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Bitcoin open interest hits $3.8B as 45% of BTC options expire in 2 weeks
18.1.2021
The open interest on Bitcoin options has hit $3.8 billion but data show bulls are in favor after BTC’s rally to a new all-time high
Nigerian Youth Propels the Country to the Top of Google Bitcoin Search Rankings
15.1.2021
Nigeria, one of the biggest cryptocurrency markets in the world, recently emerged as the country with the highest number of bitcoin searches globally, according to Google Trends data. The data shows that the West African country has a search score of 100, which is more than double that of...
$13B Bitcoin futures open interest reflects traders’ strong bullish optimism
15.1.2021
Bitcoin price quickly rallied back to $40,000 but key derivatives indicators show traders are happily flirting with overbought levels
Central Washington Raises Concerns Over Possible Bitcoin Mining Boom
12.1.2021
A region in the Pacific Northwest of the United States is on high alert because of concerns about a possible invasion of bitcoin (BTC) miners. The state has previously experienced an influx of Chinese bitcoin miners, due to decreasing electricity prices. Bitcoin Bull-Run Could Revive Interest...
What to do When Low-for-Long Interest Rates are Lower and for Longer
10.1.2021
Tobias Adrian is the Financial Counsellor and Director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Monetary and Capital Markets Department.
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Central banks have played a pivotal role in easing financial conditions in response to the COVID-19 shock, and helped avert a catastrophic downturn....
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Crosses $41.9K as Ether Futures Interest Grows 85% So Far in 2021
8.1.2021
Bitcoin hit a brand-new all-time high as traders are piling into ether futures
Grayscale CEO Says Crypto Interest Is Rising From Pension, Endowment Funds
8.1.2021
Michael Sonnenshein said institutions are also making larger allocations to its crypto products
CME Becomes Biggest Bitcoin Futures Exchange as Institutional Interest Rises
7.1.2021
Chicago Mercantile Exchange now tops the list of the biggest bitcoin futures trading platforms, accounting for nearly 20% of all open interest
Bitcoin NVT ratio suggests BTC may see another 'explosive move' as search interest spikes
7.1.2021
The popular metric suggests the Bitcoin bull run is beginning, not ending, according to a report from Stack Funds
Regulated Bitcoin ETPs Skyrocket, Coinshares Cites ‘Unprecedented Interest from Institutional Investors’
6.1.2021
The Sweden-based XBT provider Coinshares saw roughly $202 million in XBT certificates swap hands on the market’s first day of trading in 2021. Meanwhile, on the same day, the bitcoin exchange-traded product BTCE saw $100 million in trade volume. Coinshares Group is a European firm dedicated...
Major ShapeShift, Crypto Boom at Revolut, Interest In Ethereum Peaks + More News
6.1.2021
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ShapeShift said it has integrated decentralized exchange protocols and is sunsetting...
Origin Brings Back Interest-Earning OUSD Stablecoin Following $7M Hack
6.1.2021
Origin is relaunching its yield-generating stablecoin following a November attack that drained OUSD holders of $7 million
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Breaks $34K as Ether Futures Interest Jumps $350M in a Day
5.1.2021
Bitcoin breaks $34K while ether futures continue to gain steam
Ethereum: The Last Bastion for Yield
5.1.2021
U.S. Treasury and corporate bonds are returning lower yields than ever. Ethereum's currency ether (ETH) presents an alternative
Ethereum Rally Fails to Spark Chinese Interest as Bitcoin Hogs Limelight
5.1.2021
Racing ethereum (ETH) prices have seemingly failed to impress Chinese crypto users, with interest in the token – as well as blockchain technology – almost unchanged despite record-breaking recent altcoin rallies.
Data from WeChat shared on Twitter by Primitive Crypto co-founder Dovey Wan showed...
Social media interest in Bitcoin hits all-time high
3.1.2021
As Bitcoin's price soars, the cryptocurrency has broken several key Twitter metrics
Large Bitcoin Futures Gap Causes Temporary Trading Pause, ETH Open Interest Hits All Time High
30.12.2020
CME Group temporarily paused trading of bitcoin futures after the market opened to a large gap of over $3,000 between the derivatives and the underlying crypto asset. According to a report, it was this huge futures gap which “amounted to a massive upside volatility” that led to...
CME Tops in Bitcoin Futures Rankings Amid Rapidly Growing Institutional Interest
29.12.2020
The CME has become the largest bitcoin futures exchange by open interest amid institutional onboarding
Bitcoin Derivatives Action Swells: A Few June Futures Trade for $30K, Deribit Adds $140K Options Strike
27.12.2020
Bitcoin derivatives markets have been seeing significant demand in recent months at the same time bitcoin spot markets climbed to all-time price highs and surged 149% during the last three months. Just recently the leading bitcoin options exchange Deribit announced the launch of both $120k...
‘Unprecedented’ Institutional Demand for Bitcoin: Bitgo’s Custodied Assets Top $16 Billion, No Paypal Deal
26.12.2020
Bitgo’s assets under custody have surpassed $16 billion. The company says it is seeing “unprecedented interest from institutional investors,” resulting from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the recent bitcoin bull run. Paypal was also rumored to be...