The options/futures OI ratio represents the proportion of open interest in options contracts relative to futures contracts. A higher ratio indicates a greater emphasis on options trading than futures trading. Bitcoin’s options/futures open interest (OI) ratio has consistently outpaced Ethereum’s, raising questions about the underlying drivers. Data from CoinGlass shows …
Unlike 2021’s bull run, where growth-at-any-cost led to many unsustainable means of operating mining businesses, a much more prudent strategies will be required by the miners. The recent crypto winter has seen many large bankruptcies and dried up capital markets for the miners. Moreover, investors are now shying away from …
Bitcoin-forward Central American nation El Salvador this week moved $400 million of bitcoin (BTC) – “a big chunk” – into a cold wallet, President Nayib Bukele said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Bukele referred to the new setup as “our first #Bitcoin piggy bank.” El Salvador stored the …
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-related tokens took the lead Thursday, with Fetch.ai (FET) rallying 35% in 24 hours, followed by SinglarityNET (AGIX), which jumped 30%. According to Miles Deutscher, a crypto analyst, AI-related tokens are pumping as the global AI Nvidia conference for developers and engineers approaches on March 18. Deutscher tweeted …
Funding rates are an often overlooked yet vital aspect of the crypto market. These rates are essential in perpetual futures contracts — financial instruments that allow traders to bet on Bitcoin’s price without an expiration date. Funding rates help align the price of these contracts with the actual market price …
Bitcoin (BTC) will reach an all-time high before the week ends, according to Markus Thielen, head of research at 10x. “Price action during the weekend is always important to follow and while attempts have been made to [liquidate] leveraged long positions, there are no sellers,” said Thielen in a note …
“Over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks are dealing with large institutional clients, and according to their aggregate inventory data, balances have decreased from nearly 10,000 Bitcoins in Q2 2023 to less than 2,000. This shows that institutions such as the Bitcoin ETF issuers, through their market makers, will have to purchase Bitcoins …
Bitcoin (BTC) has gained over 40% in four weeks and is just 10% short of challenging its record high near $69,000. The surge is consistent with the cryptocurrency’s record of rallying ahead of and after the quadrennial mining reward halving. That said, bitcoin call-put skews, which measure the cost of …
