In traditional markets, the VIX gives traders a way to hedge or trade expected stock-market volatility rather than take a direct view on the S&P 500. CME Bitcoin volatility futures now give Bitcoin traders a regulated version of that idea: a way to bet on volatility without betting on Bitcoin’s price. The exchange plans to
Bitcoin’s 2026 macro setup just flipped from waiting for relief to pricing a renewed threat. As of May 20, 2026, CME FedWatch showed a 54.1% chance of a rate hike at the December 2026 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, against 44.4% odds of no change and only 1.5% odds of easing. Fed target rate probability
AI Financial, formerly known as Alt5 Sigma, wants the market to know that it’s more than just its token holdings, and calling it a $WLFI treasury company isn’t the right way to describe it. “AiFi continues to operate an active fintech and digital payments business while executing on a broader long-term strategy across digital assets,
Bitcoin’s recovery from February lows, which had begun to look like a new bull run, hit a wall last week at the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) positioned just above $82,000. Since then, prices have pulled back to $77,500 in a move reminiscent of 2022 when a 43% relief rally failed at the same indicator
Bitcoin price started a recovery wave above the $76,800 zone. $BTC is consolidating and might aim for more gains if it clears the $78,300 resistance zone. Bitcoin managed to form a base above $76,000 and started a recovery wave. The price is trading above $77,200 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a
Data privacy scandals have been making headlines, and that’s pushed the Web3 movement to focus harder on sovereign data control. A strategic alliance has formed between MarsCat, a decentralized communication network, and Cyper, an anonymous Web3 social network. The two companies intend to combine their technologies and insights into new ways people can socially interact
XBIT has partnered with XDGAI, a decentralized AI platform built for Web4. The deal pairs XBIT’s on-chain trading rails with XDGAI’s AI compute network. XDGAI runs on the Neuronal Economic System. Tokens reward compute participation and tie the network’s neural collaboration together. The partnership points toward an AI infrastructure that doesn’t depend on centralized monopolies