TL;DR The popular crypto whale going by the X handle James Wynn suffered another painful liquidation, at least for one of their visible wallets, tracked by Lookonchain. This came as bitcoin’s price surge kept going in the past 12 hours or so, hitting a fresh all-time high above $117,000. James Wynn’s $BTC short position got […]
“Bitcoin has effectively cornered the world’s central banks, and there is no way out,” said author Adam Livingston on July 9. He added that the banks face an “unprecedented challenge,” in that they cannot print Bitcoin to defend their currency, which creates a “policy trilemma.” Policymakers essentially have three choices: they can raise interest rates […]
Japanese energy consulting firm, Remixpoint, has announced that it has raised approximately 31.5 billion yen, worth around $215 million, through financing. All funds are allocated for the acquisition of Bitcoin. The company aims to hold 3,000 BTC in the near term. However, it warned that fluctuations in the crypto asset’s prices and its own stock […]
Japanese energy firm Remixpoint has announced it will pay its President and CEO’s entire executive compensation in Bitcoin. This marks the first time a listed company in Japan has chosen to do so. The step is part of Remixpoint’s aim to implement “shareholder-oriented management” by ensuring that management shares the same economic fate as shareholders. […]
Analysts are keenly watching money supply expansion as a key indicator for Bitcoin and crypto markets, with the notion that when central banks print more money, it eventually flows into high-risk assets such as crypto. Bitcoin markets are lining up with the 100-day offset of the M2 money supply, observed crypto YouTuber Lark Davis on […]
Binance’s net taker volume surged past $100 million just ahead of the latest US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report. Such a trend points to aggressive buying as traders position for a key macroeconomic catalyst. Binance Sees Aggressive Buy Orders In its latest analysis, CryptoQuant revealed thaft this spike reflects large market buy orders on Binance, indicating […]
Around 27,300 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, July 4, and they have a notional value of roughly $3 billion. This event is much smaller than last week’s end of month and end of the second quarter, so there is unlikely to be any impact on spot markets. They have ticked up towards the […]
The BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has achieved a remarkable milestone by generating more annual fee revenue than the firm’s flagship S&P 500 tracker, despite being much smaller in size. The crypto fund generates an estimated $187.2 million in annual fees from its $75 billion in assets with a 0.25% expense ratio. In contrast, the […]
On July 1, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced a significant net outflow of approximately $342 million, marking a sharp reversal in investor sentiment. This shift is marked by the first outflow since June 6, and interrupted a period of sustained demand that had pushed cumulative net inflows to about $49 billion and total ETF assets […]
Corporate treasuries have surpassed ETFs for Bitcoin purchases for a third consecutive quarter. Around 131,000 BTC was accumulated by public companies in the second quarter, growing their Bitcoin balance by 18%. Meanwhile, ETFs accumulated 111,000 BTC with an 8% increase over the same period, according to Bitcoin Treasuries. More companies are “trying to benefit from […]