Cryptocurrency analytics company GreeksLive has issued a notable warning regarding the Bitcoin options market. According to the company’s assessment, options trading accounted for approximately 30% of total trading volume today, with this concentration largely focused on the “Block Condor” strategy, which expires tomorrow. The analysis stated that the total nominal size of these transactions exceeded
A rare statement by Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous founder of Bitcoin (BTC), regarding the potential impact of quantum computers on Bitcoin, has resurfaced. In a 2010 discussion on the BitcoinTalk forum, a participant with the username “llama” asked whether Bitcoin would become worthless if digital signatures were broken due to quantum computers. In his response
Bitcoin rose alongside U.S. stocks after Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly said the country would be prepared to end the conflict if it receives security guarantees. The crypto asset was trading at $67,762, up nearly 2% over the past 24 hours. The Nasdad about doubled its gain on the news, now higher by 3.1%. WTI
Europe risks losing control of its financial future to the U.S. dollar unless it brings the euro onto blockchain rails, according to Jan-Oliver Sell, CEO of bank-backed stablecoin project Qivalis. The warning reflects the growing concern among European banks and policymakers that the next phase of global finance, increasingly built on blockchain infrastructure, is being
Although Bitcoin ($BTC) rose to $76,000 in recent weeks, it has recently fallen back below $70,000 due to increased uncertainty stemming from the US-Iran conflict. While the general market expects Bitcoin to remain in a narrow range in the short term, Wintermute analysts suggested that Bitcoin could experience a rise between $70,000 and $74,000. Sharing
S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of S&P Global that tracks more than 125,000 benchmarks used across global investment markets, has joined forces with Kaiko, a digital assets data infrastructure firm, to bring the iBoxx US Treasuries Index to the Canton Network, making it the first major financial benchmark issued as a native blockchain asset.
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett said he would buy “a whole lot” of Apple shares if the stock became cheap enough, but the current market isn’t offering the right opportunity yet. “I will buy them if they’re cheap. I’ll buy a whole lot of them if they’re cheap,” Buffett said a morning interview with CNBC’s
Quantum computing risks for Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies have recently become one of the most debated topics, and CZ has also made some significant statements on the subject. Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, stated that fears regarding the threat of quantum computing are excessive and unnecessary. CZ stated that
Bitcoin is on track to match a joint record of six consecutive monthly losses, set only once between August 2018 and January 2019, according to Coinglass data. Currently at $66,600, BTC would need to rally a bit more than 1% over the next 15 hours to close above the $67,300 level at which it started
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1911.41, up 0.1% (+2.45) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. Thirteen of 20 assets is trading higher. Leaders: NEAR (+1.9%) and BCH (+1.5%). Laggards: HBAR (-2.4%) and XLM (-2.0%).