Bitcoin price recovered from its drop below $9K but traders expect increased volatility ahead of Friday’s $1.06 billion BTC options expiry. Since briefly tumbling below $9,000 on June 24, Bitcoin (BTC), the top-ranked digital asset on CoinMarketCap recovered today to trade in the $9,300 range again. The swift recovery occurred as traders continue to anxiously […]
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Even a 15% correction won’t help bears as Bitcoin price remains bullish ahead of Friday’s record $1.06 billion BTC options expiry. This Friday’s Bitcoin (BTC) futures and options expiry has been causing anxiety and excitement amongst traders as the price has oscillated with no clear trend for the past 30 days. There have been moments […]
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CME Group sees a new all-time high for combined Bitcoin derivatives open interest, with options driving the momentum. Bitcoin (BTC) options continue to see record open interest this week with a $1 billion expiration just one day away. According to data from on-chain analytics tool Glassnode and others, demand for options continues to underscore the […]
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DeFi project Balancer has hastily conducted a community vote to determine how to limit attempts to exploit the protocol’s token reward system. Following the meteoric launch of Balancer Labs’ governance token, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol has quickly implemented changes to limit large players from exploiting the platform to mine BAL tokens, rather than for […]
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An SEC suit against the operators of a $30 million allegedly fraudulent ICO has been stayed pending the conclusion of parallel criminal proceedings. A judge has granted a motion from the U.S. attorney’s office to pause the SEC’s action against Edit Pardo and Boaz Manor for their involvement in the alleged $30 million crypto investment […]
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The longer-term Bitcoin futures contracts premium has consistently increased alongside top traders net exposure, signaling bullish sentiment for Friday’s expiry. Investors are magnetically attracted by the $1.1 billion Bitcoin and Ether options expiry scheduled to occur Friday, June 26, but they might be missing some relevant indicators of the futures contracts. June 26 will also […]
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A bill that would outlaw end-to-end encryption for technology companies was proposed by three Republican senators; meanwhile, Ava and Cardano would not yield. Three Republican senators introduced a bill to end “warrant-proof” encryption on June 23. It invokes national security as a pretext for requiring device manufacturers and service providers to assist law enforcement by […]
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The leading global central bank institution has published new research on central bank digital currencies, noting a major shift in their direction thanks to Libra as well as COVID-19. In advance of its coming annual report, on June 24 the Bank for International Settlements released a special chapter from that report on digital payments — […]
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DeFi tokens like LEND — the price of which has increased by 3900% since 2019 — rallied further this week, some to new all-time highs. Decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens from Balancer, Ben, Aave and Swissborg have all made huge gains, in the wake of excitement generated by the distribution of Compound’s governance token. Less than […]
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DeFi-based tokens are posting double digits gains and outperforming Bitcoin but can the rally continue? Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has been a rapidly growing sector in the crypto space and although the volume of the DeFi ecosystem yet to surpass that of the general crypto market, the new way of lending and saving has garnered positive […]
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