The start of the week saw digital currency markets drop significantly in value, as billions of dollars were shaved off the entire crypto economy’s capitalization. A weekly report from Luno and Arcane Research shows February 23 captured the third-largest bitcoin daily trade volume in crypto history, as spot market volume …
Read More »Speechwriter for Former US President George Bush Says BTC Rally Driven by ‘Historically Low Interest Rates’
A speechwriter for former U.S. President George W. Bush and a bitcoin critic, David Frum has claimed that the low-interest rates are fueling the crypto asset’s rally. Frum suggests that the crypto asset might experience a “fast and deep price crash” if and when interest rates start to rise. Institutional …
Read More »Crypto Earning vs. Savings Accounts: How You Can Get Up to 17% Annually Holding Digital Assets
The mainstream has caught a whiff of the gains cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum have seen, but many people are not aware of the passive income crypto users are getting as well. While financial incumbents are giving people with savings accounts a measly 0.35% to 0.60%, digital currencies can give …
Read More »Ethereum Debuts On CME To $55M In Futures Open Interest
Ethereum price is trading at just below $1,800 per token after following Bitcoin’s upward trajectory to new all-time highs. Part of the buzz and momentum was generated by the introduction of Ether Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, also known as CME Group. During the altcoin’s debut week, Futures …
Read More »Yearn Finance’s YFI Hits $50K Before Bitcoin as Grayscale Shows Interest
Yearn Finance’s governance token YFI reached a new milestone on Friday as its price crossed over the $50,000-mark for the first time in history. The gains appeared as Grayscale Investments, a New York-based cryptocurrency management firm, registered an LLC for a prospective Yearn Finance Trust. That prompted traders to raise …
Read More »Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Smashes $15 Billion, CME Registers Over $33 Million in ETH Contracts
Following the revelation that Tesla now owns $1.5 billion in bitcoin, crypto spot markets across the board skyrocketed. Data shows that crypto derivatives markets also saw significant demand as bitcoin futures open interest tapped $15 billion on Monday. Moreover, this week was the start of ethereum futures on CME Group’s …
Read More »Record $6.5B futures open interest signals traders are bullish on Ethereum
The open interest on Ethereum futures hit a record $6.5 billion as ETH rallied to $1,750 and traders increased their leverage. Source link
Read More »Saylor: Institutional Interest in Bitcoin is Bigger Than You Think
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor says institutional interest in Bitcoin is snowballing. He predicts the coming year will see a flood of companies follow MicroStrategy’s lead to acquiring Bitcoin as a treasury strategy. More interestingly, Saylor claims contact with at least a hundred private companies that have already implemented this strategy. …
Read More »Ethereum Open Interest Reaches All-Time High Alongside Record Breaking Rally
Altcoin season is now official, with the highest ranked of the bunch setting a new all-time high today – much like Bitcoin did late last year. At the same time, open interest in Ethereum Futures contracts has never been higher, suggesting that the momentum, volatility, and potential upside has only …
Read More »Crypto Derivatives Surge, Bitcoin Options Open Interest Climbs to $9.6 Billion
Bitcoin options open interest has reached $9.6 billion according to derivatives market data as the metric is nearing the high captured on January 7, 2021. Moreover, the aggregate open interest in bitcoin futures is steadily nearing all-time highs. While cryptocurrency spot markets have consolidated, bitcoin-based derivatives markets have seen continuous …
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