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Further Bitcoin Volatility Ahead? Here’s What Options Markets Say About the BTC Price Outlook
16.3.2023
Bitcoin looks set to finish Wednesday’s session broadly unchanged in the mid-$24,000, handing market participants some much-needed time to catch their breath after a hectic seven days of price action. This time last week, Bitcoin had just dropped back under $22,000 for the first time in over three...
Bitcoin Options Market Still Afraid of USDC Volatility
15.3.2023
The options market is still valuing options that settle in the underlying rather than in USDC at a relative premium due to a continued concern of a further depeg, one observer said
Bitcoin, Ether Volatility Stuns Bears And Bulls Alike; Some Say Recent Price Action Driven by Bank Crisis
15.3.2023
Some market observers say bitcoin’s recent price movements were largely driven by investors looking for alternative assets to park their funds amid a banking clampdown in the U.S
Bitcoin Options Volume on Deribit Hits Highest Level in 22 Months as Bank Failures Breed Volatility
14.3.2023
Traders seek options to hedge against market volatility as U.S. bank failures triggered sharp repricing of interest rate expectations
US banks experience volatility and trading halts amid bank failures and presidential assurances
13.3.2023
Dozens of regional banks saw share price swings that triggered trading halts as banks of all sizes feel the impact of last week’s bank failures
USDC Volatility Lifts Bitcoin's Coinbase Premium to 3-Year High
12.3.2023
Coinbase premium is usually taken to represent stronger buying pressure from stateside investors. But that's not the case this time
How and why do stablecoins depeg?
12.3.2023
Discover the causes and mechanisms behind stablecoin depegging
Circle Issues Update Amid Stablecoin Volatility; Firm Is Prepared to ‘Stand Behind USDC and Cover Any Shortfall’
12.3.2023
On Saturday, March 11, 2023, Circle Financial updated the public about its stablecoin, USDC, and noted that the stablecoin’s liquidity operations will resume normally on Monday morning in the United States. Circle said that the company’s teams would be ready on Monday to “handle...
Bitcoin Price Outlook for March
10.3.2023
There are only ten days into March, and volatility in the crypto markets has heightened, with both bitcoin and ethereum falling to two-month lows. A collapse in Silvergate Bank was one of the major catalysts leading to this month’s bearish sentiment, which now sees bitcoin trading under...
Signature Bank Considered a Buy as Last Major Bank Standing in Crypto Market Amid Silvergate and SVB Troubles
10.3.2023
Amid the demise of Silvergate Bank and the troubles faced by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), market analysts believe Signature Bank (SBNY) may be a buy as it’s considered the “last game in crypto-town,” according to Wells Fargo equity analyst Jared Shaw. Silvergate’s liquidation...
Brace for BTC price volatility? Bitcoin 'coin days destroyed' metric jumps to 2-month highs
8.3.2023
A large transfer of Bitcoin associated with the U.S. law enforcement likely cased a spike in the on-chain metric
Ether Call Options Look Attractive Relative to Bitcoin as Volatility Spread Dwindles
7.3.2023
Crypto services provider Matrixport suggests collecting premium by selling bitcoin call options and using the same to fund the purchase of ether calls
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: Volatility in BTC, ETH Remains High to Start the Week
6.3.2023
Bitcoin consolidated for a third straight session, as markets prepared for a big week of U.S. economic data. Later this week, nonfarm payrolls will be posted, with Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell also speaking in the coming days. Ethereum also fell marginally lower to start the week. Bitcoin...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidates Recent Losses to Start the Weekend
4.3.2023
Bitcoin consolidated recent losses on March 4, as cryptocurrency markets marginally stabilized from Friday’s sell-off. Prices plunged to a two-week low in yesterday’s session, however sentiment has somewhat shifted. Ethereum also recovered, moving back into the green to start...
Ethereum Price Prediction as $210 Million Gets Liquidated in Market Volatility – Where is ETH Heading Now?
3.3.2023
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Crypto Options Exchange Deribit To Offer Bitcoin Volatility Futures
1.3.2023
Futures tied to Deribit's bitcoin volatility index, DVOL, will go live at the end of March
Bitcoin Volatility Expectations Fall Sharply After BTC Price Failure to Break $25K
28.2.2023
This time last week, Bitcoin looked like it might be on the verge of mustering a key short-term bullish breakout. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization had formed a bullish short-term ascending triangle pattern and looked like it was about to break above the key $25,200-400...
Alameda Gap Persists as Stunted Liquidity Holds Back Crypto Market
28.2.2023
February is ending, but the 'Alameda Gap' is not.
As the second month of this year is wrapping up, the prices in the crypto market have somewhat recovered from last year's crash. Still, the so-called 'Alameda Gap' resists filling, as the liquidity remains far from the levels seen before...
Biggest Movers: SHIB, LTC Marginally Higher During Volatile Start to the Week
27.2.2023
Shiba inu started the week trading marginally higher, despite cryptocurrencies mostly consolidating on Feb. 27. At the time of writing, the global market cap is currently up 0.83%, as volatility has intensified. Litecoin also rebounded on Monday, hitting a four-day high. Shiba Inu (SHIB) Shiba...
Crypto Market Slides as Total Value Locked in Defi Falls Below $50 Billion Mark
25.2.2023
The value of the crypto market has started to slide again after a bullish run-up over the last seven weeks. The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has slipped below the $50 billion mark to $49.8 billion. The TVL in defi has fallen by 2.24% over the last 24 hours. During that...