As Bitcoin ($BTC) price remained trapped in a consolidation over the past two months, it has seen its Open Interest (OI) – the total unsettled futures in the derivatives market – surge to a local high. Bitcoin’s OI 30D change, which shows the net buildup of new positions over the past 30 days, has climbed
Raphael Zagury, the newly appointed CEO of Bitcoin-focused public company Twenty One Capital, says the premium-funded model behind Bitcoin treasury firms cannot provide easy returns forever. His answer is to build cash-generating businesses around the company’s $BTC balance sheet. In a July 22 fireside chat furnished to the SEC, Zagury described issuing shares above the
Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank, has publicly stated that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s recent proposal for a limited-purpose payment account is not a practical alternative to a traditional master account. The bank argues that the proposed framework, while intended to broaden access to the payment system, would place many financial institutions, including crypto
Credit default swap (CDS) demand is surging throughout the AI industry. Five years of default protection on $10 million of Nvidia debt now costs about $82,000 a year — double since the start of July when it cost roughly $40,000. CDS spreads are deteriorating rapidly across mega-cap AI stocks including Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Broadcom, and
Following the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged, Chairman Kevin Warsh is speaking live on air and answering questions from the press. Below you will find the most important details from Warsh’s statements: The discussion took place in a friendly atmosphere. The economy has shown impressive resilience. The committee refrains from making predictions.
Something quietly alarming is happening to Bitcoin’s market activity this summer. According to research firm K33, Bitcoin trading volume in July 2026 is averaging just $2.2 billion per day — the weakest sustained level since November 2023. That number, modest by any recent measure, is now rippling through the industry in ways that go beyond
The Federal Reserve is set to announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday, July 29. According to the FedWatch tool, there is a 64.2% probability that rates stay flat and a 35.8% probability of a 25 bps rate hike. This makes for some of the most divided market expectations regarding a rate decision in recent
Price Rebounds From Overnight Low The move higher came after bitcoin briefly slipped below $63,000 in the prior session before buyers consistently defended that area. Once price reclaimed $64,000, momentum slowed instead of accelerating, a sign that traders were willing to bid the dip but remained reluctant to chase strength before a major macro event.