Traders are disproportionally favoring options over futures for Bitcoin compared to Ethereum

Traders are disproportionally favoring options over futures for Bitcoin compared to Ethereum

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 …

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First Mover Americas: El Salvador Holds More BTC Than Expected

First Mover Americas: El Salvador Holds More BTC Than Expected

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 …

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First Mover Americas: Ether Approaches $4K

First Mover Americas: Ether Approaches K

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 8, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. Source link

First Mover Americas: AI Tokens Reclaim the Spotlight

First Mover Americas: AI Tokens Reclaim the Spotlight

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 …

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