The neutralization of funding rates in crypto perpetual markets following the drawdown suggested that the correction was healthy and that volatility may eventually decline. With the Bitcoin halving a few days away, the amount of BTC leaving centralized exchanges has risen to levels not seen for more than 15 months. At the same time, the […]
The bull market euphoria appears to have come to a screeching halt as the crypto market correction continues and digital assets keep dumping. On April 16, prominent market analyst “Cold Blooded Shiller” told his 269,000 followers on X that Bitcoin is “still the cloud that hangs over crypto.” BTC has retreated 15% from its March […]
The cryptocurrency market is known and critiqued (by some) for its enhanced volatility, a good example of which it witnessed in the past 12 hours or so when prices tumbled, leaving nearly $1 billion in liquidations. Bitcoin was among the least affected assets, but its price still tumbled from around $71,000 to $65,000 before it […]
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly issued a subpoena to obtain personal information from attendees of a Bitcoin core developer event in 2022. The move came to light through Mike Schmidt, co-founder of the Bitcoin non-profit Brink, who stated that the subpoena is related to allegations made by BTC developer and co-founder of […]
American author and financial educator Robert Kiyosaki has voiced his agreement with a $2.3 million per Bitcoin (BTC) prediction that Cathie Wood’s asset management firm Ark Invest made earlier this year. According to his tweet, Kiyosaki believes Wood’s predictions because he trusts her opinion, she is smart, and BTC has the potential to become worth […]
There are roughly 21,000 Bitcoin options contracts due to expire on Friday, April 12. These have a notional value of around $1.5 billion, which is slightly higher than last week’s expiration event. Additionally, crypto markets have been relatively stable this week, with total capitalization hovering at just over $2.7 trillion, and Bitcoin is dominating market movements. […]
One week before the halving, the Bitcoin network is faced with another wave of hot demand, with some coming from a now familiar source: Ordinals traders. As of Thursday, data from mempool.space shows that Bitcoin users are paying over 90 sats/vByte of block space, placing the average cost of a transaction at $8.50 apiece. Ordinals […]
U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs have absorbed $12.3 billion of net inflows since launching three months ago. Just how much have they impacted the broader Bitcoin market? Lead Glassnode analyst James Check provided analysis on Wednesday measuring the effect of Bitcoin ETFs next to the asset’s existing futures and spot markets – using on-chain data. Grayscale […]
Another busy week is shaping up on the US economic calendar with key inflation data and the minutes from the March Federal Reserve meeting. Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures are due out, and market participants eagerly await them as they are a leading inflation indicator. Additionally, the Q1 2024 earnings season kicks off on […]
Ethena Labs, the creators of USDe, have incorporated Bitcoin (BTC) as backing into their synthetic dollar-pegged offering. This move aims to scale USDe’s supply from its current $2 billion mark. BTC to Boost Scalability and Liquidity The announcement, made through an April 4 thread on X, highlighted the strategic importance of incorporating BTC as a […]