Data from Wilshire Phoenix suggests BTC price formation is driven by CME Bitcoin futures but would this dynamic differ if stablecoin volumes were also included? On Oct. 14, Wilshire Phoenix investment firm released its Efficient Price Discovery report, which detailed how CME Bitcoin (BTC) futures impact Bitcoin price discovery. The firm concluded that “CME Bitcoin […]
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Bitcoin price rallied to $12,000 but traders are unsure whether the move is a breakout or a fakeout. Within the past few hours, Bitcoin (BTC) price rose to $11,988 before pulling back to hover around the $11,900 level. The price is on the cusp of breaking above $12,000, and some analysts have suggested that the […]
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There was a time when Bitcoin seemed to be directly influenced by the daily news cycle. Blockchain headlines have been awash with negative news tidbits lately. KuCoin suffered a major hack on Sept. 26, two U.S. regulating bodies went after BitMEX on Oct. 1, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, banned crypto derivatives on […]
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CME data shows Institutions are long Bitcoin while hedge funds are aggressively shorting BTC. According to CME, the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) long contracts held by institutions are at an all-time high. Yet, CME’s most recent Commitment of Trader report shows hedge funds are at a record-high for BTC shorts. There seemingly is a major […]
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The proposed EU crypto market regulation will raise many compliance obstacles for the next Libra-like project seeking to operate in Europe. In cryptoland, the fall tends to be regulators’ open season. As unprecedented as it’s been, 2020 is no exception to this trend. Tensions are high on both sides of the Atlantic: As markets were […]
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Traders are accumulating Bitcoin on dips and a break above $11,600 could resume the uptrend to $12,000. Data from Skew shows Bitcoin’s (BTC) spot volume on LMAX Digital, an exchange that mainly caters to institutions, has overtaken retail-oriented exchanges. This signals that institutional investors could be building up positions as they expect the price to […]
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Although CME’s Bitcoin futures trading products do not deal in actual Bitcoin, they indirectly affect the open market price. The price of one actual Bitcoin on the open crypto market, known as spot BTC, fluctuates based on a countless number of factors, such as trading volume, usage and adoption. However, other catalysts affect the asset […]
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Bitcoin volatility has fallen to a 16-month low, signalling that a sharp move in BTC looms. Bitcoin (BTC) options aggregate open interest has increased to $2 billion, which is 13% below the all-time high. Although the open interest is still heavily concentrated on Deribit exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has also reached $300 million. […]
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Bakkt recorded an all-time high Bitcoin delivery in October, demonstrating a clear spike in institutional demand for BTC. Data from Arcane Research shows Bakkt Bitcoin exchange saw another record-high month from Sept. 20 to Oct. 20. This follows a noticeable rise in institutional demand for Bitcoin (BTC) from public companies in recent months. Bitcoin delivery […]
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Bitcoin and altcoins must rebound off their immediate support levels to recapture bullish momentum and resume the uptrend. Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s cash-settled Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading products “contribute more to price discovery than its related spot markets,” according to findings in a new report by investment firm Wilshire Phoenix. The increasing volumes of crypto derivative […]
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