a few months ago.
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First Mover: Bitcoin Tops $50K and Crypto's Nouveau Riche Move In
Break of psychological threshold pushes largest cryptocurrency's year-to-date return to 70%, as a new breed of upstart tokens pushes industry market cap past $1.5T.
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