Blockchain analytics company Glassnode stated that investor sentiment in the Bitcoin (BTC) options market has recently shifted to a more positive outlook, but demand for hedging against long-term downside risks remains high. According to Glassnode’s analysis, indicators reflecting short-term fear in Bitcoin options have seen a significant easing. The one-week 25-delta skew indicator has fallen
US President Donald Trump, known for his support of the cryptocurrency market, made noteworthy statements about the cryptocurrency market and Bitcoin. Trump stated that the US must maintain its leadership in the cryptocurrency sector and should not be allowed to dominate it. In an interview with Punchbowl News, a US media outlet, Trump touched upon
Polymarket has replaced the single-price snapshot used to resolve short-dated crypto contracts with a time-weighted average price, or TWAP after months of trader complaints and research identifying hundreds of accounts whose activity was consistent with settlement manipulation. The researchers had found that 821 accounts made $8.2 million in settlement windows they classified as likely manipulated,
While the recent sideways movement in Bitcoin’s price has caught the attention of investors, an important warning has come from the options market. Although volatility in Bitcoin has decreased significantly, the market has not become risk-free, and investors are beginning to price in the possibility of a short-term downward movement. According to the data, although
The U.S. labor market showed weakness for the second consecutive month in July, possibly giving the Federal Reserve room to hold rates in place despite high inflation. According to the government’s Nonfarm Payrolls Report released Friday morning, the U.S. lost 23,000 jobs last month. That was far below the consensus expectation of a gain of
While the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin continues to move within a narrow range, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index, which tracks US investor demand for Bitcoin, has been in negative territory for 80 consecutive days. Historical data shows that the previous longest negative period in Coinbase’s Bitcoin premium was between January 16 and February 24 of this
Bitcoin is approaching a rare test this weekend, with a small group of nodes is preparing to reject blocks produced by almost all of the network’s miners. The Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)-110, a controversial proposal to temporarily restrict how much non-payment data can be stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, approaches its long-planned mandatory signalling period,
Spot bitcoin ETFs are yet to see outflows this month, bringing in $754 million in the first week of August. Yet, bitcoin remains steady at $64,700, while options flow favors protection at $62,000 and $63,000. The opposing signals point to a market with a spot bid but limited conviction. ETF demand has seemingly returned, but
A wallet linked to the Kingdom of Bhutan has moved approximately 434.86 Bitcoin, valued at around $27.96 million, to the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. The transactions occurred over a five-hour period, marking the first activity from this address in over a month. On-Chain Data Points to Government-Linked Wallet Blockchain analytics platform Arkham identified the Binance deposit
This morning, Jefferies slashed its price target on SanDisk stock 42% from $3,000 to $1,750. ZeroHedge laughed out loud at the drastic action. Just six weeks ago, on June 26, analysts at the investment bank had set their $3,000 price target. Nonetheless, SanDisk stock price is down, even after the AI chipmaker reported the best